Saunier Richard E
Saunier Richard E - Dictionary And Introduction To Global Environmental Governance - Paperback
Saunier Richard E - Dictionary And Introduction To Global Environmental Governance - Paperback
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Description: This unique dictionary and introduction to Global Environmental Governance (GEG) written and compiled by two veterans of the international stage provides a compilation of over 5500 terms organizations and acronyms drawn from hundreds of official sources. An introductory essay frames the major issues in GEG and outlines the pitfalls of talking past one another when discussing the most critical of issues facing the planet. It challenges those who are concerned with the management of our planet and its inhabitants to understand and accept a vocabulary common to the often - opposing objectives sought in the many GEG instruments. The result is a practical tool that should find a central place on the desk of anyone involved in environmental management development or sustainability issues anywhere in the world including the United Nations government policy makers NG Os and other stakeholder groups the business community and students and professionals. This fully revised and updated edition contains over 500 new entries and acronyms on global environmental governance as well a new introductory section on global water governance one of the most pressing environmental issues in our era of climate change growing populations and food shortages. Praise for the first edition:
Title: Dictionary And Introduction To Global Environmental Governance
Author(s): Saunier Richard E
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781844077519
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 3/24/2009
Category: Sustainability
Description: This unique dictionary and introduction to Global Environmental Governance (GEG) written and compiled by two veterans of the international stage provides a compilation of over 5500 terms organizations and acronyms drawn from hundreds of official sources. An introductory essay frames the major issues in GEG and outlines the pitfalls of talking past one another when discussing the most critical of issues facing the planet. It challenges those who are concerned with the management of our planet and its inhabitants to understand and accept a vocabulary common to the often - opposing objectives sought in the many GEG instruments. The result is a practical tool that should find a central place on the desk of anyone involved in environmental management development or sustainability issues anywhere in the world including the United Nations government policy makers NG Os and other stakeholder groups the business community and students and professionals. This fully revised and updated edition contains over 500 new entries and acronyms on global environmental governance as well a new introductory section on global water governance one of the most pressing environmental issues in our era of climate change growing populations and food shortages. Praise for the first edition:
Title: Dictionary And Introduction To Global Environmental Governance
Author(s): Saunier Richard E
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781844077519
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 3/24/2009
Category: Sustainability
