Routledge Handbook of Environmental Governance

Environmental issues are some of the most urgent challenges that countries face today and the continuing complexities of environmental problems at a global level have a variety of professionals and scholars searching for answers. Recognizing the need for efforts in protecting the environment at a global level, governments, international institutions, and non-profit organizations have developed various initiatives that aim to protect natural resources and the environment. This Handbook is the first to comprehensively cover administrative and policy responses to managing and preserving the environment and natural resources. The interdisciplinary contributions by academic experts and practitioners examine current debates and the latest thinking in the search for solutions to environmental problems. In doing so, this book: Describes the environmental issues and challenges we currently face, and administration of these challenges. Questions the role of global actors, institutions and processes, and examine the links between global climate and environment policy, and that of the global economy. Highlights the connections between social science research and global policy. Discusses the role played by science in environmental policy governance. This Handbook will be of much interest to students of political science, public administration, public policy, planning, environmental sciences, environmental management, environmental economics, and environmental law.