Governing the environment: Salient institutional issues

Abstract

'This volume - the second by this editorial team - addresses many of the issues to be resolved if we are to manage environmental public goods efficiently and sustainably. What is the right scale of governance? What makes for effective public-private partnership? What makes governance systems effective? When do we need supranational governance? Given the complex nature of social-ecological systems these are hard questions. Breton and his collaborators answer them in ways that are both convincing and insightful. A very valuable contribution.' - Charles Perrings, Arizona State University, US. © Albert Breton, Giorgio Brosio, Silvana Dalmazzone, Giovanna Garrone 2009. All rights reserved.