An international legal framework for geoengineering : managing the risks of an emerging technology / Haomiao Du.
2018
K3585.5 .D8 2018 (Mapit)
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An international legal framework for geoengineering : managing the risks of an emerging technology / Haomiao Du.
Imprint
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Copyright
©2018.
Description
xvii, 263 pages ; 25 cm.
Series
Routledge research in international environmental law.
Formatted Contents Note
Background
Applying contemporary international law to geoengineering
Towards better governance.
Applying contemporary international law to geoengineering
Towards better governance.
Summary
"Geoengineering provides new possibilities for humans to deal with dangerous climate change and its effects but at the same time creates new risks to the planet. This book responds to the challenges geoengineering poses to international law by identifying and developing the rules and principles that are aimed at controlling the risks to the environment and human health arising from geoengineering activities, without neglecting the contribution that geoengineering could make in preventing dangerous climate change and its impacts. This book first investigates international laws and principles that apply to geoengineering in general and to six specific geoengineering techniques respectively. Then, this book compares different governance approaches and predicts the short-, mid- and long-term scenarios of the international governance of geoengineering. In the end, in order to balance the postive and negative dimensions of geoengineering, this book proposes an assessment framework and a tailored implementation of the precautionary approach."--Preliminary page.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
K3585.5 .D8 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9781138744615 hardcover
1138744611 hardcover
9781315179759 (e-book)
131517975X
9781315179759
1138744611 hardcover
9781315179759 (e-book)
131517975X
9781315179759
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