Newsletter March 2001
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THE FIRST ISSUE OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS IS ON THE NEWSSTAND! Be sure to get a copy and encourage your library to subscribe. ESS members receive a discount. The publisher is MIT Press.
MINUTES OF THE ESS MEETING, FEBRUARY 23, 2001, ISA CONVENTION
The meeting convened at 12:32 PM, with about 50 people in attendance. Section Chair Dimitris Stevis introduced past sections chairs present and announced that Beth DeSombre had received the ISA’s Chad Alger award for her book Domestic Sources of International Environmental Policy: Industry,Environmentalists, and U.S.Power. The Alger award is for the best book in international organization for the year.
Don Munton, chair of the Sprout Committee, announced the winner of the Sprout Award, Exporting Environmentalism, by Roni Garcia-Johnson. Kate O’Neill was runner up for her book, Waste Trading Among Rich Nations. (The full list of books considered for the award can be found below.)
The winner of the ESS graduate student paper award is Patricia Cripe for her paper “Strategic Scarcity: Environmental Degradation and Ethnic Conflict in Africa.” She is a student at UC-Davis.
The election of officers was then held. Beth DeSombre, chair of the nominations committee, announced the list of candidates (see below). She noted that were Don Munton to be elected Section Chair, he would resign from his present position on the Sprout Committee and be replaced.
CANDIDATES FOR ESS OFFICES & RESULTS
- CHAIR: Don Munton (elected)
- NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE (continuing: Michele Betsill, Tamar Gutner): Paul Harris(elected), Barbara Jancar-Webster (elected), Krishna Mazumdar.
- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (continuing: Matthew Auer, Andreas Obser, Yasuko Kawashima): Ken Conca (elected), Shannon O’Lear, Marian Miller (elected),Marc Williams (elected).
- SPROUT AWARD COMMITTEE (remaining: Juliann Allison, Samuel Barkin) Will Burns, Gabriela Kutting (elected), Ron Mitchell (elected), M.J. Peterson (elected)
- REPRESENTATIVE TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS: Stacy VanDeveer (elected)
Stevis then presented two amendments to the Section by-laws for consideration at the meeting. The first would implement nominations and voting by e-mail, in addition to voting at the meeting. This would enlarge the pool of voters, even though e-mail is not fully reliable. Nominations could be made only with the permission of the nominee. The question was asked as to whether nominations from the floor would still be accepted. The answer was that they would be, but any such candidate would be at an obvious disadvantage.
Detlef Sprinz raised the concern that some members might vote twice, and offered an alternative amendment: either a pure e-mail vote or remaining with the current vote. Beth pointed out that this amendment was proposed by the Nominations Committee and the problem of verification would be addressed during the two year trial period. Sprinz’s amendment was not seconded. A straw poll was taken that indicated support for the hybrid system. The question was called and the amendment passed.
The second amendment proposed a two-year trial period for the hybrid nominating and election system. The question was called and the motion passed.
A third motion was made regarding the submission of the graduate student award paper to Global Environmental Politics. The proposal was explained and discussed. The question was called and the motion was passed.
Stevis announced that the Section had been rechartered by ISA for the next five years, but that the by-laws need to be updated.
Results of the election were announced (see above).
Other announcements:
Miranda Schreurs asked panel chairs to nominate graduate student papers as soon as possible, and to send them to the new section chair, Don Munton.
Paul Wapner discussed the status and progress of Global Environmental Politics.
Matt Auer announced that a career development panel was being held at the conference.
Mark Levy reminded the meeting that the deadline for submission of paper proposals for the 2001 HDGEC meeting in Brazil is at the end of March.
Georgia Carvalho, the section’s webmaster, asked members to send her links to academic programs, events, and conferences to put on the ESS web page.
Pamela Chasek, editor of Earth Negotiations Bulletin, reminded the section that the International Institute for Sustainable Development is always looking for PhD students to work as reporters for ENB and Linkages Journal.
Geoff Dabelko announced the annual competition for residential fellowships at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
Beth DeSombre announced a 1-2 year appointment at Colby College in International Environmental Politics. There is likely to be a tenure track search for this position in the future.
Panels at the Conference
There were some 30 panels at this conference, either sponsored or co-sponsored by the section. Due to the large of panels at the conference, there was some double-booking. This is a problem that may have to be addressed by the ISA in the future; some encouragement may be given to more participation in the regional meetings.
