Overview
- Fills a knowledge gap where ocean and marine studies in Mexico, Canada and the United States merge with the global development agenda
- Provides an interdisciplinary perspective through contributors from all three North American countries and from diverse academic backgrounds: environmental policy, environmental agency, marine conservation, environmental and marine law, marine ecology, biological oceanography, and sociology
- Promotes collaboration between the social and natural sciences
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Governance, Development, and Social Inclusion in Latin America (GDSILA)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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International Background and Context
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Environmental Background
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Considerations for a Complementary International Environmental Agenda in North America
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About this book
This edited volume provides a variety of insights into the context in which ocean and wetlands policy is placed at the sub-continental level. The governments of Mexico, Canada, and United States of America have recognized the importance of conserving, protecting, and enhancing the environment in their territories. As a result, they have developed an institutional structure aimed at furthering environmental cooperation. However, marine environment has played a secondary role, characterized by scientific cooperation that does not develop into regional policies. This project analyzes how ocean and wetlands preservation is omitted from the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, meaning that collaborative efforts under-perform or remain largely sidelined from mainstream issues. As contributors come from a mix of the social and natural sciences (politics, international relations, law studies, sociology, oceanology, and oceanography), this book presents diverse viewpoints on how to address wetlands protection, deep ocean research collaboration, and the marine context of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Widening the Scope of Environmental Policies in North America
Book Subtitle: Towards Blue Approaches
Editors: Gustavo Sosa-Nunez
Series Title: Governance, Development, and Social Inclusion in Latin America
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56236-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56235-3Published: 07 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85861-6Published: 03 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56236-0Published: 22 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2569-1341
Series E-ISSN: 2569-1333
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 227
Topics: Public Policy, International Environmental Law, Climate Change Management and Policy, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Oceanography, Freshwater & Marine Ecology