Global Environmental Degradation: Concept and Methodology of Measurement

2006 ◽  
pp. 79-111
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Global Environmental

scholarly journals The Governance of Transnational Environmental Harm: Addressing New Modes of Accountability/Responsibility

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mason
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Environmental Politics ◽  
Environmental Harm ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Environmental Politics ◽  
Private Authority ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Introductory Paper

Transboundary and global environmental harm present substantial challenges to state-centered (territorial) modalities of accountability and responsibility. The globalization of environmental degradation has triggered regulatory responses at various jurisdictional scales. These governance efforts, featuring various articulations of state and/or private authority, have struggled to address so-called “accountability deficits” in global environmental politics. Yet, it has also become clear that accountability and responsibility norms forged in domestic regulatory contexts cannot simply be transposed across borders. This special issue explores various conceptual perspectives on accountability and responsibility for transnational harm, and examines their application to different actor groups and environmental governance regimes. This introductory paper provides an overview of the major theoretical positions and examines some of the analytical challenges raised by the transnational (re)scaling of accountability and responsibility norms.

scholarly journals Publisher Correction: Tax havens and global environmental degradation

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 1674-1674
Author(s):  
Victor Galaz ◽  
Beatrice Crona ◽  
Alice Dauriach ◽  
Jean-Baptiste Jouffray ◽  
Henrik Österblom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Tax Havens ◽  
Global Environmental

The Impact of Awareness Regarding Environmental Protection Laws on Ecological Degradation

2022 ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Atul Bamrara
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Impact

Global environmental troubles are gaining significance because of the speedy and antagonistic speed of urbanization. Environmental degradation restricts the flow of environmental services. Dumping of pollutants in excess of its assimilative capacity into air, water, and soil results in deterioration of the quality of these vital resources. The nature of environmental problem depends upon the level of economic development and the geographical condition of the area under consideration. India being a developing economy with a low per capita income, high population density, agriculture-dependent labour force, and high percentage of rural areas, the problems here are different from those in developed countries. The chapter highlights the impact of knowledge regarding environmental protection issues on environmental degradation.

scholarly journals Why are Narratives that Place the Blame for Deforestation on the Rural Poor so Pervasive and so Persistent?

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeetesh Rai
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Rural Poor ◽  
Vicious Cycle ◽  
Hermeneutic Circle ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cycle Of Poverty

Deforestation is a prominent issue in the call for global environmental sustainability whose status transcends the realm of environmental studies and extends to the broader domains of public policy and popular concern. Deforestation issues are complex, and narratives provide the simple explanations needed by policymakers and the public. One of the most common narratives explaining deforestation places the blame on the rural poor. These narratives make facile connections between the poor who depend on the forests for their livelihood and the environmental degradation which is taking place in their immediate vicinity. They unite two major problems in a neat hermeneutic circle: the rural poor are caught in a vicious cycle of poverty and environmental degradation, where they are both the victims and the perpetrators. While rural poverty and deforestation are closely connected, the relationship is a complex one - contrary to what such simple narratives lead us to believe - and the causes of deforestation remain unclear. This article discusses the causes that explain why are narratives that place the blame for deforestation on the rural poor so pervasive and so persistent?

The melting polar ice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Jorunsdatter Ingilæ ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professional ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Polar Ice ◽  
Indigenous Leadership ◽  
Ice Caps ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
Global Environmental

‘The melting polar ice’ throws the reader right in the middle of what feels like a great voyage and great adventure. Ongoing global environmental degradation has dramatically increased the melting of permafrost and polar ice caps with troublesome effects for life and health all around. There is a sense of anxiety that comes with recognising the responsibilities with becoming a healthcare professional today, but also a newfound courage in taking them on. In the midst of all these troubles, hope wells up as awareness leads to action and collaboration across any conceivable boundary. Innovative technologies, indigenous leadership and healthcare professionals come together to work towards fantastic solutions with benefits for people and planet alike. Quite powerfully, ‘The melting polar ice’ expresses the sense of purpose that comes with working toward long-term visions and care for the future, working not only for the present, but also the health of future generations that depend on a healthy environment. Enjoy the ride.

