Humanity's impact on the planet is undeniable. Fairly and effectively addressing environmental problems begins with understanding their causes and impacts. Is overpopulation the main driver of environmental degradation? Poverty? Capitalism? Poor governance? Imperialism? Patriarchy? Clearly these are not technical questions, but political ones. Updated to cover new debates, data, and policy, and expanded to include chapters on colonialism, race and gender, and the impacts of energy and resource extraction, this book introduces students to diverse perspectives and helps them develop an informed understanding of why environmental problems occur. How the international community should act is deeply contested. Guiding students through the potential responses, including multilateral diplomacy, transnational voluntary action, innovative financial mechanisms, problem displacement, consumer-focused campaigns, and resistance, this book explains the different forms of political action, their limitations and injustices. Online resources include lecture slides, a test bank for instructors and updated weblinks to videos and suggested readings for students.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-09-18
Mått:178 x 254 x 24 mm
Vikt:1 016 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:420
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009416771

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Hayley Stevenson is Associate Professor in International Relations at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina. She teaches and researches in the areas of international relations and environmental politics, with particular interests in green political economy, and the democratic quality of global environmental governance. She previously worked at the University of Sheffield (UK) and the Australian National University.

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'What a wonderful book! Her book is rare for textbooks in the field in insisting on starting with the question of why environmental degradation occurs, and that this is a political question. This gives admirable focus to the volume that then covers the topics that are taught in courses on Global Environmental Politics (GEP) with great clarity. Students who are blessed to have Hayley Stevenson's book as their introduction to GEP will come away enriched and with a clarity of understanding that is hard to match.' Matthew Paterson, University of Manchester

Innehållsförteckning

1. Global Politics and the Environment; Part I. Why Do Environmental Problems Occur?: 2. The Tragedy of the Commons; 3. Population and Poverty; 4. Capitalism and Growth; 5. Systems of Domination; Part II. Responding to Global Environmental Problems: 6. Conflict and Securitisation Water Scarcity; 7. Multilateral Diplomacy Sustainable Development; 8. Transnational Governance Climate Change; 9. Finance Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss; 10. Democratizing Governance Energy and Extraction; 11. Individualising Responsibility Unsustainable Consumption; 12. Problem Displacement Hazardous Substances; 13. Resistance and Localisation Unsustainable Agriculture; 14. Appraising Global Environmental Governance.