The Global Politics of the Environment: Second Edition

by Lorraine Elliott

Human activity is changing the global environment on a scale unlike that of any other era. Environmental deterioration is now a global issue—ecologically, politically, and economically—that requires global solutions. Yet there is considerable disagreement over what kinds of strategies we should adopt in order to halt and reverse damage to the global ecosystem.
What kinds of international institutions are best suited to dealing with global environmental problems? Why are women and indigenous peoples still marginalized in global environmental politics? What are the consequences of the global ecological crisis for economic and security policies? The Global Politics of the Environment makes sense of the often seemingly irreconcilable answers to these questions. It focuses throughout on the tensions between mainstream strategies, which seek to build support for reforms through existing institutions, and radical critiques, which argue that environmental degradation is a symptom of a dysfunctional world order that must itself be transformed if we are to meet the challenge of saving the planet.

296 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1998

About the author

Not Quite Nigella is Lorraine Elliott, a cake and food enthusiast who believes that cakes belong in an art gallery. Lorraine worked in advertising as a consultant and media strategist before launching her blog, which is now her more than full time job. She loves kitsch and unusual things, travelling far and wide for an unusual meal, and cooking and eating food from different countries all around the world. Her favourite cuisines are French and Japanese (or a fusion between the two). She lives in Sydney with her food-apathetic husband.

Reviews

[Laura May · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love politics. I love the environment. I love political philosophy, and even economics. So how on earth was this book so BORING?!?! It's like reading a list of conferences, with the same sentences over and over again. You'd be better off looking at an infographic - indeed, this book would be better presented as a series of charts or tables. As it is, the book's so mind-numbingly dull that your brain will probably rebel against it and not actually learn anything. There are a *lot* of better books out there on this topic. I wouldn't recommend it to anybody - it's too complex and dull for beginners, and then low-balls those with some knowledge on the topic.