The Gnat Is Older Than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda

by Christopher D. Stone

Book Overview

Why are globe-spanning environmental problems on the rise and what can be done about them? Christopher Stone presents a concise and balanced overview of the risks, from climate change and ozone depletion to deforestation and biodiversity loss. Exploring the institutional framework, Stone shows why global problems do not always benefit from "global solutions," how environmental diplomacy has to account for the growing tensions between rich and poor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691032505
• ISBN13: 9780691032504
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"