Governing a Common Sea Environmental Policies in the Baltic Sea Region
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Marko Joas is senior lecturer in political science and head of research in public administration atbo Akademi University, Finland. Detlef Jahn is professor of comparative politics at the University of Greifswald, Germany. Kristine Kern is visiting professor in the school of life sciences, S dert rn University College, Sweden.<p>'This is a very welcome volume, and it will reach a large audience and readership among those involved in these issues from a truly multidisciplinary perspective; in essence, a much needed book! - <em>Erik Bonsdorff, professor of marine biology at Abo Akademi University, Finland </em></p><p>'This timely volume provides a thorough account of how the highly advanced industrial societies seek to govern and manage the Baltic Sea. The way they proceed, and the degree to which they succeed, provide valuable lessons for riparian states seeking to avoid tragedies of their commons.' - <em>Lennart J. Lundqvist, professor of environmental policy and administration, University of Gothenburg, Sweden </em></p><p>'Environmental problems are never only to do with the environment: in order to understand and then address them we must take a wider, multifaceted perspective. And this book does this well ... This is an interesting and well-researched book.' - <em>Liza Griffin, Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy </em></p><p>'Effective governance is... still far off. Governing a Common Sea comes quite some way in explaining why'. <em>Journal of Baltic Studies </em></p>
�This is a very welcome volume, and it will reach a large audience and readership among those involved in these issues from a truly multidisciplinary perspective; in essence, a much needed book!�
Erik Bonsdorff, professor of marine biology at �bo Akademi University, Finland
�This timely volume provides a thorough account of how the highly advanced industrial societies seek to govern and manage the Baltic Sea. The way they proceed, and the degree to which they succeed, provide valuable lessons for riparian states seeking to avoid tragedies of their commons.�
Lennart J. Lundqvist, professor of environmental policy and administration, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
How is a natural common pool resource such as a sea, which is shared by several countries, best governed? The potential for international conflict is immense, as each country may have different agendas with regard to issues such as exploitation and environmental protection.
This book uses a case study of the Baltic Sea Region to examine this complex problem. The sea itself has been highly vulnerable to pollution and recently the bordering nations have begun to change their mode of cooperation to tackle this issue by establishing several new forums to manage the sea. Administrative and political structures developed in the region are reviewed and shown to provide a model that could be applied to other seas and natural resource systems elsewhere in the world.