The global environment: Institutions, law and policy (2nd edition) Autor Axelrod R., Downie D., Vig N. Fecha 2004 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-074045) Editor | Lugar de publicación CQ Press | Washington, DC, USA Páginas 283 p. Tipo de documento Monografía/libro Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América, Unión Europea, China, República Checa Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Política/planificación Desarrollo sostenible Acuerdo internacional-implementación Institución Resumen Contents: 1. Introduction: Governing the international environment 2. Global institutions and the environment: An evolutionary perspective 3. Environmental protection in the twenty-first century: Sustainable development and international law 4. Global environmental policy: Governance through regimes 5. The role of environmental NGOs in international regimes 6. Global climate change policy: Making progress or spinning wheels? 7. Global policy for hazardous chemicals 8. Economic integration and environmental protection 9. Compliance with global environmental policy 10. Understanding United States unilateralism: Domestic sources of U.S. international environmental policy 11. The European Union as an environmental governance system 12. The view from the south: Developing countries in global environmental politics 13. Debating the dam: Is China 's Three Gorges Project sustainable? 14. Democracy and nuclear power in the Czech Republic