Global Environmental Change and International Governance (Nelson a. Rockefeller Series in Social Science and Public Policy)

As Humankind Continues To Exploit The Earth's Limited Resources, Issues Like Ozone Depletion, Climate Change, Fresh And Salt Water Pollution, And Diminishment Of Biodiversity Are No Longer Just Local Problems, But Global Threats. Eleven Essays Look At Existing International Regimes, Those Rules Of The Game That Define The Character Of Social Practices, And The Successes And Failures Of These Systems In Curbing Large-scale Environmental Degradation. Based On Regime Theory, The Authors Evaluate Ongoing Negotiations About Environmental Institution Building And Provide Unique Insights Into Forces Shaping The Attitudes Of Northern Developed Countries And Southern Newly Developing Ones. Writers From Both Perspectives Illustrate The Social, Political, And Economic Complexities Inherent In Reconciling Emerging Northern Concerns For Relieving Pressure On The Earth's Physical And Biological Systems With Increasingly Insistent Southern Demands For Restructuring Of Economic Imbalances To Meet Reasonable Standards Of Equity.--book Jacket. Introduction : The Effectiveness Of International Governance Systems / Oran R. Young -- Dealing With The Oceans And All Kinds Of Seas From The Perspective Of The South / Alberto Székely -- Regimes Dealing With The Oceans And All Kinds Of Seas From The Perspective Of The North / Patricia Birnie -- Water For The Third World Development : A Perspective From The South / Asit K. Biswas -- Availability And Quality Of Freshwater Resources : A Perspective From The North / Genady N. Golubev -- Effectiveness Of International Regimes Dealing With Desertification From The Perspective Of The South / Carlos Lopez-ocaña -- International Governance And Regimes Dealing With Land Resources From The Perspective Of The North / Nicholas Guppy -- Regimes Dealing With Biological Diversity From The Perspective Of The South / Rodolfo Rendon -- Effectiveness Of International Regimes Dealing With Biological Diversity From The Perspective Of The North / Simon Lyster -- Building An Effective Climate Regime / Kilaparti Ramakrishna -- Improving The Effectiveness Of International Environmental Governance Systems / Oran R. Young And George J. Demko. Oran R. Young, George J. Demko, And Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [247]-268) And Index.