The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy

by Neil Carter

This textbook provides students with a comprehensive guide to the range of issues in environmental politics. It covers theory and ideology; pressure groups and party politics; as well as policies, regulation and implementation. The book includes many examples and empirical details from around the world, with complex concepts defined and analyzed. Essay questions, a glossary and guides to further reading enhance the wide-ranging treatment of this important subject area.

Genres: Politics, Environment, Political Science, Nonfiction

382 pages, Paperback

First published December 24, 2001

Reviews

[N · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't read all of this (because it's long and I'm busy), but what I did read was lucid and interesting. It's a textbook, but it's an engaging one. Recommended if you'd like some good, even-handed background on environmentalism.