Institutions and Environmental Change - Principal Findings, Applications, and Research Frontiers (Paperback)

This overview of recent research on how institutions matter in tackling environmental problems reports the findings and policy implications of a decade-long international research project. Studies show that institutions play a role both in causing and in addressing problems arising from human-environment interactions. But the nature of this role is complex and not easily described. This book presents an overview of recent research on how institutions matter in efforts to tackle such environmental problems as the loss of biological diversity, the degradation of forests, and the overarching issue of climate change. Using the tools of the "new institutionalism" in the social sciences, the book treats institutions as sets of rights, rules, and decision-making procedures. Individual chapters present research findings and examine policy implications regarding questions of causality, performance, and institutional design as well as the themes of institutional fit (or misfit), interplay, and scale. Institutions and Environmental Change is the product of a decade-long international research project on the Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (IDGEC) carried out under the auspices of the International Human Dimensions Programme. The book's policy insights demonstrate that research on institutions can provide the basis for practical advice on effective ways to deal with the most pressing environmental problems of our times. Contributors Frank Biermann, Carl Folke, Victor Galaz, Thomas Gehring, Joyeeta Gupta, Thomas Hahn, Leslie A. King, Ronald B. Mitchell, Sebastian Oberthur, Per Olsson, Heike Schroeder, Uno Svedin, Simon Tay, Arild Underdal, Oran R. Young

General

Imprint:	MIT Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The MIT Press
Release date:	September 2008
First published:	2010
Editors:	Oran R Young • Leslie A. King • Heike Schroeder (Senior Lecturer in Climate Change & International Development)
Contributors:	Oran R Young • Arild Underdal • Ronald B Mitchell • Victor Galaz • Per Olsson • Thomas Hahn • Carl Folke
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-0-262-74033-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General
LSN:	0-262-74033-8
Barcode:	9780262740333

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