Globalization and the environment

Globalization and the environment

by Christoff, Peter

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This book by two leading scholars offers the first systematic analysis of the relationship between globalization and the environment from the early Modern period to the present. Peter Christoff and Robyn Eckersley disentangle and clarify the relationship between the processes of modernization, globalization, and global environmental change. Through a rich set of case studies, including a special focus on the challenging global problems of climate change and biodiversity loss, this powerful book…

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  • Full title :Globalization and the environment / Peter Christoff and Robyn Eckersley.

Summary

This book by two leading scholars offers the first systematic analysis of the relationship between globalization and the environment from the early Modern period to the present. Peter Christoff and Robyn Eckersley disentangle and clarify the relationship between the processes of modernization, globalization, and global environmental change. Through a rich set of case studies, including a special focus on the challenging global problems of climate change and biodiversity loss, this powerful book will help readers grasp the systemic causes of global environmental degradation as well.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xi, 256 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781442221499, 1442221496, 1299713033, 9781299713031
  • oclc:ocn852159144
  • LC Classification:GE149
  • Dewey Decimal:363.7

Table of Contents

A world fit for us all -- A short history of globalization and the environment -- An overheated planet -- Remaking nature : biodiversity in peril -- Governing the planet.

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Subjects

Changement global (Environnement) Climat -- Changements climate change Climatic changes Environmental protection Environnement -- Protection Global environmental change POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy SCIENCE -- Environmental Science

Writers

Christoff, Peter

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