Science and politics are closely connected in today's global environmental issues. This book focuses on these links in relation to climate change, the threats to wildlife species, and natural hazards and disasters. Study of these reveals the need for more effective international cooperation and the limits of global governance. INDICE: Contents - Preface - Acronyms - Introduction: Ecological Imagination and Global Society - PART I: SCIENCE AND POLICY - Environmental Crisis and the Contexts of Science - From Systems Complexity to Decisional Uncertainty - The Earth Theory Tradition - Geosphere-Atmosphere-Biosphere Integration - PARTII: GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES - Theorizing Governance and Community - Structures of Environmental Governance - Biological Diversity - Climate Change - Geological Hazards - Governance, Science and Earth Systems - References - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23770-4
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 16/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés