The Politics of the Environment

Höfundur: Neil Carter (Útgáfa: 3)
The Politics of the Environment

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Environmental problems are firmly on the political agenda. The stark threat to the planet from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution can no longer be ignored by governments, political parties, businesses or individuals. Responding to the considerable developments of the last decade, Neil Carter has updated his popular textbook thoroughly, while retaining the existing structure of previous editions.

The Politics of the Environment continues to analyse the relationship between 'green ideas' and other political doctrines, the development of green parties and public policymaking, and environmental issues at international, national and local levels. It provides students with a comprehensive comparative introduction to ideas, activism and policy. New to this edition are discussions on climate justice, climate legislation and recent environmental struggles, such as demonstrations against fracking.

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Útgefandi
Cambridge University Press
ISBN
9781316999899
Print ISBN
9781108472302
Format
Page Fidelity (PDF)
Útgáfa
3
Höfundar
Neil Carter
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2018-08-09
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10

Kaflar

  • Half-title
  • Title page
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Boxes
  • Preface to Third Edition
  • Glossary
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • Further Reading and Websites
  • Part I Theory: Thinking About the Environment
  • 2 Environmental Philosophy
  • Staking Out the Territory
  • Types of Value
  • The Anthropocentric-Ecocentric Divide
  • A Green Theory of Value?
  • Holistic Perspectives
  • Moral Extensionism
  • Animal Liberationism
  • Moral Extensionism as an Environmental Ethic
  • Conclusion: Breaking Down the Anthropocentric-Ecocentric Divide
  • Further Reading
  • Notes
  • 3 Green Political Thought
  • The Central Ideas of Ecologism
  • The Limits to Growth
  • A Green Programme for a Sustainable Society
  • Does Sustainability Require Specific Political Arrangements?
  • Must Green Politics Be Democratic?
  • Must a Green Polity Be Decentralised?
  • Must a Green Society Be Egalitarian?
  • Traditional Political Ideologies and the Green Challenge
  • Conservatism and Neoliberalism
  • Classical Liberalism
  • Authoritarianism
  • Socialism and Marxism
  • Feminism
  • Anarchism
  • Neither Left nor Right But in Front?
  • Further Reading
  • Notes
  • Part II Parties and Movements: Getting From Here to There
  • 4 Green Parties
  • Green Party Electoral Performance: An Overview
  • The Rise of the Greens
  • New Social Movements?
  • Environmentalism as Middle-Class Elitism?
  • Environmentalism as Postmaterialism?
  • Green Parties as New Politics?
  • Explaining Green Party Success
  • Germany
  • France
  • Great Britain
  • The Political Opportunity Structure and Green Party Performance
  • The Green Party Family
  • Contemporary Challenges
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading and Websites
  • Notes
  • 5 Party Politics and the Environment
  • Green Parties in Power
  • The 'Greening' of Established Parties
  • Germany
  • Britain
  • The USA
  • Explaining Party Politicisation
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading and Websites
  • Germany
  • UK
  • USA
  • Notes
  • 6 Environmental Groups
  • The Environmental Movement: An Audit
  • A Typology of Environmental Groups
  • The Institutionalisation of the Environmental Movement
  • Grassroots Environmentalism
  • Joining Up
  • Transnational Environmental Movements
  • The Impact of the Environmental Movement
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading and Websites
  • International Websites
  • UK Websites
  • USA Websites
  • Notes
  • Part III Environmental Policy: Achieving a Sustainable Society
  • 7 The Environment as a Policy Problem
  • Core Characteristics of the Environment as a Policy Problem
  • Public Goods
  • Transboundary Problems
  • Complexity and Uncertainty
  • Irreversibility
  • Temporal and Spatial Variability
  • Administrative Fragmentation
  • Regulatory Intervention
  • The Traditional Policy Paradigm
  • Political Obstacles to Change
  • The Power of Producers
  • Administrative Fragmentation
  • Achieving Policy Change
  • Agenda-Setting
  • The Advocacy Coalition Framework
  • Policy Communities and Exogenous Change
  • The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again?) of Nuclear Power
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading
  • Notes
  • 8 Sustainable Development, Ecological Modernisation and Green Growth
  • Sustainable Development
  • Spreading the Word
  • A Complex and Contested Concept
  • Core Principles of Sustainable Development
  • Equity
  • Democracy and Participation
  • The Precautionary Principle
  • Policy Integration
  • Planning
  • Sustainable Development: Reform or Revolution?
  • Ecological Modernisation: A Rich-Country Solution?
  • The Concept
  • Ecological Modernisation as a Positive-Sum Game?
  • Limitations of Ecological Modernisation
  • The Role of the State and Industry
  • The State
  • Industry
  • Green Growth
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading
  • Notes
  • 9 Global Environmental Politics
  • The Paradox of International Co-operation
  • Environmental Regimes: The Ozone and Climate Change Treaties
  • Ozone Protection
  • Climate Change
  • Accounting for Regimes
  • Regime Implementation
  • Global Environmental Politics and Sustainable Development
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading and Websites
  • Notes
  • 10 Globalisation, Trade and the Environment
  • Globalisation and the Environment
  • International Trade and the Environment
  • The WTO and the Environment
  • North American Free Trade Agreement
  • The European Union
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading and Websites
  • Notes
  • 11 Greening Government
  • Integration
  • Integration through Organisational Reform
  • Integration through Administrative Techniques
  • Planning
  • EU Environmental Action Plans
  • National Green Plans
  • Local Agenda 21
  • Democracy and Participation
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading and Websites
  • Note
  • 12 Policy Instruments and Implementation
  • Regulation and Regulatory Styles
  • The Case for Regulation
  • Implementation Deficit and State Failure
  • Implementation Deficit and National Regulatory Styles
  • Government Expenditure
  • Voluntary Action
  • Market-Based Instruments
  • The Case for Market-Based Instruments
  • Limitations of Market-Based Instruments
  • The Politics of Market-Based Instruments
  • Policy Instruments and Climate Change
  • Energy Policy
  • Transport Policy
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading and Websites
  • Notes
  • 13 Conclusion
  • References
  • Index