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An unfinished foundation : the United Nations and global environmental governance /

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This volume examines the origins, effectiveness, and limitations of the United Nations system's approach to global environmental governance. It traces the history of the UN's approach, maps its increasingly apparent limits, and suggests needed reforms to use conflict sensitivity, peacebuil...

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Main Author: Conca, Ken (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
United Nations > Environmental policy.
Nations Unies > Politique de l'environnement.
United Nations
Environmental justice > International cooperation.
Human rights > International cooperation.
Sustainability > International cooperation.
Justice environnementale > Coopération internationale.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Coopération internationale.
Durabilité de l'environnement > Coopération internationale.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Environmental justice > International cooperation
Environmental policy
Human rights > International cooperation
Earth & Environmental Sciences.
Environmental Sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume examines the origins, effectiveness, and limitations of the United Nations system's approach to global environmental governance. It traces the history of the UN's approach, maps its increasingly apparent limits, and suggests needed reforms to use conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding, accountability mechanisms, and rights-based approaches as tools in the UN's environmental work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 301 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190232870
0190232870
9780190232894
0190232897