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Governance for the Environment: New Perspectives

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0521519381, 9780521519380
LCC
HC79.E5 D4467 2009
Open Library ID
OL23218667M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2664676 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
288\302
Topic
Business Management
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

We live in an era of human-dominated ecosystems in which the demand for environmental governance is rising rapidly. At the same time, confidence in the capacity of governments to meet this demand is waning. How can we address the resultant governance deficit and achieve sustainable development? This book brings together perspectives from economics, management, and political science in order to identify innovative approaches to governance and bring them to bear on environmental issues. The authors' analysis of important cases demonstrates how governance systems need to fit their specific setting and how effective policies can be developed without relying exclusively on government. They argue that the future of environmental policies lies in coordinated systems that simultaneously engage actors located in the public sector, the private sector, and civil society. Governance for the Environment draws attention to cutting-edge questions for practitioners and analysts interested in environmental governance.

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