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The Making of International Environmental Treaties

Neoliberal and Constructivist Analyses of Normative Evolution

By: Gerry Nagtzaam

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The Making of International Environmental Treaties

Neoliberal and Constructivist Analyses of Normative Evolution

By: Gerry Nagtzaam

Gerry Nagtzaam contends that in recent decades neoliberal institutionalist scholarship on global environmental regimes has burgeoned, as has constructivist scholarship on the key role played by norms in international politics. In this innovative volume, the author sets these interest- and norm-based approaches against each other in order to test their ability to illustrate why and how different environmental norms take hold in some regimes and not others. The book explores why some global environmental treaties seek to preserve and protect some parts of nature from human utilization, some seek to conserve certain parts of nature for human development, whilst others allow the reckless exploitation of nature without accounting for the consequences. It tracks the fate of these three underlying environmental norms preservation, conservation and exploitation using case studies on whaling, mining in Antarctica and tropical timber. The book illustrates how international political battles to shape environmental regimes inevitably result in clashes between these competing environmental norms. This unique study will prove a fascinating read for both academics and practitioners in the fields of international environmental politics and international environmental law.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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184980348X

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9781849803489

From Environmental Action to Ecoterrorism?

Towards a Process Theory of Environmental and Animal Rights Oriented Political Violence

By: Gerry Nagtzaam

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From Environmental Action to Ecoterrorism?

Towards a Process Theory of Environmental and Animal Rights Oriented Political Violence

By: Gerry Nagtzaam

This book scrutinizes the growth of the ‘eco-terrorism’ movement operating on a global scale, focusing on the main groups and their more radical offshoots, both historically and those currently active. These include Earth First!, the Earth Liberation Front, the Animal Liberation Front and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It critically examines how these groups form and how they have evolved, their key personnel, their strategies and tactics, principles, motivating philosophies and attitudes to violence. Specifically, the book seeks to understand whether such groups inevitably evolve from activists to militants to terrorists, as the literature suggests. Lastly, it considers the future of such groups, asking whether they will become more prominent as more people become ecologically aware and as global environmental conditions deteriorate, or whether such groups have peaked as a force for environmental change.

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365

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1785367358

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9781785367359

International Environmental Law

A Case Study Analysis

By: Gerry Nagtzaam,Evan van Hook,Douglas Guilfoyle

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International Environmental Law

A Case Study Analysis

By: Gerry Nagtzaam,Evan van Hook,Douglas Guilfoyle

This book seeks to better understand how International Environmental Law regimes evolve. The authors address throughout the major environmental, economic, and political tensions that have both shaped and constrained the evolution of international environmental policy within regimes, and its expression in international legal rule and norm development. Readers will gain an increased understanding of the growing role played by non-state actors in global environmental governance, including environmental non-government organisations, scientists, the United Nations, and corporations. The authors also look ahead to the future of International Environmental Law, evaluating key challenges and decisions that the discipline will face. The text is clear, concise, and accessible. It is ideally suited to students and professionals interested in International Environmental Law, and individuals who are intrigued by this dynamic area of law.

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614

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Routledge

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135136796X

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9781351367967

Decision-making and Radioactive Waste Disposal

By: Andrew Newman,Gerry Nagtzaam

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Decision-making and Radioactive Waste Disposal

By: Andrew Newman,Gerry Nagtzaam

The International Atomic Energy Agency estimates that nuclear power generation facilities produce about 200,000 cubic meters of low and intermediate-level waste each year. Vital medical procedures, industrial processes and basic science research also produce significant quantities of waste. All of this waste must be shielded from the population for extended periods of time. Finding suitable locations for disposal facilities is beset by two main problems: community responses to siting proposals are generally antagonistic and, as a result, governments have tended to be reactive in their policy-making. Decision-making and Radioactive Waste Disposal explores these issues utilizing a linear narrative case study approach that critically examines key stakeholder interactions in order to explain how siting decisions for low level waste disposal are made. Five countries are featured: the US, Australia, Spain, South Korea and Switzerland. This book seeks to establish an understanding of the political, economic, environmental, legal and social dimensions of siting across those countries. This valuable resource fills a gap in the literature and provides recommendations for future disposal facility siting efforts. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental law, justice, management, politics, energy and security policy as well as decision-makers in government and industry.

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332

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Routledge

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1136686320

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9781136686320

Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation

History, Trends, Perspectives

By: Gerry Nagtzaam,Geert Van Calster,Steve Kourabas,Elena Karataeva

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Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation

History, Trends, Perspectives

By: Gerry Nagtzaam,Geert Van Calster,Steve Kourabas,Elena Karataeva

Addressing one of the most pressing environmental issues, this topical book carefully inspects the current extent of the plastic pollution crisis and observes contemporary approaches to its regulation. By adopting a strong interdisciplinary approach, this book fully encapsulates the key challenges and solutions surrounding this globally applicable problem.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1800373554

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9781800373556

Book's by Gerry Nagtzaam

The Making of International Environmental Treaties

The Making of International Environmental Treaties

From Environmental Action to Ecoterrorism?

From Environmental Action to Ecoterrorism?

International Environmental Law

International Environmental Law

Decision-making and Radioactive Waste Disposal

Decision-making and Radioactive Waste Disposal

Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation

Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation

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