scholarly journals The Universal Precautionary Principle: New Pillars and Pathways for Environmental, Sociocultural, and Economic Resilience

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akins ◽  
Lyver ◽  
Alrøe ◽  
Moller
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Precautionary Principle ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Potential Outcomes ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Indigenous And Local Knowledge ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Market Disruption ◽  
The Face

Global environmental degradation is linked to a worldwide erosion of ethnic identity and cultural diversity, as well as market disruption. Cultures rely heavily on the local environment around them, and local communities play a key role in conserving natural resources. People’s identity, connection with land, and the adaptation of Indigenous and local knowledge are prerequisites for resilience. Though the Environmental Precautionary Principle (EPP) aims to tackle environmental degradation by privileging the environment in the face of uncertainty, it is not sufficient on its own; it does not take into account the intimate connection between nature and local culture, nor does it prioritize community or cultural wellbeing. We suggest expanding this concept into a multi-faceted Universal Precautionary Principle (UPP), which recognizes people’s connection to the land, and elevates community, cultural, and economic wellbeing as equally important values alongside environmental concerns. Here, we coin the Universal Precautionary Principle, outline its four core pillars—systems, governance, diversity, and resilience—and introduce its three subsets: Environmental Precautionary Principle, Sociocultural Precautionary Principle, and Economic Precautionary Principle. We discuss potential outcomes of its application, and offer operational guidelines to implement the Universal Precautionary Principle in practice, before concluding that it is a crucial tool to build environmental, sociocultural, and economic resilience. In essence, reciprocity is the keystone for continuance—if the environment is healthy, people are more likely to be healthy. Equally, if people are healthy, the environment is more likely to be healthy; for both people and the environment to be healthy, their culture and economy must be healthy.

scholarly journals A Study of Information Acquisition on Solar Energy Concepts among Physics and Technical Teachers: Implications for Global Environmental Degradation and Energy Crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 10419-10425
Author(s):  
Oluwatomisin Marvellous Ogundeji ◽  
Nestor Ekemezie Okoye ◽  
Ikenna Samson Nwaodo ◽  
Samson Oluwatimilehin Ariyo ◽  
Osita Hyginus Omeje ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Energy Crisis ◽  
Global Environmental

Braided Waters

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wade Graham ◽  
Donald Worster
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Environmental Variation ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
Variable Environment ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

This book sheds new light on the relationship between environment and society by charting the history of Hawaii's Molokai island over a thousand-year period of repeated settlement. From the arrival of the first Polynesians to contact with eighteenth-century European explorers and traders to our present era, this book shows how the control of resources—especially water—in a fragile, highly variable environment has had profound effects on the history of Hawaii. The book examines the ways in which environmental variation repeatedly shapes human social and economic structures and how, in turn, man-made environmental degradation influences and reshapes societies. A key finding of this study is how deep structures of place interact with distinct cultural patterns across different societies to produce similar social and environmental outcomes, in both the Polynesian and modern eras—a case of historical isomorphism with profound implications for global environmental history.

Is Risk a Drive for Change? Pollution and Risk Displacement in 1970s to 1980s Hong Kong

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-195
Author(s):  
Lam Yee Man
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Environmental Development ◽  
It Risk

Many people believe risk drives change. Environmental degradation, depletion of the ozone layer, and global warming all help advance global environmental development. However, why do some countries react promptly while some are slower to react to environmental risk? Reasons vary, but this article focuses on how the specific way risk was formulated and introduced in Hong Kong impeded drastic and swift environmental development. Tracing back to the time when the notion of pollution was first formulated in Hong Kong, this article argues that pollution was not defined as what it was. Instead, pollution was defined and introduced to the public as a problem of sanitation, turning pollution into a problem of categorization—a risk that could be easily resolved. This article contributes to the study of both pollution and risk by studying pollution as a social construct in the unique case of Hong Kong. A warning from Hong Kong—instead of addressing and resolving it, risk could be discreetly displaced.

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