Building capabilities for earth system governance

• Type: Book
• Date: 2024

Authors

Prantl, Jochen (Author) Other; Barros-Platiau, Ana Flávia (Author) Other; Inoue, Cristina Yumie Aoki (Author) Other; Pereira, Joana Castro (Author) FLUP; Ribeiro, Thais Lemos (Author) Other; Viola, Eduardo (Author) Other

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Cambridge

Indexing

Crossref

Other information

DOI: 10.1017/9781108854030

Abstract (EN): t: This Element develops a new Strategic Capabilities Framework for studying and steering complex socio-ecological systems. It is driven by the central question of what are the most essential capabilities that ought to be fostered for addressing the fundamental twenty-first-century environmental challenges and Earth system transformations. The authors’ objective is to innovate transformative ideas towards better climate and ocean governance that are of interest to both academics and policymakers in the field. Rather than investigating the design and effectiveness of institutions in governing the climate and the oceans, the authors offer an alternative approach starting from the assumption that global governance arrangements must be informed by the capabilities of the communities affected. This Element aims to offer out-of-the-box thinking about capabilitiesfocused and community-centred frameworks that align multi-level systems of governance with the fundamental challenges of global environmental change. This Element is also ava

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 100

ISBN: 978-1-009-48587-6 hbk; 978-1-108-81077-7 pbk

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-108-85403-0

Collection: Elements in Earth System Governance