Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice

Bringing together a mixture of theoretical discussion, political analyses and illustrative case studies, this volume provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the tension between environmental protection and economic development in Turkey. It also makes an important contribution to the literature on politics in Turkey.

There has been a profound change within the sphere of government and societal regulation in recent years. Traditional hierarchical government has been challenged by new governance instruments relying on negotiations instead of command and control. Alongside this development there has been a change in the time-framing of politics and steering.

Using extensive original research interviews, this book showcases how small-scale renewable energy technologies are helping Asia respond to a daunting set of energy governance challenges.

After the Brundtland Commission's Report "Our Common Future" adopted the concept of 'sustainable development', this book provides a renewal of the concept exploring the potential for fresh practices and fields for those involved in sustainability activity.

Offers a transdisciplinary and transcultural look at the problem of energy production and consumption in modern times. Discussing issues of history, politics, science, risk, lifestyle and representation, this book demonstrates that experiences through time can provide insights into the kinds of solutions that have succeeded.

Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) are a mode of involving civil society in debates and decision-making on resource management. This book focuses on water management to take a look at this phenomenon. It recognises that MSPs may do more harm than good. It examines how MSPs might successfully co-opt the public, private and civil-society sectors.

Explores the context for behaviour change policy, the approaches adopted by politicians and academic researchers, and the application of such approaches using empirical data from two major research projects. The book is illustrated using both theoretical and empirical data and is suitable for researchers interested in sustainable lifestyles.

Explores scientific development and politico-institutional experiences related to the conservation of the South-American Pantanal. This title includes consideration of the impacts of climate change and the pressures of regional development, for wetland management.

Providing an integrated perspective on why, how and for whom nature conservation practices have been implemented in CEE, this book sheds further light upon the mechanisms through which such practices both redefine and are affected by the everyday life of people living in national parks.

Recently, efforts to understand the relationship between water and political boundaries have come to the fore of water governance debates: how and why does water governance fragment across sectors and governmental departments? How can we govern shared waters more effectively? How do politics and power play out in water governance.

How do scientists, scholars, and other experts engage with the general public and with the communities affected by their work or residing in their sites of study? Where are the fine lines between public scholarship, civic engagement, and activism? Must academics "give back" once they collect data and publish results? In this volume.