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Zusatztext "...a welcome revision of a valuable book..."-- Aslib Book Guide! August 2000 Informationen zum Autor John Vogler is the author of The Global Commons: Environmental and Technological Governance, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. Klappentext The global commons - the oceans, Antarctica, outer space and the atmosphere - are critical to the survival of human kind. Yet, they are, by definition, beyond the control of any government. How, then, can the governments of some 180 or more sovereign states co-operate effectively to protect and sustain the often fragile environment of the commons? This book develops and applies the tools of regime analysis to the question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be, governed effectively. The new edition has been extensively re-written and expanded to take into account recent developments and includes a new conclusion on the connections between global and local commons. Involving the first systematic comparative analysis of governance regimes The Global Commons covers:* The Third Law of the Sea Convention, the deep seabed, whaling and marine pollution regimes* Antarctica and the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection* Outer space regimes for weapons, the operation of satellites and the emerging problem of orbital debris* The global atmosphere, the Montreal Protocol for the protection of the stratospheric ozone layer and the developing climate change regime and the Kyoto ProtocolReviews of the first edition noted that The Global Commons: is '... an invaluable reference point for students of international resource issues ...' International Affairs is '... an important book for students of politics, environmental management, international relations and political geography.' Geographical Journal '... should be studied by all those who want to understand the limits to collective action on global environmental problems and is a must for every reading list associated with courses on the society-nature interface.' Progress in Human Geography and '... as a comprehensive and incisive review of much relevant scholarship and case study material, this book should find its way on to core reading lists for environmental management.' Area Zusammenfassung Die Ozeane, die Antarktis, der Weltraum und die Atmosphäre sind keiner Regierung unterstellt, aber ihr Zustand ist wichtig für Überleben der Menschheit. So erhebt sich die Frage, wie die rund 180 Staaten der Erde zusammenarbeiten können, um diese Allgemeingüter zu schützen und zu erhalten. Diese erste systematische, vergleichende Analyse der staatenlosen Regionen erfaßt gesetzliche Regelungen, die unter anderem die Ozeane, das Südpolargebiet, Müll auf Erdumlaufbahnen, die Ozonschicht und Klimaveränderungen betreffen. (03/00) Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition International Agreements on the Global Commons Abbreviations and Acronyms 1 The Governance of the Commons The Nature of the Commons The Global Commons The 'Tragedy of the Commons' Governance and Regimes Notes 2 Regime Analysis Issue Areas Actors Principles and Norms Decision-making Procedures Rules Regime Change Notes 3 The Oceans The Law of the Sea Whaling Marine Pollution The Deep Seabed Summary Notes 4 Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System - A Single Regime Principles and Norms Organization and Procedures Rules Monitoring and Enforcement Scientific Activity Summary Notes 5 Outer Space The Space Commons and Space Law Military Uses Environment and Space Debris ...
List of contents
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
International Agreements on the Global Commons
Abbreviations and Acronyms
1 The Governance of the Commons
The Nature of the Commons
The Global Commons
The 'Tragedy of the Commons'
Governance and Regimes
Notes
2 Regime Analysis
Issue Areas
Actors
Principles and Norms
Decision-making Procedures
Rules
Regime Change
Notes
3 The Oceans
The Law of the Sea
Whaling
Marine Pollution
The Deep Seabed
Summary
Notes
4 Antarctica
The Antarctic Treaty System - A Single Regime
Principles and Norms
Organization and Procedures
Rules
Monitoring and Enforcement
Scientific Activity
Summary
Notes
5 Outer Space
The Space Commons and Space Law
Military Uses
Environment and Space Debris
Information Flow
Orbit and Spectrum
Summary
Notes
6 The Atmosphere
Stratospheric Ozone
Climate Change
Summary
Notes
7 Regime Effectiveness
Effectiveness as International Law
Effectiveness as Transfer of Authority
Effectiveness as Behaviour Modification
Effectiveness as Problem Solving
Regime Assessment
Notes
8 Explaining Regime Incidence and Change
Structural Explanations
Utilitarian Explanations
Plural Interests and Values
Changing Cognitions - Epistemic Communities
A Synthesis?
Notes
9 Conclusion
Global and Local Commons
Multi-layer Governance
Notes
References
Index
Report
"...a welcome revision of a valuable book..."
-- Aslib Book Guide, August 2000
