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Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics - The Anthropocene Gap (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,932
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Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics - The Anthropocene Gap (Hardcover): Victor Galaz

Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics - The Anthropocene Gap (Hardcover)

Victor Galaz

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We live on an increasingly human-dominated planet. Our impact on the Earth has become so huge that researchers now suggest that it merits its own geological epoch - the 'Anthropocene' - the age of humans. Combining theory development and case studies of 'planetary boundaries', emerging infectious diseases, financial markets and geoengineering, this groundbreaking book explores the 'Anthropocene Gap' otherwise known as society's current failure to address the most profound environmental challenges of our times. What are the political and institutional implications of this new epoch? And what are some novel ways to analyze the complicated interplay between institutions, Earth system complexity and technology? This book offers one of the first explorations of political and institutional dimensions of the Anthropocene concept by providing a novel combination of institutional analysis along with insights from Earth system sciences. It provides an exploration of the role of technology for global environmental governance and defines a new agenda for political science analysis in the Anthropocene. Offering the first summary of the planetary boundaries debate, this cutting edge book will be of great interest to researchers concerned in the interplay between politics, technology, and global environmental change, and those interested in the debate surrounding the Anthropocene and 'planetary boundaries'. Contents: Foreword. The 'Anthropocene Gap' 1. Planetary Terra Incognita 2. Governance and Complexity 3. Earth System Complexity 4. Epidemics and Supernetworks 5. Engineering the Planet 6. Financial Markets, Robots and Ecosystems 7. Bridging the 'Anthropocene Gap' Epilogue: Back to London via the Baltic Sea References Index

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Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2014
Authors: Victor Galaz
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-1-78195-554-3
Categories: Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Pollution control
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming
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LSN: 1-78195-554-9
Barcode: 9781781955543

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