The Global Commons: Environmental and Technological Governance

The global commons – the oceans, Antarctica, outer space and the atmosphere – are critical to the survival of human kind. Yet, they are, by definition, beyond the control of any government. How, then, can the governments of some 180 or more sovereign states co–operate effectively to protect and sustain the often fragile environment of the commons? This book develops and applies the tools of regime analysis to the question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be, governed effectively. The new edition has been extensively re–written and expanded to take into account recent developments and includes a new conclusion on the connections between global and local commons. Involving the first systematic comparative analysis of governance regimes The Global Commons covers:
∗ The Third Law of the Sea Convention, the deep seabed, whaling and marine pollution regimes
∗ Antarctica and the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection
∗ Outer space regimes for weapons, the operation of satellites and the emerging problem of orbital debris
∗ The global atmosphere, the Montreal Protocol for the protection of the stratospheric ozone layer and the developing climate change regime and the Kyoto Protocol
Reviews of the first edition noted that The Global Commons: is ′... an invaluable reference point for students of international resource issues ...′ International Affairs is ′... an important book for students of politics, environmental management, international relations and political geography.′ Geographical Journal ′... should be studied by all those who want to understand the limits to collective action on global environmental problems and is a must for every reading list associated with courses on the society–nature interface.′ Progress in Human Geography and ′... as a comprehensive and incisive review of much relevant scholarship and case study material, this book should find its way on to core reading lists for environmental management.′ Area

Spis treści:
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
International Agreements on the Global Commons
Abbreviations and Acronyms
1 The Governance of the Commons
The Nature of the Commons
The Global Commons
The ′Tragedy of the Commons′
Governance and Regimes
Notes
2 Regime Analysis
Issue Areas
Actors
Principles and Norms
Decision–making Procedures
Rules
Regime Change
Notes
3 The Oceans
The Law of the Sea
Whaling
Marine Pollution
The Deep Seabed
Summary
Notes
4 Antarctica
The Antarctic Treaty System –
A Single Regime
Principles and Norms
Organization and Procedures
Rules
Monitoring and Enforcement
Scientific Activity
Summary
Notes
5 Outer Space
The Space Commons and Space Law
Military Uses
Environment and Space Debris
Information Flow
Orbit and Spectrum
Summary
Notes
6 The Atmosphere
Stratospheric Ozone
Climate Change
Summary
Notes
7 Regime Effectiveness
Effectiveness as International Law
Effectiveness as Transfer of Authority
Effectiveness as Behaviour Modification
Effectiveness as Problem Solving
Regime Assessment
Notes
8 Explaining Regime Incidence and Change
Structural Explanations
Utilitarian Explanations
Plural Interests and Values
Changing Cognitions –
Epistemic Communities
A Synthesis?
Notes
9 Conclusion
Global and Local Commons
Multi–layer Governance
Notes
References
Index

Okładka tylna:
The global commons – the oceans, Antarctica, outer space and the atmosphere – are critical to the survival of human kind. Yet, they are, by definition, beyond the control of any government. How, then, can the governments of some 180 or more sovereign states co–operate ef fectively to protect and sustain the often fragile environment of the commons? This book develops and applies the tools of regime analysis to the question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be, governed effectively. The new edition has been extensively re–written and expanded to take into account recent developments and includes a new conclusion on the connections between global and local commons. Involving the first systematic comparative analysis of governance regimes The Global Commons covers:
∗ The Third Law of the Sea Convention, the deep seabed, whaling and marine pollution regimes
∗ Antarctica and the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection
∗ Outer space regimes for weapons, the operation of satellites and the emerging problem of orbital debris
∗ The global atmosphere, the Montreal Protocol for the protection of the stratospheric ozone layer and the developing climate change regime and the Kyoto Protocol
Reviews of the first edition noted that The Global Commons: is ′... an invaluable reference point for students of international resource issues ...′ International Affairs is ′... an important book for students of politics, environmental management, international relations and political geography.′ Geographical Journal ′... should be studied by all those who want to understand the limits to collective action on global environmental problems and is a must for every reading list associated with courses on the society–nature interface.′ Progress in Human Geography and ′... as a comprehensive and incisive review of much relevant scholarship and case study material, this book should find its way on to core reading lists for environmental management.′ Area