Palgrave Advances In International Environmental Politics

Palgrave advances in international environmental politics Edited by Michele M. Betsill, Kathryn Hochstetler and Dimitris Stevis palgrave advances in international environmental politics Palgrave Advances Titles include: Jeffrey Haynes (editor) DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Michele M. Betsill, Kathryn Hochstetler and Dimitris Stevis (editors) INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS Terrell Carver and James Martin (editors) CONTINENTAL POLITICAL THOUGHT Michelle Cini and Angela K. Bourne (editors) EUROPEAN UNION STUDIES Palgrave Advances Series Standing Order ISBN 1–4039–3512–2 (Hardback) 1–4039–3513–0 (Paperback) (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in the case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England palgrave advances in international environmental politics edited by michele m. betsill, kathryn hochstetler and dimitris stevis colorado state university © edited by Michele M. Betsill, Kathryn Hochstetler and Dimitris Stevis 2006 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their right to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St Martin’s Press LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13 978–1–4039–2106–2 hardback ISBN-10 1–4039–2106–7 hardback ISBN-13 978–1–4039–2107–9 paperback ISBN-10 1–4039–2107–5 paperback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham and Eastbourne contents list of abbreviations and acronyms vii notes on contributors xi 1 general introduction 1 michele m. betsill, kathryn hochstetler and dimitris stevis part i the context of the study of internationa