Multilevel Governance of Global Environmental Change

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Multilevel Governance of Global Environmental Change is written by Gerd Winter and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1107320844 (ISBN 10) and 9781107320840 (ISBN 13).

Originally published in 2006, this collection is the outcome of an interdisciplinary research project involving scholars in the fields of international and comparative environmental law, the sociology and politics of global governance, and the scientific study of global climate change. Earth system analysis as developed by the natural sciences is transferred to the analysis of institutions of global environmental change. Rather than one overarching supranational organisation, a system of 'multilevel' institutions is advocated. The book examines the proper role of industrial self-regulation, of horizontal transfer of national policies, of regional integration, and of improved coordination between international environmental organisations, as well as basic principles for sustainable use of resources. Addressing both academics and politicians, this book will stimulate the debate about the means of improving global governance.