Environmental Security in Transnational Contexts
Environmental Security in Transnational Contexts

Author: Harlan Koff

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-10-23

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1351176250

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Much of the discussion surrounding the definition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the post-2015 global development agenda has contextualized sustainable development within the framework of ‘transformation’, specifically prioritizing concepts such as equity, security, justice, and rights. While these debates correctly discussed power imbalances and relational obstacles to human development they have remained abstract because they focused only on the international level. In this regard, discussions have not adequately examined mechanisms that facilitate or block the emergence of sustainable development as a political priority, nor do they address specific policy proposals to link environmental justice to human development strategies. This book contends that human and environmental security should be framed in terms of transnational discussions rather than being limited to general international debates in order to examine both governance challenges and potential policy mechanisms that can effectively address environmental security issues that cross national boundaries. The chapters in this volume undertake an empirical examination of the relationships between human and environmental security, cross-border exchanges, and regional integration. They address the relationships between international norms, transnational human and environmental security issues, and the regionalization of governance in different parts of the world as the book includes comparative analyses as well as case studies from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The chapters originally published as a special issue in Globalizations.

Environmental Crime in Transnational Context
Environmental Crime in Transnational Context

Author: Toine Spapens

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-10

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1317142268

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Environmental crime is one of the most profitable and fastest growing areas of international criminal activity. The increasing cross-border scope of environmental crimes and harms is one of the reasons why governments and the enforcement community have trouble in finding the proper responses. Law enforcement cooperation between western industrialized states is often time consuming and problematic, and the problems increase exponentially when environmental criminals take advantage of situations where government and law enforcement are weak. This book provides an overview of the developments and problems in the field of transnational environmental crimes and harms, addressing these issues from perspectives such as enforcement, deterrence, compliance and emission trading schemes. Divided into four parts, the authors consider global issues in green criminology, responses to transnational environmental crimes and harms, alternative methods to combat environmental crime, and specific types of crimes and criminological research. Discussing these topics from the view of green criminology, sociology and governance, this book will be of great interest to all those concerned about the transnational dimensions of crime and the environment.

Human and Environmental Security in the Era of Global Risks
Human and Environmental Security in the Era of Global Risks

Author: Mohamed Behnassi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-10-24

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 3319928287

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This book discusses ways to deepen the debate on the linkages between global risks and human and environmental security. The approach put forward in this book is one of questioning the ability of existing concepts, regulatory frameworks, technologies and decision-making mechanisms to accurately deal with emerging risks to human and environmental security, and to act in the direction of effectively managing their impacts and fostering the resilience of concerned systems and resources. Empirical research findings from Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands are provided. During the last decades the links between emerging risks and the security of humans and nature have been the object of considerable research and deliberations. However, it is only recently becoming an important focus of policy making and advocacy. In this contributed volume, it is presumed that the ability – or lack thereof – to make innovative conceptual frameworks, institutional and policy arrangements, and technological advances for managing the current emerging risks, will foster or undermine the environmental security, and consequently determine the future human security. Moreover, taking into account the links between environmental/climate security, human security and sustainability will help frame a new research agenda and potentially develop a broad range of responses to many delicate questions.

Environmental crimes in a transnational context. Topical issues of international environmental disputes as a risk of threat to the world legal order
Environmental crimes in a transnational context. Topical issues of international environmental disputes as a risk of threat to the world legal order

Author: Giorgi Matiashvili

Publisher: Litres

Published: 2022-05-15

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 5044238147

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Каждый человек имеет право на жизнь, из этого вытекает право человека на мир, связаное с правом на мир народа и государства. И это объязывает мирное сообщество применять принципымирного разрешения споров разного характера, в том числе и экологических споров.Надеемся, что эта работа поможет улучшить понимание взаимосвязи между защитой прав человека в соответствии с Европейской конвенцией о правах человека и окружающей средой.

Global Environmental Politics
Global Environmental Politics

Author: Gabriela Kütting

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-09-13

Total Pages: 507

ISBN-13: 1136920994

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Global Environmental Politics is the perfect introduction to this increasingly significant area. The text combines an accessible introduction to the most important environmental theories and concepts with a series of detailed case studies of the most pressing environmental problems. Features and benefits of the book: Explains the most important concepts and theories in environmental politics. Introduces environmental politics within the context of political science and international relations theories. Demonstrates how the concepts and theories apply in a wide variety of real world contexts. Case studies include the most important environmental issues from climate change and biodiversity to forests and marine pollution. Each chapter is written by an established international authority in the field. ? This exciting new textbook is essential reading all students of environmental politics and will be of great interest to students of International Relations and Political Economy.

Crucible For Survival
Crucible For Survival

Author: Timothy Doyle

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2008-07-22

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 0813545137

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In this collection, Timothy Doyle and Melissa Risely bring together an international group of environmentalists, political scientists, and international relations scholars to address key issues vital to determining the human and environmental security of the Indian Ocean Region. Addressing topics that include agrifood production systems, the geopolitics of water resources along the Mekong River basin, oil production, transportation, waste disposal, and climate change, the contributors highlight the importance of regional collaboration and offer policy and management strategies for cooperative, multinational problem solving.

Traditions and Trends in Global Environmental Politics
Traditions and Trends in Global Environmental Politics

Author: Olaf Corry

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-20

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1351800795

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How can a divided world share a single planet? As the environment rises ever higher on the global agenda, the discipline of International Relations (IR) is engaging in more varied and transformative ways than ever before to overcome environmental challenges. Focusing in particular on the key trends of the past 20 years, this volume explores the main developments in the global environmental crisis, with each chapter considering an environmental issue and an approach within IR. In the process, adjacent fields including energy politics, science and technology, and political economy are also touched on. Traditions and Trends in Global Environmental Politics is aimed at anybody interested in the key international environmental problems of the day, and those seeking clarification and inspiration in terms of approaches and theories that decode how the environment is accounted for in global politics. It will be an essential resource for students and scholars of global environmental politics and governance, environmental studies and IR.

An Introduction to Non-Traditional Security Studies
An Introduction to Non-Traditional Security Studies

Author: Mely Caballero-Anthony

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2015-11-30

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1473966132

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With the end of the Cold War, threats to national security have become increasingly non-military in nature. Issues such as climate change, resource scarcity, infectious diseases, natural disasters, irregular migration, drug trafficking, information security and transnational crime have come to the forefront. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Non-Traditional Security concepts. It does so by: Covering contemporary security issues in depth Bringing together chapters written by experts in each area Guiding you towards additional material for your essays and exams through further reading lists Giving detailed explanations of key concepts Testing your understanding through end-of-chapter questions Edited by a leading figure in the field, this is an authoritative guide to the key concepts that you′ll encounter throughout your non-traditional, and environmental, security studies courses.

Environmental Policy in an International Context
Environmental Policy in an International Context

Author: Andrew Blowers

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1996-05-31

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0080531156

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This volume examines the environmental issues currently under debate in the international arena. The text approaches the topic at a conceptual level, and from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. It analyses the roles of key players in environmental policy, the nation state, non-governmental organizations and the business community. It continues with an examination of the importance of international relations (trade, east, west, north, south), and goes on to consider the prospects for sustainable development and social changes required for sustainable development to become a reality.