Globalization and Environment Reader

The Globalization and Environment Reader features a collection of classic and cutting-edge readings that explore whether and how globalization can be made compatible with sustainable development.* Offers a comprehensive collection of nearly 30 classic and cutting-edge readings spanning a broad range of perspectives within this increasingly important field* Addresses the question of whether economic globalization is the prime cause of the destruction of the global environment - or if some forms of globalization could help to address global environmental problems* Features carefully edited extracts selected both for their importance and their accessibility* Covers a variety of topics such as the 'marketization' of nature, debates about managing and governing the relationship between globalization and the environment, and discussions about whether or not globalization should be 'greened'* Systematically captures the breadth and diversity of the field without assuming prior knowledge* Offers a timely and necessary insight into the future of our fragile planet in the 21st century

Sommario

Editors' Introduction: The Globalization and Environment Debate 1J. Timmons Roberts and Peter NewellPart I Going Global 21Introduction 231 The Anthropocene: Are Humans Now Overwhelming the Great Forces of Nature? (2007) 27Will Steffen, Paul J. Crutzen, and John R. McNeill2 Address at the Closing Ceremony of the Eighth and Final Meeting of the World Commission on Environment and Development and the Tokyo Declaration (1987) 43Gro Harlem Brundtland3 Foxes in Charge of the Chickens (1993) 51Nicholas Hildyard4 Can the Environment Survive the Global Economy? (1997) 63Edward Goldsmith5 Ecological Modernization and the Global Economy (2002) 77Arthur P. J. Mol6 Environment and Globalization: Five Propositions (2010) 94Adil Najam, David Runnalls, and Mark HallePart II The Nature of Globalization - Cases and Trends in Globalization 109Introduction 1117 The Value of the World's Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital (1997) 117Robert Costanza, Ralph d'Arge, Rudolf de Groot, Stephen Farber, Monica Grasso, Bruce Hannon, Karin Limburg, Shahid Naeem, Robert V. O'Neill, Jose Paruelo, Robert G. Raskin, Marjan Van den Belt, and Paul Sutton8 Sustainability and Markets: On the Neoclassical Model of Environmental Economics (1997) 134Michael Jacobs9 Crafting the Next Generation of Market-Based Environmental Tools (1997) 148Jeremy B. Hockenstein, Robert N. Stavins, and Bradley W. Whitehead10 Climate Fraud and Carbon Colonialism: The New Trade in Greenhouse Gases (2004) 162Heidi Bachram11 The Business of Sustainable Development (1992) 177Stephen Schmidheney12 The "Commons" versus the "Commodity": Alter?-globalization, Anti?-privatization and the Human Right to Water in the Global South (2007) 187Karen BakkerPart III Explaining the Relationship between Globalization and the Environment 211Introduction 21313 Peril or Prosperity? Mapping Worldviews of Global Environmental Change (2011) 219Jennifer Clapp and Peter Dauvergne14 Introduction to World Development Report, 2003: Sustainable Development in a Dynamic Global Economy (2003) 233World Bank15 The Political Ecology of Globalization (2012) 247Peter Newell16 Institutions for the Earth: Promoting International Environmental Protection (1992) 262Marc A. Levy, Peter M. Haas, and Robert O. KeohanePart IV Governing Globalization and the Environment 279Introduction 28117 Trading Up and Governing Across: Transnational Governance and Environmental Protection (1997) 285David Vogel18 The WTO and the Undermining of Global Environmental Governance (2000) 294Ken Conca19 Private Environmental Governance and International Relations: Exploring the Links (2003) 299Robert Falkner20 Managing Multinationals: The Governance of Investment for the Environment (2001) 309Peter Newell21 Reforming Global Environmental Governance: The Case for a United Nations Environment Organisation (UNEO) (2012) 323Frank BiermannPart V Can Globalization be Greened? 333Introduction 33522 Whose Common Future: Reclaiming the Commons (1994) 341The Ecologist23 Resisting 'Globalisation?-from?-above' Through 'Globalisation-from?-below' (1997) 362Richard Falk24 Picking the Wrong Fight: Why Attacks on the World Trade Organization Pose the Real Threat to National Environmental and Public Health Protection (2005) 371Alasdair R. Young25 What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism (2010) 379Fred Magdoff and John Bellamy Foster26 Pathways of Human Development and Carbon Emissions Embodied in Trade (2012) 396Julia K. Steinberger, J. Timmons Roberts, Glen P. Peters, and Giovanni Baiocchi27 Introduction to Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication (2012) 406United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)28 Critique of the Green Economy: Toward Social and Environmental Equity (2012) 422Barbara Unmüßig, Wolfgang Sachs, and Thomas FatheuerIndex 439

