State and environment : the comparative study of environmental governance / edited by Andreas Duit.

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Duit, Andreas [editor.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9780262323871
0262323877
130684133X
9781306841337
026252581X
9780262525817
0262027127
9780262027120

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: State and environmentDDC classification:

363.7 23

LOC classification:

GE170 .S7165 2014eb

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Contents:

Introduction: The comparative study of environmental governance / Andreas Duit -- Comparing environmental performance / James Meadowcroft -- Explaining environmental policy adoption : a comparative analysis of policy developments in twenty-four OECD countries / Christoph Knill, Susumu Shikano, and Jale Tosun -- The three worlds of environmental politics / Detlef Jahn -- Wind-power development in Germany and the United States : structural factors, multiple-stream convergence, and turning points / Roger Karapin -- Early bird or copycat, leader or laggard? A comparison of cross-national patterns of environmental policy change Thomas Sommerer -- The role of the state in the governance of sustainable development : subnational practices in European states / Susan Baker and Katarina Eckerberg -- Sustainable citizenship : the role of citizens and consumers as agents of the environmental state / Michele Micheletti, Dietlind Stolle, and Daniel Berlin -- Decentralization and deforestation : comparing local forest governance regimes in Latin America / Krister Andersson, Tom Evans, Clark C. Gibson, and Glenn Wright -- Enforcement and compliance in African fisheries : the dynamic interaction between ruler and ruled / martin Sjöstedt -- Causes and consequences of stakeholder participation in natural resource management : evidence from 143 biosphere reserves in fifty-five countries / Andreas Duit and Ola Hall -- Conclusion: An emerging ecostate? / Andreas Duit.

Summary: This volume of comparative studies documents the continuing relevance of the state in environmental politics and policy. The book also demonstrates the analytical power of the comparative approach to the study of environmental politics and policy, offering cross-national comparisons of environmental governance in both developed and developing countries. Some chapters are based on qualitative studies from a small number of countries; others offer statistical analyses of quantitative data from many more countries over a longer time period.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This volume of comparative studies documents the continuing relevance of the state in environmental politics and policy. The book also demonstrates the analytical power of the comparative approach to the study of environmental politics and policy, offering cross-national comparisons of environmental governance in both developed and developing countries. Some chapters are based on qualitative studies from a small number of countries; others offer statistical analyses of quantitative data from many more countries over a longer time period.