International Environmental Agreements: An Introduction

Author:   Steinar Andresen ,  Elin Boasson ,  Geir Hønneland
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415598255


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   02 December 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Steinar Andresen ,  Elin Boasson ,  Geir Hønneland
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780415598255


ISBN 10:   0415598257
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   02 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I Introduction 1. An international environmental policy takes shape Part II Air Pollution 2. Long-range transport of air pollutants in Europe 3. International ozone politics 4. International climate cooperation Part III Ocean Management 5. Law of the sea 6. North Sea pollution control 7. International fisheries politics Part IV Nature Protection and Biodiversity 8. Convention on Biological Diversity 9. The plant treaty 10. International forest politics Part V Conclusions 11. Ideals and practice in international environmental politics

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The book is extremely well organised and all the case studies...are interesting and well written. [It] provides a well-rounded synopsis to anyone interested in international environmental politics...It succeeds [in making the text accessible to students] quite elegantly. - International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. This is an excellent comparison of major international environmental regimes that captures many of the lessons of the study of international environmental politics over the last 40 years. It is a splendid resource for teaching and for researchers...Buy it. Read it. Assign it. - Professor Peter Haas, UMASS Amherst, USA. [This book] provides a well-rounded synopsis to anyone interested in international environmental politics. The editors make it clear from the outset that their primary audience is students... That said, this book will nevertheless appeal to academics, researchers and policy-makers wishing to expand their horizons and learn more about environmental regimes that are often, though wrongly, treated as peripheral... -Stavros Aflonis (2012). This text gives an easily comprehensible introduction to international environmental agreements. [It] is a vital contribution to our understanding of the politics associated with establishing international environmental consensus - International Law Reporter


The book is extremely well organised and all the case studies...are interesting and well written. [It] provides a well-rounded synopsis to anyone interested in international environmental politics...It succeeds [in making the text accessible to students] quite elegantly. - International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. This is an excellent comparison of major international environmental regimes that captures many of the lessons of the study of international environmental politics over the last 40 years. It is a splendid resource for teaching and for researchers...Buy it. Read it. Assign it. - Professor Peter Haas, UMASS Amherst, USA. [This book] provides a well-rounded synopsis to anyone interested in international environmental politics. The editors make it clear from the outset that their primary audience is students... That said, this book will nevertheless appeal to academics, researchers and policy-makers wishing to expand their horizons and learn more about environmental regimes that are often, though wrongly, treated as peripheral... -Stavros Aflonis (2012). This text gives an easily comprehensible introduction to international environmental agreements. [It] is a vital contribution to our understanding of the politics associated with establishing international environmental consensus - International Law Reporter


The book is extremely well organised and all the case studies...are interesting and well written. [It] provides a well-rounded synopsis to anyone interested in international environmental politics...It succeeds [in making the text accessible to students] quite elegantly. - International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. This is an excellent comparison of major international environmental regimes that captures many of the lessons of the study of international environmental politics over the last 40 years. It is a splendid resource for teaching and for researchers...Buy it. Read it. Assign it. - Professor Peter Haas, UMASS Amherst, USA.


Author Information

Steinar Andresen is Senior Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway, and formerly professor at the Dept. of Political Science, University of Oslo. Elin Lerum Boasson is Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway. Geir Honneland is Research Director at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and adjunct professor at the University of Tromso.

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