The politics of the environment : ideas, activism, policy
by
Carter, Neil, 1958-
Title
:
The politics of the environment : ideas, activism, policy
Author
:
Carter, Neil, 1958-
ISBN
:
9780521868020
9780521687454
Personal Author
:
Carter, Neil, 1958-
Edition
:
2nd ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Cambridge University Press, c2007.
Physical Description
:
xxi, 410 p. ; 26 cm.
General Note
:
Prev. ed. : 2001.
Contents
:
1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. Theory : thinking about the environment -- 2. Environmental philosophy -- 3. Green political thought -- Pt. 2. Parties and movements : getting from here to there -- 4. Green parties : the rise of a new politics? -- 5. Party politics and the environment -- 6. Environmental groups -- Pt. 3. Environmental policy : achieving a sustainable society -- 7. The environment as a policy problem -- 8. Sustainable development and ecological modernisation -- 9. Global environmental politics -- 10. Globalisation, trade and the environment -- 11. Greening government -- 12. Policy instruments and implementation -- 13. Conclusion.
Abstract
:
"This new edition surveys the politics of the environment, providing a comprehensive and comparative introduction to its three components: ideas, activism and policy. It is updated with new and revised discussions of many topics including the ecological state, ecological citizenship, ecological modernisation and the Greens in government and also includes an additional chapter in 'Globalisation trade and the environment'. As well as considering a wide variety of examples from around the world, this textbook features a glossary, guides to further study, chapters summaries and critical questions throughout."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Green movement.
Environmentalism -- Political aspects.
Environmental policy.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025504099 | 320.58 C349P 2007 | 1 |