Info autore

Peter Newell is Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex and former Director of the Centre for Global Political Economy. He is associate editor of the journal Global Environmental Politics, and sits on the editorial board of Global Environmental Change and the Journal of Environment and Development. He is the author and co-author of eight books (including Globalization and the Environment), more than 40 journal articles, and 40 book chapters on topics relating to globalization and the environment.
J. Timmons Roberts is Ittleson Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology at Brown University, where he was Director of the Center for Environmental Studies. A Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Roberts has written 11 books and over 70 articles on climate change and global environmental politics. He was recently appointed to the Board on Environmental Change and Society of the National Academy of Sciences.

Riassunto

The Globalization and Environment Reader features a collection of classic and cutting-edge readings that explore whether and how globalization can be made compatible with sustainable development.
* Offers a comprehensive collection of nearly 30 classic and cutting-edge readings spanning a broad range of perspectives within this increasingly important field
* Addresses the question of whether economic globalization is the prime cause of the destruction of the global environment - or if some forms of globalization could help to address global environmental problems
* Features carefully edited extracts selected both for their importance and their accessibility
* Covers a variety of topics such as the 'marketization' of nature, debates about managing and governing the relationship between globalization and the environment, and discussions about whether or not globalization should be 'greened'
* Systematically captures the breadth and diversity of the field without assuming prior knowledge
* Offers a timely and necessary insight into the future of our fragile planet in the 21st century

Relazione

"Globalization won't just 'go away' but it just can't 'go on', either. To become literate enough to confront the environmental contradictions that follow from this disturbing reality means understanding all sides of a thorny discussion. Newell and Roberts provide an incredible resource to do just that."Paul Robbins, Director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies"The perfect primer to get the reader up to speed and then speeding ahead. An essential guide for scholars and policy-makers looking to confront the challenge of making our increasingly global world a green one."Kevin P. Gallagher, Boston University"This collection, expertly put together by the editors, provides an unrivalled introduction to the debate on how economic globalization is implicated in the global environmental crisis, and what we can do about it. It contains classic texts and recent publications that shed a critical light on this vitally important topic."Robert Falkner, London School of Economics and Political Science"This valuable and well-chosen selection of the most important texts covers the rich variety of viewpoints, insights, debates, arguments, and outlooks on how globalization affects and/or enhances environmental quality."Arthur P.J. Mol, Wageningen University, The Netherlands"The Globalization and Environment Reader offers a wealth of perspectives on the limits and possibilities of securing an increasingly uncertain future. This book showcases a strong line-up of scholars bringing global and green lenses to some of the most critical questions of our time."Philip McMichael, Cornell University

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pete Roberts Newell, Peter Newell, Peter Roberts Newell, J. Timmons Roberts, J. Timmons Newell Roberts
• Con la collaborazione di: Pete Newell (Editore), Peter Newell (Editore), J. Timmons Roberts (Editore), Timmons Roberts (Editore)
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.06.2016
• EAN: 9781118964149
• ISBN: 978-1-118-96414-9
• Pagine: 464
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Globalisierung, Soziologie, Weltpolitik, Politikwissenschaft, Geographie, Sociology, Geography, Political Science, Umweltsoziologie, Environmental Sociology, Geographie der Globalisierung, Geography of Globalization, Global politics