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ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS of GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS of GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE Edited by Jean-Frédéric Morin and Amandine Orsini "This volume provides an essential glossary of critical terms and concepts ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS OF in the field of international environmental poli tics for d.iplomats, analysts and students. The interdisciplinary array of expert authors provides GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL terse and authoritative overview of the key concepts and debates that have defined the field of international environmental governance over . GOVERNANCE the years. The entries carefully survey the intellectual ecosystem of the concepts applied to understanding and managing our global environ­ mental crisis." Edited by Jean-Frédéric Morin -Peter M. Haas, Profossor qf Political Science, University qfMassachusetts Amherst, USA . and Amandine Orsini "ln a truly unique way, this book helps to conneci the dots and navigate between the concepts, ideas and schools of thought in global environ­ mental policy today. As environmental issues climb higher on the global agenda, I would highly recommend this book to ali who wish to better understand the insights of sustainable global governance." - Connie Hedegaard, European Union Commissioner .for Climate Action "The global community is at a crossroads in respect to addressing climate change. A solid understanding of global environmental govemance empowers people to better shape positive democracy that determines a safer future. This book makes a valuable contribution to societal under­ standing aQd societal change. Those who care about the world we leave to our children should take inspiration from its many and varied con:. tribu tors drawn from so many disparate but interlocking disciplines., - Christicma Fzgueres, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chrmge ~~ ~~o~;~;n~s~:up mr!lmm~~ LONDON AND NEW YORK from Routledge First published 2015 1 by Routledge ~ 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN ~1 and by Routledge J 711 Thlrd Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint qf the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 20I5Jean-Frédéric Mari? and Amandine Orsini l·1 The right of the editors to be iden4fied as the authors of the 1 editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. l To Léa, Julie, Anaïs, and Naomie. Ali rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced 1 or utilised in any fonn or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, 1 now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, w:ithout pennission in 1 writing from the publishers. 1 Trademark rwtice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and 1 explanation without intent to infringe. British library Cataloguing-in-PublicatWn Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library qfCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Essential concepts of global environmental governance 1 edited by Jean-Frédéric Morin and Amandine Orsini. pages cm l. Environmental policy - International cooperation. 2. Environmentalism - International cooperation. 3. Environmental protection- International cooperation. 4. Environmental responsibility- International cooperation. 5. Global environmental change- International cooperation. I. Morin,Jean-Frédéric, editer. II. Orsini, Amandine, editor. GE170.E77 2014 363.7'01561-dc23 2014001736 ISBN: 978-0-415-82246-6 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-415-82247-3 (pbk) ISBN: 978-0-203-55356-5 (ebk) T ypeset in Baskerville by Florence Production Limîted, Stoodleigh, Devon, UK Printed and bound in the United States of America by Edwards Brothers Malloy on sustainably sourced paper. CONTENTS Priface: 101 shades qfgreen in a pink jacket xi List qf abbreviations xiü Timeline qfselected international environmental agreements XVI Adaptation CITES 24 ErU: E Massey Daniel Compagnon Aid 2 Climate change regime 26 Asa Persson ''l! Harro van Asselt Antarctic Treaty regime 5 Commission on Sustainable Alan D. Hemmings Development 29 Arctic Council 7 Lynn M. Wagner Olav Schram Stokke Common but differentiated Assessments 9 responsibility 31 Joyeeta Gupta Steve Vanderheùkn Audits 11 Common heritage of Olivier Boira[ and Ifiaki mankind 34 Heras-Saizarbitoria Scott J. Shackelford Biodiversity regime 13 Compliance and G. Kristin Rnsendal implementation 37 Boundary organizations 16 Sandrine Ma/jean-Dubois Maria Carmen Lemos and Conservation and Christine Kirchhoff preservation 40 Business and corporations 18 Jean-Frédéric Morin and Doris Fuchs and Bastian Knebel Amandine Orsini Carrying capacities Corporate social paradigm 