The Roads from Rio : Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Multilateral Environmental Negotiations.

The Roads from Rio : Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Multilateral Environmental Negotiations.

At the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, popularly known as the Rio Earth Summit, the world's leaders constructed a new "sustainable development" paradigm that promised to enhance environmentally sound economic and social development. Twenty years later, t...

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Main Author: Chasek, Pamela
Other Authors: Wagner, Lynn M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2012.
Subjects:
Environmental policy.
Global environmental change.
Environmental protection > International cooperation.
Environmental impact analysis.
environmental policy.
environmental impact statements.
Environmental impact analysis
Environmental policy
Environmental protection > International cooperation
Global environmental change
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; The Roads from Rio; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Raúl A. Estrada-Oyuela; Foreword by Langston Goree; Acronyms; 1. An Insider's Guide to Multilateral Environmental Negotiations since the Earth Summit: Pamela S. Chasek and Lynn M. Wagner; Part I: Evolution of Process; 2. Raising the Tempo: The Escalating Pace and Intensity of Environmental Negotiations: Joanna Depledge and Pamela S. Chasek.
  • 3. Earth Negotiations on a Comfy Couch: Building Negotiator Trust through Innovative Processes: Deborah Davenport, Lynn M. Wagner, and Chris Spence4. Informing Policy: Science and Knowledge in Global Environmental Agreements: Pia M. Kohler, Alexandra Conliffe, Stefan Jungcurt, Maria Gutierrez, and Yulia Yamineva; Part II: Evolution of Actors; 5. Global Alliances to Strange Bedfellows: The Ebb and Flow of Negotiating Coalitions: Lynn M. Wagner, Reem Hajjar, and Asheline Appleton; 6. Singing the Unsung: Secretariats in Global Environmental Politics: Sikina Jinnah.
  • 7. Witness, Architect, Detractor: The Evolving Roleof NGOs in International Environmental Negotiations: Stanley W. Burgiel and Peter WoodPart III: Evolution of Issues; 8. What's in a Name?: Pamela S. Chasek, Maria Gutierrez, and Reem Hajjar; 9. Trade and Environment: Old Wine in New Bottles?: Kati Kulovesi, Sabrina Shaw, and Stanley W. Burgiel; 10. Climate Change Bandwagoning: Climate Change Impacts on Global Environmental Governance: Sikina Jinnah and Alexandra Conliffe.
  • 11. Implementation Challenges and Compliance in MEA Negotiations: Elisa Morgera, Elsa Tsioumani, Soledad Aguilar, and Hugh S. WilkinsConclusions; 12. Lessons Learned on the Roads from Rio: Pamela S. Chasek, Lynn M. Wagner, and Peter Doran; Appendix: Summaries of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements; List of Contributors; Index.

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