Handbook of Globalization And the Environment

Proponents of globalization argue that it protects the global environment from degradation and promotes worldwide sustainable economic growth while opponents argue the exact opposite. Examining the local, national, and international impacts of globalization, the Handbook of Globalization and the Environment explores strategies and solutions that support healthy economic growth, protect the environment, and create a more equitable world. The book sets the stage with coverage of global environmental issues and policies. It explores international sustainable development, the evolution of global warming policy, transborder air pollution, desertification, space and the global environment, and human right to water. Building on this foundation, the editors discuss global environmental organizations and institutions with coverage of the UN's role in globalization, the trade-environment nexus, the emergence of NGOs, and an analysis of the state of global environmental knowledge and awareness from an international and comparative perspective. Emphasizing the effects of increasingly integrated global economy on the environment and society, the book examines environmental management and accountability. It addresses green procurement, provides an overview of U.S. environmental regulation and the current range of voluntary and mandatory pollution prevention mechanisms in use, explores a two-pronged approach to establishing a sustainable procurement model, and examines a collaborative community-based approach to environmental regulatory compliance. The book concludes with an analysis of controversial issues, such as eco-terrorism, North-South disputes, environmental justice, the promotion of economic growth through globalization in less developed countries, and the ability of scientists to communicate ideas so that policy makers can use science in decision making.

Globalization and the Environment: An Introduction, K.V. Thai, D. Rahm, and J.D. CoggburnGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND POLICIESSustainable Development in an International Perspective , R. PrizziaThe Role of the Bureaucracy in European Global Warming Policy D.H. DavisTransborder Air Pollution, Z.A. Smith and K.D. TaylorDesertification, S. BauerThe Environmental Frontier of Space, W.H. Lambright and A.Y. NiHuman Rights to Water, Z.A. Smith and K.L. RossGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONSGlobal Environmental Governance, F. BiermannThe Role of the United Nations: From Stockholm to Johannesburg, L. NelsonThe World Trade Organization: Free Trade and Its Environmental Impacts, F. ZelliUnited Nations Conferences and the Legitimization of Environmental NGOs, K. Farmbry and A. ManorahanGlobal Academia: The State of Environmental Learning and Awareness, B.S. Steel and R.L. WarnerENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITYGovernment Green Procurement in the U.S.: An Approach to Meeting Global Environmental Challenges, J.D. Coggburn and D. RahmEnvironmental Management, L.E. PasqualeSustainable Waterfront Development in the Great Lakes Basin, W.A. Kellogg and E. MathenyGetting Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Sustainability at the Same Time: What Matters, What Doesn't? E. Weber, M. Khalmirzaeva, M. Stephan, T. Lysak, and I. EsanovSustainability Issues in Public Procurement, B. PangrleManaging Nuclear Waste, C. HoriuchiInter-Agency Collaborative Approaches to Endangered Species Act Compliance and Salmon Recovery in the Pacific Northwest, N.P. Lovrich, M.J. Gaffney, E.P. Weber, R.M. Bireley, D.R. Matthews, and B. BjorkCONTROVERSIES IN GLOBALIZATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTEco-Terrorism: A Natural Reaction to Violence? M.J. MortimerGlobalization, Environmental Challenges and North-South Issues, J. GuptaEnvironmental Justice: A Global Perspective, C. Murphy-GreeneGlobalization and Growth of Developing Countries, D. TranComplexity and the Science-Policy Interface, K.K. BeratanMulti-Party Environmental Negotiations: The Democratizing Nations of Mexico and Ecuador, J.E. Horan and D.L. LybeckerIndex