21 responsibility 42 Nathan F. Soyre and Jennifer Clapp and lan H. Adam Romero Rnwlands vn CONTENTS CONTENTS Critical political economy 45 Global Environment Labeling and certification Ill Policy diffusion !52 Peter Newell Facility 79 Benjamin Cashore, Graerne Kaga Biedenkopf Benjamin Denis Auld, and Stifim Renckens Deep eçology 47 Polluter pays principle !55 Andrew Dobson Global environmental Law of the Sea Convention 113 Nicolas de Sadeleer Desertification Convention 48 govemance studies 82 ]oye Ellis Oran R. Young Population sustainability !56 Steffen Bauer Least developed countries 114 Diana Coole Disasters 51 Global public good 84 Alexandra Hoftr Post-environmentalism !58 Raymond Murphy Sélim li>uaji Liability 117 Chiara Certomà Dispute resolution Grass.roots movements 86 Cymie R. Payne Precautionary principle 160 mechanisms 53 Brian Doherty Liberal environmentalism 119 Aarti Gupta Carrie Menkel-Meadow Green democracy 88 Steven Bernstein Dumping 55 Robyn Eckersley Preventive action principle 163 Markets 122 Hélène Trudeau Josué Mathieu Hazardous Chemicals Matthew Paterson Ecocentrism 57 Convention 90 Private regimes 165 Sheryl D. Breen Peter Hough Migrants 125 Jessica F. Green François Gemenne Ecofeminism 59 Hazardous wastes regime 91 REDD 167 Charlotte Bretherton Henrïk Selin Military conflicts . 128 Heike Schroeder Maya]egen Ecological moder~ization 61 Human and environmental Reflexive governance 169 Maarten Hojer rights 93 Negotiating coalitions 130 Tom Dedeurwaerdere Sophie Lavallée Ecosystem services Pamela Chasek Regimes 171 (payments for) 62 Indigenous peoples and Nongovemmental Amandine Or,fini and Stefanie Engel local communities 95 organizations 134 Jean-Frédéric Morin Effectiveness 64 Marc H'!fi.y Michele M. Betsill Regional governance 172 Detlef F. Sprinz lnfluential individuals 98 Nonregimes 137 TomDelreux Emerging countries 67 Bob Reina/da Radoslav S. Dimitrov Reporting Ana Flavia Barros-Platiau and 175 Institutional interactions lOI . 140 Klaus Diugwerth Amandine Orsini Sebastian Oberthür and Ozone regime David L Downie Epistemic communities 69 7hijs Van de Graaf Risk society 178 Ulrich Beek Mai'a K Davis Cross International Whaling Participation 144 Philippe Le Prestre Fisheries governance 72 Commission 104 Scale 179 Elizabeth R. DeSombre Steinar Andresen Partnerships 146 Kate O'Neill Gaia theory 74 Justice 107 liliana Andonova and Scarcity and conflicts 181 Karen Li!fot Katia Vladimirova Manoela Assayag Alexis Caries Global deliberative Kuznets curve Persistent Organic Pollutants Scenarios 184 democracy 76 (environmental) 109 Convention 150 Stacy D. VanDeveer and ]ohnDryzek David !. Stern Jessica T empleton Simone Pulver Vlll ix CONTENTS Science 186 Transboundary water PREFACE Tzm Forsyth regime 217 Shlomi Dinar 101 shades of green in a pink jacket Secretariats 189 Bernd Siebenhüner Transgovernmental 1 networks 220 191 Security Harriet Bulkeley Hiroshi Ohta Transnational crime 222 Shaming 193 Lorraine Elliott Charlotte Epstein Pink is a rather surprising color for the caver of a book on global Transparency 224 Sovereignty 195 environmental governance. Of course, it is not an innocuous choice, Michael Mason Jean-Frédéric Morin and but a deliberate editorial statement. It is meant to illustrate three key Amandine Orsini Treaty negociations 227 assumptions underlying this book. First, we perceive global environ­ Daniel Compagnon mental governance as a unique-and at times surprising-academic field, Summit diplomacy 198 full ofinnovative concepts, out-ofthe-box ideas, and unexpected findings. Arild Underdal United Nations Second, global environmental govemance is not an exclusively "green" Environment Programme 229 ' Sustainable development 201 field populated by a homogeneous group of activists, but rather a diverse Stiffen Bauer Edwin ;(accai field fueled by several hot debates and heated controversies. Third, Wètlands Convention 232 global environmental governance has broad impacts on our societies, Taxati on 204 Royal Gardner going weil beyond environmental concerns and covering issue-areas su ch Bernard P. Herber as security, trade, agriculture, health, and gender relations. World Bank 234 Technology transfer 207 Essential Concepts qf Global Environmental Govemance does not only have Susan Park Joanna l Lewis a unique cover, but a unique format as weil. It is organized as an World Environment encyclopedia, with l 01 independent and short entries presented in Thermoeconomics 210 Organization 236 alphabetical order. Each entry defines a concept of global environmental Kozo MCfYumi Frank Biermann governance, provides an original and critical review of the literature on Tragedy of the commons 212 it, and suggests key references for further reading. World Trade Organization 239 Thomas
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