Environmental Policy in an International Context, Perspectives on Environmental Problems (International Environmental Studies Series) (Volume 1)

This book takes a critical and analytical look at contemporary environmental issues built around some key questions. In particular the book questions why international environmental problems have become so important politically. Questions are examined from a variety of viewpoints--scientific, sociological, political, legal and economic. A multidisciplinary approach is emphasized throughout illustrating how technical and scientific solutions need to be sought along side economic and political ones.