Next year’s meeting is in March in New Orleans. The topic is “Dissolving Boundaries: Comparative Politics and International Relations.” The following panel proposals were offered. If you are interested in proposing a paper, please e-mail the contact person listed after each topic.
“The Impact of External Sources on Domestic Environmental Policy” (Barbara Jancar-Webster, bjancar@brockport.edu)
“Post-Soviet Environmental Issues” (Shannon O’Lear, srolear@ilstu.edu)
Rio plus Ten” (Ken Conca, kconca@gvpt.umd.edu)
Desertification and Land Degradation” (Elisabeth Corell, ecorell@ui.se)
“Simulating International Environmental Policy” (Detlef Sprinz, dsprinz@pik-potsdam.de)
“Environment and Human security” (Shin-Wa Lee, swlee@korea.ac.kr)
“City and Local Actors in Global Environmental Politics” (David Reese, dareese@lamar.colostate.edu
“Non-regimes” (Rado Dimitrov, rado@polisci.umn.edu)
“Regime Effectiveness and International Organization” (Andreas Obser, aobser@rz.uni-potsdam.de)
“Biodiversity” (Philippe LePrestre, le_prestre.philippe@uqam.ca)
“Mad Cows and Englishmen, and GMOs” (Marcus Schaper, m.schaper@aspenberlin.org)
“Science and Policy: Case Studies in the International Environment” (Gary Bryner gary.bryner@colorado.edu and Neil Harrison nharriso@uwyo.edu)
The meeting adjourned at 1:15 PM.
BOOKS NOMINATED FOR THE 2001 SPROUT AWARD
Amery, Hussein and Aaron Wolf, Water in the Middle East: A Geography of Peace, U of Texas Press, 2000
Barkin, Samuel and George Shambaugh, Anarchy and the Environment, SUNY Press, 1999
Beck, Gregor and Bruce Littlejohn, Voices for the Watershed, McGill-Queen’s, 2000
Chandler, William, Energy and Environment in the Transitional Economies, Westview, 2000
Diel, Paul and Nils Petter Gleditsch, Environmental Conflict, Westview, 2000
DeSombre, Elizabeth, Domestic Sources of International Environmental Policy, MIT Press, 2000
Deudney, Daniel and Richard Matthew, Contested Grounds, SUNY Press, 1999
Farber, Daniel, Eco-Pragmatism, University of Chicago Press, 1999
Garcia-Johnson, Ronie, Exporting Environmentalism, MIT Press, 2000
Gaul, Karen and Jackie Hiltz, Landscapes and Communities, Sharpe, 2000
Gibson, Clark, Margaret McKean, and Elinor Ostrom, People and Forests, MIT Press, 2000
Gleick, Peter, The World’s Water, 2000-2001, Island Press, 2000
Halvorssen, Anita, Equality Among Unequals in International Environmental Law, Westview, 1999
Harris, Paul, Climate Change and American Foreign Policy, Palgrave, 2000
Harrison, Neil, Constructing Sustainable Development, SUNY Press, 2000
Homer-Dixon, Thomas, Environment, Scarcity and Violence, Princeton, 2000
Kütting, Gabriela Environment, Society and International Relations, Routledge, 2000
Laduke, Winona, All Our Relations, South End Press, 1999
Laerrièrre, Eric and Peter J. Stoett, International Relations Theory and Ecological Thought, Routledge, 1999
Leaning, Jennifer, et al (eds.) Humanitarian Crises, Harvard University Press, 1999
Meinesz, Alexandre, Killer Algae, University of Chicago Press, 1999
Mitman, Gregg, Reel Nature, Harvard University Press, 1999
O’Neill, Kate, Waste Trading Among Rich Nations, MIT Press, 2000
Prakash, Aseem, Greening the Firm, Cambridge University Press, 2000
Peritore, Patrick, Third World Environmentalism, U of Florida Press, 1999
Salazar, Debra and Donald Alper, Sustaining the Forests of the Pacific Coast, UBC Press, 2000
Philander, S George, Is the Temperature Rising? Princeton, 2000
Shiva, Vandana, Stolen Harvest, South End Press, 2000
Shull, Tad, Redefining Red and Green, SUNY Press, 1999
Tsuru, Shigeto, The Political Economy of the Environment (distributed by UBC Press), 2000
Whitmore, Harland, Global Environmental Microeconomics, Sharpe, 1999
Wood, Paul, Biodiversity and Democracy, UBC Press, 2000
Young, Oran (ed.), The Effectiveness of International Environmental Agreements, MIT Press, 1999
Zerner, Charles, editor People, Plants and Justice, Columbia, 2000
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The International Environment: Case Studies in Knowledge and Policy. A number of publishers have expressed interest in a book of interdisciplinary case studies of international environmental problems. The editors, Gary Bryner of the University of Colorado and Neil Harrison of the University of Wyoming, intend to finalize a contract for the book as soon as proposals are accepted. For a prospectus, contact Neil (NHarriso@uwyo.edu) or Gary (gary.bryner@colorado.edu).
