<p><span>Climate change is prompting an unprecedented questioning of the fundamental bases upon which society is founded. Businesses claim that technology can save the environment, while politicians champion the role of international environmental agreements to secure global action. Economists sugge
Environmental Governance (Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts)
β Scribed by James Evans, Craig Thomas
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2023
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 286
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book discusses the first principles of governance, and provides a critical overview of the theories and approaches that underpin policy and practice today. It shows how network and market governance shaped current approaches to environmental issues, and introduces approaches such as transition management and adaptive governance.
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