Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics. The Anthropocene Gap - Victor Galaz

What are the political and institutional implications of this new epoch? And what are some novel ways to analyze the complicated interplay between institutions, Earth system complexity and technology? This book offers one of the first explorations of political and institutional dimensions of the Anthropocene concept by providing a novel combination of institutional analysis along with insights from Earth system sciences. It provides an exploration of the role of technology for global environmental governance and defines a new agenda for political science analysis in the Anthropocene.

Offering the first summary of the planetary boundaries debate, this cutting edge book will be of great interest to researchers concerned in the interplay between politics, technology, and global environmental change, and those interested in the debate surrounding the Anthropocene and 'planetary boundaries'.

Contents:
Foreword. The 'Anthropocene Gap'
1. Planetary Terra Incognita
2. Governance and Complexity
3. Earth System Complexity
4. Epidemics and Supernetworks
5. Engineering the Planet
6. Financial Markets, Robots and Ecosystems
7. Bridging the 'Anthropocene Gap'
Epilogue: Back to London via the Baltic Sea
References
Index