CALL FOR PAPERS:NATURE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS, Eric Laferrière and Peter J. Stoett, eds. For a prospectus, please contact: Peter J. Stoett, Department of Political Science, Concordia University; Montreal, Canada, H3G 1M8; Tel: 514 848 2116; Fax: 514 848 4072; E-mail: pstoett@vax2.concordia.ca, or Eric Laferrière, Co-Chair, Department of Humanities, Philosophy and Religion, John Abbott College, P.O. Box 2000, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3L9, Tel.: (514) 457-6610, Ext. 417, E-mail:eric@mail.johnabbott.qc.ca
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY IN NORTHERN EUROPE (CLIC) Proxy data, Instrumental Records, Climate Models and Interactions IN JUNE 6-8, 2001, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU, FINLAND Please find the second circular of the symposium from the web site: http://figare.utu.fi/notice.html.
SMART DEVELOPMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: The implications of climate change for the industrial and professional sectors dealing with development, regeneration and the built environment will be explored at a major national conference to be staged on 31 May 2001 at The Lowry, Salford Quays, Salford, UK. For conference and registration details please phone 0161 834 8834 or email snw@snw.org.uk. Further details can also be obtained by visiting the conference web page at http://www.snw.org.uk/smartdevelopment.
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: The U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Data and Information Working Group is sponsoring a workshop May 1-3, 2001 in Fort Collins, Colorado titled “Gaining Knowledge from Environmental Data – A Workshop on the Data-Information-Knowledge Continuum.” The workshop addresses what environmental data centers must do to actively assist scientists and policy makers in gaining knowledge from data. The workshop website is at: http://globalchange.gov/workshop2001/
CONFERENCE ON WATER: “Globalization and Water Management: The Changing Value of Water” (first call for papers; abstracts due April 30, 2001). Hosted by Dundee University Water Law and Policy Programme & American Water Resources Association, University of Dundee, Scotland, August 6th-8th, 2001. The conference aims to discuss the impacts of globalization on water management in the early 21st century, providing an opportunity for an interdisciplinary approach to water resources management (law, policy, economics and science).For the full conference announcement and electronic submission of abstracts, see http://www.awra.org/meetings/Dundee2001/
EPA REQUESTS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GREENHOUSE GASES FROM VEHICLES (yes, but we know what it will do with them): The Environmental Protection Agency has opened a public comment period on a legal petition asking the agency to address emissions of greenhouse gases by cars and trucks. The International Center for Technology Assessment (the nonprofit organization that filed the legal petition) has created a “Take Action” website that permits submitting comments on global warming to EPA, the White House, and congressional representatives, at www.autopollution.org. If you would prefer to submit comments on your own, you should mention “Docket No. A-2000-04” and email them to A-and-R-docket@epa.gov or send them via regular mail to: EPA Air and Radiation Docket, Attn: Docket No. A-2000-04, Room M-1500 (Mail Code 6102), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. The comment period is open through May 23.
SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: Best Practices in Higher Education. Second Nature Midwest Regional Workshop, June 7-10, 2001, Waycross Conference Center, Morgantown, Indiana. This workshop will highlight sustainability activities occurring at colleges and universities. Interdisciplinary teams will have an opportunity to share and acquire effective strategies for increasing the impact of their activities. A special focus of this workshop is going to be institutional transformation through sustainable design. The deadline to receive a discount on registration fees is May 10, 2001. Space is limited. For detailed information on the workshop, see http://www.secondnature.org/workshops or contact workshops@secondnature.org.
ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS: Join the world largest environmental journalists egroup, promoting education, understanding and awareness of the environment through the honest and accurate reporting of local, regional and international environmental and development issues. It’s Administered by Asia Pacific Forum Of Environmental Journalists APFEJ)based in Sri Lanka. If you wish to obtain free subscription please send a blank email to the following address:
FORESTS PRODUCTS, FAO: The Forest Products Division of FAO have started an electronic mailing list on climate change and forestry to share current information and experiences in this area of growing importance. It will be open to anyone who is interested. To join the list immediately, please send an e-mail to mailserv@mailserv.fao.org containing the message (leave the subject line blank): SUBSCRIBE CLIM-FO-L
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: 2001 Environmental Justice Summer Training Academy (EJ STA): Join other community and student organizers who are leading the charge to make environmental justice a priority in the 2001 elections and beyond. The Center for Environmental Citizenship and League of Conservation Voters Education Fund’s EJ STA is an intensive 6-day program that trains young people of color in political skills to protect our communities. Apply online now and learn more about environmental justice at http://www.ejnow.org. Date: June 9 – 14, 2001. Location: Washington, D.C. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 13, 2001. It’s only $50, due upon acceptance, for 6 days of housing, food, and amazing training. For more information contact:Amy Livingston, Western Field Director, at 303.534.5798 or amyliv@envirocitizen.org OR Aditi Vaidya, EJ STA Director, at 202.547.8658, or ejsta@envirocitizen.org
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UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS GLOBAL WARMING CURRICULUM GUIDE: For grades 9-12 and college. At: www.climatehotmap.org/curriculum/index.html
CICERONE: A new issue of Scandinavian climate change magazine Cicerone is now available. Along with earlier editions, it can be found at http://www.cicero.uio.no/index_e.asp
WORKSHOP REPORT ON REMOTE SENSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES:BUILDING MORE EFFECTIVE LINKAGES: The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University organized a workshop on “Remote Sensing and Environmental Treaties: Building More Effective Linkages” in December 2000. Co-sponsored by MEDIAS-France, the Environmental Change and Security Project of the Wilson Center, and IUCN-The World Conservation Union, the workshop brought together approximately 70 experts in remote sensing, environmental treaties, land use, and international affairs. The workshop proceedings, a background paper, and information on related initiatives are available at the workshop web site: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/rs-treaties
GOT HALON? The United Nations has launched a web site intended to make it easier for businesses to recycle halon, a gas that is hard to replace as a fire retardant that also contributes to global warming. The On-Line Halon Trader is a virtual marketplace intended to promote the resale of halon and thereby reduce demand for newly produced halon. The gas is being phased out because it attacks the Earth’s protective ozone layer when released into the atmosphere, warming the Earth and increasing the risk of skin cancers, But it is still permitted for essential uses under the 1989 Montreal Protocol. The UN website is: www.halontrader.org. (I wonder what a halon mustache looks like?)
PSST! The US Air Force Institute for National Security Studies occasionally publishes occasional papers about environment and security. Go to: http://www.usafa.af.mil/inss/occasion.htm to see the list.
The March 13 issue of CLIMATE CANADA is now available! Readers can download this and previous issues of the newsletter from http://www.iisd.org/climate/climate_canada/cccnewsletter.htm.
CLIMATE EQUITY OBSERVER, at: www.ecoequity.org
ECO-EFFICIENT ECONOMY WEB SITE: A new web site has been established to help finding information on instruments for sustainable economic development at the local and regional level. The ICLEI European Secretariat designed the web site as an interface between scientists and practitioners and invites them to make use of the new service. All institutions involved in economic sustainability issues are invited to make links to: http://www.iclei.org/economy
DAVID DRIESEN: “Choosing Environmental Instruments in a Transnational Context,” Ecology Law Quarterly 27, #1 (2000), at: http://www.law.syr.edu/faculty/facultysplash.asp?id=62&tab=3
KYOTO: Institute of Energy Policy and Economics (Grenoble, France): “Au-delà de Kyoto: enjeux d’équité et d’efficacité dans la négociation sur le changement climatique”, 2000. Authors: Odile BLANCHARD, Odile.blanchard@upmf-grenoble.fr; Patrick CRIQUI, Patrick.criqui@upmf-grenoble.fr; Michel TROMMETTER trommetter@grenoble.inra; Laurent VIGUIER, viguier@mit.edu A complete copy of this paper can be accessed from the IEPE’s web site at : http://www.upmf-grenoble.fr/iepe/textes/ecoprevdef1.pdf
NEW SD ONLINE URL (WWW ADDRESS): Please change your book marks to http://www.sd-online.net.
