environmentalism

Michael Toman discusses values, costs, and benefits in the economics of climate change, and sketches ways in which technical economic analyses could be integrated with public dialogue.

Kimberly K. Smith argues that environmental political theory poses new challenges to our received political concepts and values.

In this editorial, Clive L. Spash discusses current economic and political motives as well as values and beliefs surrounding environmental issues.

International Organizations and Environmental Protection comprehensively explores the environmental activities of professional communities, NGOs, regional bodies, the United Nations, and other international organizations during the twentieth century. It follows their efforts to shape debates about environmental degradation, develop binding intergovernmental commitments, and—following the seminal 1972 Conference on the Human Environment—implement and enforce actual international policies.

Environmental Organizations in Modern Germany narrates the rise and adaptation of the German environmental movement, as well as its dilemmas and strategies to adjust to changing sociopolitical policies and contexts.

Nature of the Miracle Years traces the gradual development of the German conservation movement through the democratization perido of postwar German society.

The Culture of German Environmentalism portrays the breadth of environmentalism in Germany through an analysis of the Green Party, its “green” literature, media, and politics.

The Environment and Sustainable Development in the New Central Europe highlights creative solutions being implemented in Central and East Central Europe to overcome environmental problems and ensure sustainable development.