Governing Climate Change Paperback / softback
by Harriet (Durham University, UK) Bulkeley, Peter Newell
Part of the Global Institutions series
Paperback / softback
Description
This fully revised and expanded new edition provides a short and accessible introduction to how climate change is governed by an increasingly diverse range of actors, from civil society and business actors to multilateral development banks, donors, and cities. The issue of global climate change has risen to the top of the international political agenda.
Despite ongoing contestation about the science informing policy, the economic costs of action and the allocation of responsibility for addressing the issue within and between nations, it is clear that climate change will continue to be one of the most pressing and challenging issues facing humanity for many years to come.
The book: Evaluates the role of states and non-state actors in governing climate change at multiple levels of political organization: local, national, and global Provides a discussion of theoretical debates on climate change governance, moving beyond analytical approaches focused solely on nation-states and international negotiations Examines a range of key topical issues in the politics of climate change Includes multiple examples from both the north and the global southProviding an inter-disciplinary perspective drawing on geography, politics, international relations, and development studies, this book is essential reading for all those concerned not only with the climate governance but with the future of the environment in general.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:174 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/05/2023
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- ISBN:9781032114194
Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:174 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/05/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032114194