GOT OLD PENCIL STUBS? THE CARBON TRADER is online at: www.thecarbontrader.com
THE KYOTO MECHANISMS: LINKING TECHNOLOGY TO RATIFICATION, by Benito Müller,
Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Short note on a potential way of introducing economic incentives for ratifying the Kyoto Protocol without infringing WTO rules. Available in pdf-format at: http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/~mueller/
SAVE CETACEANS! WIN VALUABLE PRIZES! searchable bibliography on The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area. The bibliography currently contains 1288 citations and will be updated monthly. Suggestions for additions or corrections to the bibliography are greatly appreciated. See: http://www.jiwlp.com/cgi-bin/bibliog.cgi
CAN CHINA AFFORD TO COMMIT ITSELF TO AN EMISSIONS CAP? An Economic and Political Analysis, by Zhong Xiang ZHANG, University of Groningen. See: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=253760 or http://www.elsevier.nl:80/homepage/sae/econbase/eneeco/menu.sht
CLIMATE NETWORK EUROPE: A searchable database of over 3000 documents on climate change is now on line on the CNE web site at http://www.climnet.org/library/library.htm
OECD ON AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS: new report ” Environmental Indicators for Agriculture Volume 3: Methods and Results”, which includes a chapter on measuring and trends in OECD countries agricultural greenhouse gas
emissions. The share of agriculture in total national gross greenhouse gas emissions is below 10% for most OECD countries, but contributes 60% of total OECD emissions of nitrous oxide and 40% of methane. The Main Report, containing over 400 pages with nearly 60 tables and 100 figures (also available in French), is available in summary form as IS the Executive Summary which can be downloaded free of charge from the OECD agri-environmental indicator website at: www.oecd.org/agr/env/indicators.htm
REPORTS FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE FORUM: http://sustsci.harvard.edu/keydocs.htm
EU CARBON: “Carbon Emissions and The Kyoto Commitment in the European Union,” Laurent L. Viguier, Mustafa H. Babiker, and John M. Reilly MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, at: http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/org/g/globalchange/www/reports.html#pubs
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE: Tapped Out? Safeguarding Every Drop of Clean Water. The February 2001 issue of Scientific American includes a cover section and special report devoted to the world’s water problems. Three separate articles describe the magnitude of the world’s pressing water problems, prospects for improving water use efficiency in all sectors, the challenges facing irrigated agriculture and world food production, and some innovative approaches that might help contribute to solving the most pressing problems, including desalination, water bags, recycling and reclamation, and increased efficiency. All three articles in the report are available online on the Scientific American Site: http://www.sciam.com/2001/0201issue/0201gleick.html
ECOLOGY COURSE SYLLABUS EXCHANGE: See the Ecological Society of America’s – Education Site. The site’s “Ecology Course Syllabus Exchange” includes the syllabi of 70 ecology, conservation and environmental science and studies courses at: http://www.science.widener.edu/~grant/esa/ecosyllabi.html
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: The US Global Change Research Program has regularly updates its “What’s New” page with a wide-ranging set of organized links to new online material. See: http:// www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/new.htm
POPULATION-ENVIRONMENT Research Network: a resource on international, scientific research into population-environment dynamics is now online at: http://www.populationenvironmentresearch.org.
CLIMATE CHANGE & INSURANCE: Report by the UK Chartered Insurance Institute, at: http://www.gci.org.uk/Insurers/Chap10_CII_(C&C).pdf
ENVIREFORM: To equip Canadians to participate in shaping international trade and finance regimes that enhance environmental quality, social cohesion and sustainable development at home and abroad.(I guess others can participate, too). At: http://www.envireform.utoronto.ca/
LULUCF OPTIONS: The Forestry Project at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), based in Laxenburg, Austria, has a new document on their website titled: Cap Management for LULUCF Options: Anconomic mechanism design to preserve the environmental and social integrity of forest related LULUCF activities under the Kyoto Protocol. Find it at: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/FOR/
LDCs and the CDM: A new working paper by the Institute of Energy Policy andEconomics (IEPE, Grenoble, France): “How could developing countries participate in climate change prevention: the Clean Development Mecanism and beyond” by Denise Cavard, Pierre Cornut, Philippe Menanteau, 2001. See: http://www.upmf-grenoble.fr/iepe/textes/Cahier21bis.PDF
SUMMARY OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE AD HOC INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP OFEXPERTS ON ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 26 FEBRUARY – 2 MARCH 2001,at: http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/download/pdf/enb05163e.pdf
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Pamela S. Chasek, Earth Negotiations: Analyzing Thirty Years of Environmental Diplomacy (Tokyo: UNU Press, 2001).
Lasse Ringius, Radioactive Waste Disposal at Sea–Public Ideas, ransnational Policy Entrepreneurs, and Environmental Regimes (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2000).
Paul G. Harris. “Assessing Climate Change: International Cooperation and Predictions of Environmental Change.” Politics 21, 1 (February 2001): 11-21.
