Green Planet Blues

Ken Conca is Professor of International Relations in the School of International Service at American University. He is the author and editor of several books on global environmental politics, peacebuilding, global governance, the United Nations, and the politics of water.

Revised and updated throughout, this unique anthology examines global environmental politics from a range of perspectives and capturing the voices of both the powerless and the powerful.

Introduction: From Stockholm to Sustainability? Part One: The Debate Begins 1. The Limits to Growth 2. Environment and Development: The Case of the Developing Countries 3. The Tragedy of the Commons 4. Redefining National Security 5. Two Agendas on Amazon Development 6. Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons Part Two: Ecology and the Structure of The International System 7. Rethinking the Ecology-Sovereignty Debate 8. China's Environmental Challenges 9. Nobel Lecture 10. Transnational Environmental Activism in North America: Wielding Soft Power through Knowledge Sharing? Part Three: Institutions of Global Environmental Governance 11. Green Pluralism: Lessons for Improved Environmental Governance in the 21st Century 12. A Wish List for an Environmentally Friendly NAFTA 13. The Climate Change Battle in Paris 14. Climate Change after Paris: From Turning Point to Transformation 15. This Changes Nothing: The Paris Agreement to Ignore Reality Part Four: The Sustainability Debate 16. From the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals 17. The Problem of Consumption 18. The End of Sustainability 19. Sustainability vs. Resilience 20. Sustainability Is Not Enough: We Need Regenerative Cultures Part Five: From Ecological Conflict to Environmental Security? 21. An Uncommon Peace: Environment, Development, and the Global Security Agenda 22. From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment 23. The Role of Drought and Climate Change in the Syrian Uprising: Untangling the Triggers of the Revolution 24. Environmental Peacebuilding: The Good Water Neighbors Project 25. Deadly Environment Part Six: Ecological Justice 26. Climate Wrongs and Human Rights: Putting People at the Heart of Climate-change Policy 27. The Global Water Grab: A Primer 28. The Real Price of Europe Going Green 29. Coal, Identity, and the Gendering of Environmental Justice Activism in Central Appalachia 30. Inequality and Environmental Policy