Governing Climate Change

by Harriet Bulkeley, Peter Newell

This fully revised and expanded new edition provides a short and accessible introduction to how climate change is governed by an increasingly diverse range of actors, from civil society and business actors to multilateral development banks, donors, and cities. The issue of global climate change has risen to the top of the international political agenda. Despite ongoing contestation about the science informing policy, the economic costs of action and the allocation of responsibility for addressing the issue within and between nations, it is clear that climate change will continue to be one of the most pressing and challenging issues facing humanity for many years to come. The book: Providing an inter-disciplinary perspective drawing on geography, politics, international relations, and development studies, this book is essential reading for all those concerned not only with the climate governance but with the future of the environment in general.

Genres: Politics

190 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Castironpot]

It's a heavy read but it gives a good overview of how climate governance as a concept and an introduction to it's different arenas.

[Catalina]

This book was rather hard to digest and all the points that were made in 6 chapters could have been easily made in one essay.