Vanishing Borders: Protecting the planet in the age of globalization

by Hilary French

Book Overview

The world is shrinking faster than ever. Goods, money, microbes, pollution, people and ideas are crossing boundaries ever more frequently. The implications for our future and for the health of the planet are profound. Vanishing Borders outlines the ecological challenges posed and then goes on to define the necessary strategies for tackling them. Presently, national governments are singularly ill-equipped for tackling transitional environmental problems-from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853836931
• ISBN13: 9781853836930
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"