ROBERT BOARDMAN was formerly McCulloch Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University, Canada. His books include The Political Economy of Nature (2001) and The International Politics of Bird Conservation (2006).

• Contents Preface Acronyms Introduction: Ecological Imagination and Global Society PART I: SCIENCE AND POLICY Environmental Crisis and the Contexts of Science From Systems Complexity to Decisional Uncertainty The Earth Theory Tradition Geosphere-Atmosphere-Biosphere Integration PART II: GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES Theorizing Governance and Community Structures of Environmental Governance Biological Diversity Climate Change Geological Hazards Governance, Science and Earth Systems References Index

ROBERT BOARDMAN was formerly McCulloch Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University, Canada. His books include The Political Economy of Nature (2001) and The International Politics of Bird Conservation (2006).

• Contents Preface Acronyms Introduction: Ecological Imagination and Global Society PART I: SCIENCE AND POLICY Environmental Crisis and the Contexts of Science From Systems Complexity to Decisional Uncertainty The Earth Theory Tradition Geosphere-Atmosphere-Biosphere Integration PART II: GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES Theorizing Governance and Community Structures of Environmental Governance Biological Diversity Climate Change Geological Hazards Governance, Science and Earth Systems References Index