The Global Commons

This new and updated edition is essential for those wanting tounderstand the limits to collective action on global environmentalproblems. It develops and applies the tools of regime analysis tothe question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be,governed effectively. Since the publication of the first edition of The Global Commonsthere have been many developments particularly in the area ofclimate change and sustainable development e.g. Agenda 21. This newedition has been extensively re-written and expanded to take intoaccount recent developments and includes new conclusions on theconnections between global and local commons. Involving the firstsystematic comparative analysis of governance regimes, the bookcovers: * The Third Law of the Sea Convention, the deep seabed, whaling andmarine pollution regimes * Antarctica and the Madrid Protocol on EnvironmentalProtection * Outer space regimes for weapons, the operation of satellites andthe emerging problem of orbital debris * The global atmosphere, the Montreal Protocol for the protectionof the stratospheric ozone layer and the developing climate changeregime and the Kyoto Protocol. The first edition received widespread praise eg "a comprehensiveand incisive review of much relevant scholarship and case studymaterial" (Area) and "a must for every reading list" (Progress inHuman Geography) and this latest volume will also be invaluable forresearchers and students of politics, environmental management,international relations and political geography.

Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition International Agreements on the Global Commons Abbreviations and Acronyms 1 The Governance of the Commons The Nature of the Commons The Global Commons The 'Tragedy of the Commons' Governance and Regimes Notes 2 Regime Analysis Issue Areas Actors Principles and Norms Decision-making Procedures Rules Regime Change Notes 3 The Oceans The Law of the Sea Whaling Marine Pollution The Deep Seabed Summary Notes 4 Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System - A Single Regime Principles and Norms Organization and Procedures Rules Monitoring and Enforcement Scientific Activity Summary Notes 5 Outer Space The Space Commons and Space Law Military Uses Environment and Space Debris Information Flow Orbit and Spectrum Summary Notes 6 The Atmosphere Stratospheric Ozone Climate Change Summary Notes 7 Regime Effectiveness Effectiveness as International Law Effectiveness as Transfer of Authority Effectiveness as Behaviour Modification Effectiveness as Problem Solving Regime Assessment Notes 8 Explaining Regime Incidence and Change Structural Explanations Utilitarian Explanations Plural Interests and Values Changing Cognitions - Epistemic Communities A Synthesis? Notes 9 Conclusion Global and Local Commons Multi-layer Governance Notes References Index