Helm, Carsten and Detlef F. Sprinz. “Measuring the Effectiveness of International Environmental Regimes” in: Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. 45 (5),October 2000, 630-652.
Sprinz, Detlef F. and Andreas Wahl “Reversing (Inter)National Policy – Germany’s Response to Transboundary Air Pollution” (with Andreas Wahl), in: Underdal, Arild and Kenneth Hanf (eds.): International Environmental Agreements and Domestic Politics: The Case of Acid Rain, Aldershot: Ashgate, 139-166.
Sprinz, Detlef F. “Problems of Cross-Level Inference in Political Science,” in: Climatic Change, Special Issue on “Upscaling in Global Change Research” (Guest Editor: L. D. Danny Harvey), vol. 44 (3), February 2000, 393-408.
Judith Shapiro, Mao’s War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001).
Matthew R. Auer, Rafael Reuveny, and Lisa Adler, “Environmental Liability and Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe,” Journal of Environment & Development, Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2001: 5-34.
Ans Kolk, Seb Walhain & Susanne van de Wateringen, “Environmental reporting by the Fortune global 250: exploring the influence of nationality and sector”, Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2001, pp.15-28
William C.G. Burns, “From the Harpoon to the Heat: Climate Change and the International Whaling Commission in the 21st Century,” XIII(2) Georgetown International Environmental Law Review 335-359 (2001).
Robert Boardman, The Political Economy of Nature: environmental debates & the social sciences (London: Palgrave: 2001).
Miriam Lowi & Brian R Shaw (eds) Environment & Security: discourses & practices (London: Palgrave, 2000).
Paul G. Harris (ed.), THE ENVIRONMENT, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2001), ISBN: 0-87840-832-0, www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/5300/87840B95.ctl
Robert B. Gibson (ed.), Voluntary Initiatives: the new politics of corporate greening (Peterborough, ONT: Broadview Press, 2000)ISBN 1-55111-218-3.
Aaron M. McCright and Riley E. Dunlap, “Challenging Global Warming as a Social Problem: An Analysis of the Conservative Movement’s Counter- Claims,” SOCIAL PROBLEMS, Vol 47 (Nov., 2000); 499-522.
Ruth Hillary, ed. ISO 14001:CASE STUDIES AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES, Network for Environmental Management and Auditing (NEMA), UK; UK expert to ISO TC207/SC1 Working Group 2. 384pp paperback / 234 x 156 mm ISBN 1 874719 27 6 / November 2000 £19.95/US$40.00. To view the introduction on-line http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/catalogue/isocase.htm
Brian C. O’Neill, F. Landis MacKellar, and Wolfgang Lutz, POPULATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001).
Dimitris Stevis & Valerie Assetto (eds.), THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE ENVIRONMENT: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES. Volume 12 of the International Political Economy Yearbook (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2001).
When considering the nature of environmental problems, many scholars and practitioners assume that-while there may be disagreement about solutions-we know what the problems are. In contrast, the authors of this volume investigate the framing of both problems and solutions to clarify the particular political dynamics and preferences that they reflect and legitimate. They test their analytical tools on the real world of international environmental politics, combining theory with empirical research. All of the chapters raise theoretical questions at the core of research and policymaking that values social equity and environmental health. In combination, they tell a cohesive, substantive story about the IPE of the environment at the beginning of the third millennium. 309 Pages. To order please visit www.rienner.com/browse.cfm and click on Stevis and Assetto or go to http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Michael A. Toman, ed. CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMICS (Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, 2001) See sample chapters at: www.rff.org/books/descriptions/climatechange_anthology.htm
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ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE & SECURITY, WILSON CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC is seeking a Project Associate. Closing date is March 30, 2001. Information can be found at: http://wwics.si.edu/hr/index.htm.
