Latin America in Times of Global Environmental Change. (c2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cristian Lorenzo, editor.
• Other Names: Lorenzo, Cristian
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Introduction; Contents; Contributors; 1 The Global Environment Facility and Latin American Countries; 1 Introduction; 2 The GEF: General Profile; 3 Current Governance; 4 Budget; 5 Environmental Discourse; 5.1 Global Commons and Planet Boundaries; 6 Conclusions; References; 2 Challenges of Latin America in the Global Environmental Geopolitics of the Twenty-First Century; 1 Introduction; 2 Latin America in the Geopolitics of the First Half of the Twenty-First Century; 3 Latin America in the Face of the Growing Tension Between China and the USA; 4 Conclusion; Bibliography 3 Dilemmas of South American Natural Resources. The Case of South American Transboundary Basins and Integration1 Introduction; 2 Concerns About Impacts on the Environment; 3 Tensions/Conflicts Between the Actors Involved; 4 Development of New Mechanisms (and the Deepening of Existing Ones) that Allow Comprehensive Management of the Subject; 5 Basins Considered in the Analysis; 5.1 Amazon River Basin; 5.2 Cuenca del Plata; 5.3 Madeira River Basin; 5.4 Guarani Aquifer; 6 Balance; References 4 Scientific Knowledge Regarding Natural Resources in Latin America: Conditioning Factors and Strategic Challenges for the Region1 Introduction; 2 Evidence in Literature; 3 Discussion; 3.1 International Collaborations; 3.2 Language Barrier; 3.3 Conflicting Priorities Between Local and Foreign Scientific Agendas; 3.4 Gender: Visibility, Participation and Equal Opportunities; 4 Conclusions; References; 5 Identity-Based Cooperation in the Multilateral Negotiations on Climate Change: The Group of 77 and China; 1 Introduction; 2 Identity and Constructivist Approach 3 The G77 and China as Identity Representation of the South Climate Cooperation4 Latin American and the Caribbean and Its Solidarity System; 5 Conclusions; References; 6 Environmental Concern in the Global South: Tackling the Post-materialist Thesis and the Impact of Ideology; 1 Introduction; 2 Public Opinion and the Environment; 2.1 The Role of Ideology; 2.2 The Role of Post-materialist Values; 2.3 Other Drivers of Public Concern on the Environment; 3 Empirical Testing; 3.1 Research Design; 3.2 Results and Analysis; 4 Final Remarks; References; 7 Climate Change and Tourism in Latin America 1 Characterisation of the Literature Reviewed2 Scientific Sources and International Documents; 3 Dependent Relationship Between Tourism and Climate; 4 Impact of Tourism on Global Warming; 5 Costs for Tourism, Destinations at Risk and Focus on Beach Tourism; 6 The Cursed Trilogy: Underdevelopment, Tropical Location and Dependence on Tourism; 7 Latin American Research: The Centrality of Residents' Opinions; 8 Preference for Subjectivity; 9 Preference for Local Actors; 10 Conclusions; References; 8 Economy and Nature: Perspectives from South America; 1 Introduction
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Subjects: 363.738/74098; Climatic changes -- Government policy -- Latin America; Climatic changes -- Government policy; Latin America; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030242541; 3030242544
• Related ISBNs: 9783030242534
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