| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Title Information: |
science and its uses |
| Author: |
BoardmanRobert, 1945- |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Palgrave Connect (Online service) |
| Place of Publication: |
Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] New York |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| Year of Publication: |
2010 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 243 p.) |
| Series: |
Global issues series |
| Subject: |
Environmental policy - International cooperation. - |
| Subject: |
Environmental protection - International cooperation. - |
| Subject: |
Earth sciences. - |
| Subject: |
Environmental policy. - |
| Subject: |
Environmental protection. - |
| Subject: |
International cooperation. - |
| Subject: |
Environmental Studies. - |
| Subject: |
SCIENCE - Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - |
| Subject: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Public Policy - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230281950An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| Notes: |
Description based on print version record. |
| Summary: |
Science and politics are closely connected in today's global environmental issues. Study of these reveals not only the urgent need for more effective cooperation among states and non-state actors, but also its limits, especially in light of the multiple uncertainties that surround scientific research and the complexities of governance. In this book, Robert Boardman explores the multiple relations between science and policy on global environmental and earth-systems issues. He also considers the governance challenges posed by scientific and related environmental developments To put these issues in perspective, Boardman traces important ideas in earth-system science, and governance and ethics, back to Enlightenment themes of the late 18th century. Key theories in international relations, including multilateralism and cosmopolitanism, are explored as ways to understand trends in global environmental governance. Boardman makes extensive use of current scientific research findings in geology, biology, and other fields, to develop a closely integrated comparative analysis of governance developments in relation to biological diversity, climate change, and geological hazards. |
| ISBN: |
9780230281950electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
0230281958electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
Introduction : ecological imagination and global society Science and policy Environmental crisis and the contexts of science From systems complexity to decisional uncertainty The Earth theory tradition Geosphere-atmosphere-biosphere integration Governance challenges Theorizing governance and community Structures of environmental governance Biological diversity Climate change Geological hazards Governance, science, and Earth systems. |