POPULATION-ENVIRONMENT FELLOWSHIPS Worldwide: The Population-Environment Fellows Program offers two-year professional fellowships to individuals with a graduate degree and expertise in population and environment. These fellowships involve providing technical assistance to international agencies, local NGOs, and government organizations in the developing world, and are not traditional research fellowships. Population-Environment Fellows work on projects that combine assistance for threatened environments with attention to the population dynamics and reproductive health needs of the communities living within them. Requires: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency; and expertise in areas such as environmental health, sustainable agriculture, land-use planning, or protected areas management as well as in reproductive health program design, implementation, and evaluation. Application deadlines are April 1 and November 1 each year. The Program has a variety of fellowships available at any given time. Fellows receive a professional-level stipend and benefits. For more information, please contact: The Population-Environment Fellows Program, University of Michigan, 1214 South University, 2nd Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2548, Tel. (734) 763-9456, Fax (734) 647-0643; Web site: www.sph.umich.edu/pfps; E-mail: popenv@umich.edu
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, Colby College. The Environmental Studies Program and the Department of Government invite applications for a position as visiting assistant professor, effective September 1, 2001. This is a one-year position, with possible reappointment for a second year. The appointee will offer courses in the area of international environmental policy and/or law as well as a senior seminar and a team-taught introductory course in Colby’s interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program. The college seeks an individual, broadly trained in international environmental policy, who is committed to undergraduate teaching and to scholarship. Colby salaries are highly competitive and will be based on experience and accomplishments. Colby is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications and nominations of women and minorities who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged. For more information about the College, please visit the Colby web site: www.colby.edu. Review of applications will begin on March 15, 2001 and continue until the position is filled. Applications should include a letter of application, the contact information for three references, teaching evaluations if available, and a resume. The material should be sent to: Prof. T. Tietenberg, Chair, Environmental Policy Search Committee, 5242 Mayflower Hill Drive, Colby College, Waterville, Maine 04901 (People with questions can contact Beth DeSombre, erdesomb@colby.edu or 207-872-3274.)
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, WATERLOO: The Faculty of Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level. Appointment is conditional on the successful applicant being approved as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. The Faculty is seeking candidates with a focus on development, broadly defined. While the Faculty is committed to development that is sustainable, we welcome applications from candidates with expertise in particular aspects of this, including initiatives with an urban, rural and resources focus, at a community and global scale and with emphasis on social, ecological and economic components. The individual may be especially interested in development within Canada or within any other country or region, but should also have at least some experience in international activities. This is chiefly a research chair. While the successful candidate will be expected to teach at the graduate and undergraduate levels, the appointment will be focused on research. Candidates should hold a PhD and have a well-developed research programme, along with a demonstrated ability to obtain external funding and to manage important research projects. The Faculty will favour candidates whose research interests are compatible with the interests of the Faculty and whose work promises opportunities for fruitful collaborations within and beyond the Faculty. Candidates must submit a letter of application setting out main areas of research and teaching interest as well as a statement of research goals and favoured approach to teaching and learning. Applicants must include with the letter of application a current curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to The Chair, Canada Research Chair Selection Committee, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada. The closing date for submission is 15 April 2001. The appointment may begin as early as May 2002, but a later appointment date can be considered. The appointment is open to Canadians and non-Canadians and the Faculty encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible minorities, native persons, and individuals with disabilities. Additional information about the Faculty may be found at www.fes.uwaterloo. Additional information about the Canada Research Chairs programme maybe found at: http://www.research.uwaterloo.ca/main/funding_programs/funding_programs2.asp?fac=sci
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. The Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a one-year position to teach five courses, including introductory courses and upper level courses in environmental ethics and policy. The position may be renewable for second year. Requirements: Ph.D. degree in hand or expected by 8/15/01; strong background in humanities and social sciences. Send letters of application, c.v., graduate academic transcripts, and at least three letters of reference by 5/1/01, to David Orr, Chair, Environmental Studies, 122 Elm Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074. Late applications may be accepted until position is filled. Salary commensurate with qualifications. AA/EOE.
MASTERS OF SCIENCE AT MICHIGAN TECH: Michigan Tech invites applications to its Master of Science in Environmental Policy. Many of students are funded and graduates are employed or in Ph.D. programs. All undergraduate majors welcome, but the program is particularly suited for those coming in with degrees in engineering or the sciences. For more information go to: http://www.social.mtu.edu/EP/index.html Or, contact brad@mtu.edu.
