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Governance of Earth Systems

Science and Its Uses

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  • © 2010

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  1. Robert Boardman

    1. Dalhousie University, Canada

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Part of the book series: Global Issues (GLOISS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Ecological Imagination and Global Society

    1. Introduction

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 1-15

  3. Science and Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Environmental Crisis and the Contexts of Science

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 19-37

    3. From Systems Complexity to Decisional Uncertainty

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 38-56

    4. The Earth Theory Tradition

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 57-68

    5. Geosphere-Atmosphere-Biosphere Integration

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 69-91

  4. Governance Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Theorizing Governance and Community

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 95-117

    3. Structures of Environmental Governance

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 118-130

    4. Biological Diversity

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 131-153

    5. Climate Change

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 154-175

    6. Geological Hazards

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 176-195

    7. Governance, Science, and Earth Systems

      • Robert Boardman
      Pages 196-217

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 218-243
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Science and politics are closely connected in today's global environmental issues. This book focuses on these links in relation to climate change, the threats to wildlife species, and natural hazards and disasters. Study of these reveals the need for more effective international cooperation and the limits of global governance.

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  • Dalhousie University, Canada

    Robert Boardman

About the author

ROBERT BOARDMAN was formerly McCulloch Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University, Canada. His books include The Political Economy of Nature (2001) and The International Politics of Bird Conservation (2006).

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