The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy [Paperback]

Norman J. Vig (Author, Editor), Regina S. Axelrod (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1999 | ISBN-10: 1568023685 | ISBN-13: 978-1568023687

Threats to the earth's flora and fauna, water systems, and atmosphere have been recognized by scientists and conservationists for more than a century, but it is only within the past three decades that nations have begun to address these issues on a global scale.

The Global Environment -- a timely collection of original essays -- presents an overview of the development of international environmental institutions, law and policies, and assesses their effectiveness in protecting the global environment at the end of the 20th century. Distinguished international contributors include leading academic experts on environmental politics, international law and diplomacy, and sustainable development policies.

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"In a field newly crowded with introductory edited texts... this one stands heads and shoulders above the rest..." --

About the Author

Norman J. Vig is Professor of Political Science and the Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Carleton College, where he has taught since 1966. He is author of Science and Technology in British Politics and coeditor and coauthor of several books on comparative politics, political economy, environmental policy, and science and technology policy, including Parliaments and Technology: The Development of Technology Assessment in Europe and Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-first Century, Fourth Edition (both forthcoming).

Regina S. Axelrod is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Political Science Department at Adelphi University. She has published numerous articles and books on environmental and energy policy in the United States and the European Union, including Environment, Energy, and Public Policy: Toward a Rational Future and Conflict Between Energy and Urban Environment. She has lectured at Charles University, Prague, and the University of Budapest on nuclear power and the transition to democracy, and is an academic associate of the Atlantic Council and past president of the New York Political Science Association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Cq Pr (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568023685
• ISBN-13: 978-1568023687
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,286,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, February 27, 2009

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This review is from: The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

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.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars strong, fun book, March 8, 2006

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This review is from: The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

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