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International Organizations in Global Environmental Governance (Environmental Politics) 1st Edition
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This book provides a comparative study of the role of international organizations in environmental governance. Whilst a growing body of literature considers global governance in a number of policy areas, this volume delivers one of the first comprehensive accounts of international organizations in relation to environmental policy.
Providing the reader with key insights within this area of global governance, the book focuses on policies developing in relation to climate change, biodiversity and international environmental funding. Presenting a compelling and up-to-date account of developments within this burgeoning policy area, the volume:
• includes a range of case studies including the World Bank, UNEP and the OECD
• presents quantitative and qualitative research that advances understanding of international organizations in the field of international relations
• delivers contributions from a range of internationally renowned academics and specialists within the field
International Organizations in Global Environmental Governance will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations theory, international economics, environmental policy, organizational theory and environmental studies.
- ISBN-100415469252
- ISBN-13978-0415469258
- Edition1st
- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication dateJanuary 27, 2009
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.5 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
- Print length274 pages
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About the Author
Frank Biermann is Professor of Political Science and of Environmental Policy Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bernd Siebenhüner is Professor of Ecological Economics at Oldenburg University, Germany.
Anna Schreyögg is Researcher at the Climate Change Division, Federal Environment Agency, Germany.
Product details
- Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (January 27, 2009)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 274 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415469252
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415469258
- Item Weight : 1.52 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
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About the author

Frank Biermann is a research professor of Global Sustainability Governance at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He is an internationally leading scholar of global institutions and organizations in the sustainability domain. Biermann pioneered the "earth system governance" paradigm in global change research in 2005 and was the founder and first chair (2008-2018) of the Earth System Governance Project, a leading global transdisciplinary research network of sustainability scholars. He currently directs a 2.5-million EUR research programme on the steering effects of the Sustainable Development Goals, supported by an European Research Council "Advanced Grant" (the highest personal award from EU institutions), among other functions. Biermann has authored or edited 18 books and published about 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in academic books. He is frequently invited to participate in advisory and evaluation committees and has spoken in the United Nations General Assembly, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee. Biermann is an elected Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, a group of 700 individuals "chosen for eminence in art, the natural and social sciences, and the humanities".
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