Governance for the Environment: New Perspectives [Paperback]

Leading scholars from economics, management studies, and political science suggest effective environmental policies to mitigate human impact on the environment.What kind of governance will create sustainable development? Leading scholars from economics, management, and political science suggest effective environmental policies to mitigate human impact on the environment. The authors argue that the future of environmental policies lies in coordinated systems that simultaneously engage government, environmental non-governmental organizations, and businesses.What kind of governance will create sustainable development? Leading scholars from economics, management, and political science suggest effective environmental policies to mitigate human impact on the environment. The authors argue that the future of environmental policies lies in coordinated systems that simultaneously engage government, environmental non-governmental organizations, and businesses.We live in an era of human-dominated ecosystems in which the demand for environmental governance is rising rapidly. At the same time, confidence in the capacity of governments to meet this demand is waning. How can we address the resultant governance deficit and achieve sustainable development? This book brings together perspectives from economics, management, and political science in order to identify innovative approaches to governance and bring them to bear on environmental issues. The authors' analysis of important cases demonstrates how governance systems need to fit their specific setting and how effective policies can be developed without relying exclusively on government. They argue that the future of environmental policies lies in coordinated systems that simultaneously engage actors located in the public sector, the private sector, and civil society. Governance for the Environment draws attention to cutting-edge questions for practitioners and analysts interested in environmental governance.Part I. Central ThrelC,