THE TED TURNER FOUNDATION OFFERS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM: The Turner Foundation, Inc. is soliciting new grant proposals for the protection of rivers, lakes, wetlands, aquifers, oceans, and other water systems from contamination, degradation, and other abuses. Priorities include strengthening the advocacy, outreach, and technical capabilities of organizations addressing the protection of water systems; stopping further degradation of water-dependent habitats from new dams, diversions, and other large infrastructure projects; reducing wasteful water use by conservation; promoting allocation of water specifically for environmental purposes, including habitat restoration and fish and wildlife protection; supporting efforts to improve public policies affecting water protection, including initiatives to secure pollution prevention and habitat protection; reducing pesticide use; and strengthening the advocacy, outreach, and technical capabilities addressing the disproportionate use and location of toxic material in poor and rural areas. Although the geographic focus of this program is the states of New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, Nebraska, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, consideration will be given to some national and international programs as well. Contact Peter Bahouth, Executive Director, Turner Foundation, Inc. One CNN Center, Suite 1090 – South Tower, Attn: Program Department, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Contact Phone: +1 (404) 681-9900, Contact Email turnerfi@mindspring.com . Visit their website at ttp://www.turnerfoundation.org/turner/water.html
SCHOOL FOR FIELD STUDIES, MASSACHUSETTS WANTS A DEAN. The School for Field Studies in Beverly, Massachusetts wishes to appoint a Program Dean. The School for Field Studies provides motivated young people from the US and abroad with an excellent practical education in environmental studies, in order that they may become more environmentally literate and aware and make immediate and future contributions toward the sustainable management of the world’s natural resources. The purpose of this position is to oversee the delivery of the academic programs at three of the SFS field Centers in order to ensure that they meet the mission of the School. The Program Dean will supervise Center Directors and working with faculty to design academic program content and research directions; approve faculty hires; and provide training to field staff on an as needed basis. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in marine resource management, marine ecology, marine policy, or community-based conservation; have applied, international community-based research and field experience; have a minimum two years university teaching and curriculum development experience; have a demonstrated ability to be part of an interdisciplinary team; and, have a demonstrated ability to supervise field staff. Send CV and cover letter outlining relevant experiences to: Job Reference 1380 The School for Field Studies, 16 Broadway, Beverly Massachusetts, 01915, USA; Fax: 1-978-927-5127; Email: jobs@fieldstudies.org. For more information on the School for Field Studies, see http://www.fieldstudies.org.
US $330 MILLION FORD FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS: The Ford Foundation has launched a major international graduate fellowships program and a complementary undergraduate initiative to help prepare a new generation of future leaders for the environmental, social, economic, and resource, challenges of the 21st century. The $330 million commitment features a new Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) that will provide $280 million over the next 10 years to support post-baccalaureate study for Fellows from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Russia. The graduate fellowships will support up to three years of master’s or doctoral study at universities anywhere in the world. Fellows will be selected on the basis of their leadership potential, academic excellence and commitment to community or national development. Further information is available at http://www.fordfound.org/.
EPA GRANT PROGRAMS: Exploratory Research to Anticipate Future Environmental Issues – Part 1: Exploratory Research on Nanotechnology; – Part 2: Futures Research in Natural Sciences; – Part 3: Futures Research in Socio-Economics http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/futures.html OPEN: 01/29/2001 – CLOSE: 06/18/2001 Objective in this announcement is to support innovative, and possibly high risk, research that may help define and understand significant emerging environmental problems. EPA seeks novel approaches that can lead to significant breakthroughs which will provide enhanced environmental benefit.
II. Valuation of Environmental Impacts on Human Health http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/chilval01.html OPEN: 01/31/2001 – CLOSE: 05/14/2001 In this solicitation EPA is requesting research proposals that develop theoretical and/or empirical methods and data to better value (1) the health risks to children from environmental sources, or (2) health risks with delayed onset, severe and long-term health consequences, such as cancer. EPA is particularly interested in research that pertains to its mission: protection of the health of people, particularly children, from toxic substances and microbial threats in the air, surface, ground, or drinking water, and/or in land or materials with which children, particularly, may come in contact.
UNDP RECRUITING CAMPAIGN: Over the next several months UNDP will be hiring more than 60 specialists to work in UNDP’s Sub-Regional Resource Facilities (SURFs) and at headquarters in the practice areas of Democratic Governance; Poverty Eradication Strategies; Crisis Prevention and Recovery; Energy and Environment; Information and Communications Technology; and HIV. The recruitment campaign is a crucial component of UNDP’s new strategic direction to create a capacity to provide practical, high-level policy advice to countries. The network of practitioners will form the backbone of this new capacity. UNDP has have created a comprehensive website for this recruitment campaign. The site contains information about the background of the campaign, detailed information about each of the vacancies, terms and conditions of employment and a facility for an applicant to apply online. The address of the site is http://www.undp.org/jobs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALS: Helen Purkitt at the U.S. Naval Academy has inquired whether there are any lists or reviews of journals in environmental politics (and sociology), especially new ones. If you know of any such resources, please e-mail them to Your Humble Editor (rlipsch@cats.ucsc.edu), and I will put them in the next newsletter.
