The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy

by Regina S. Axelrod

Book Overview

The new edition of Regina S. Axelrod and Stacy D. VanDeveer's award-winning volume, The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy, reflects the latest events in global environmental politics and sustainable development while providing balanced coverage of the key institutions, issues, laws, and policies. The volume has been reorganized to better highlight global environmental institutions, major state and non-state actors, and includes an expanded set of cases such as climate change, biodiversity, hazardous chemicals, ozone layer depletion, nuclear energy and resource consumption. Based on reviewer feedback, the new edition broadens coverage of the growing global environmental agenda and explores the relationships between states, NGOs, and international organizations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452241457
• ISBN13: 9781452241456
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Awesome Book

Full of great facts and life changing statements. Make you think critically about our world's worst problems, and why we can't seem to fix them.

strong, fun book

I purchased this book because I read a anohter book by one of the authors. I was very impressed and recommend it to everyone.