Hello all,
I've been asked by the publisher World Scientific (http://www.worldscientific.com), to edit a new book, entitled A Handbook of Global Environmental Issues. The co-editor will be Joel Heinen, a conservation biologist and the Chair of the Environmental Studies Department at Florida International University. While World Scientific is primarily a publisher of medical, scientific, and technical publications, it is seeking to expand its social science offerings, and this book is part of that strategy. However, given the primary market of the publisher, it is contemplated that the Handbook's chapters should include a scientific/ecological component where germane. We are seeking potential contributors of chapters on the topics listed below, with the following guidelines: 1. 8000-12,000 words per chapter, including citations; 2. Submission of first drafts by June 1, 2008; 3. Because this is intended to be a "handbook," the approach should be to provide a broad-brush overview of a topic rather than focusing on one particular aspect; 4. We will consider publication of a previous work, or a modified version, with permission of the publisher of the earlier work; 5. We will also consider proposals for pertinent topics not on this list If you are interested in participating in this project, please submit the following as soon as possible: 1. A one to two paragraph abstract describing your approach to the topic you select; 2. An outline for the chapter It is my hope to begin commissioning chapters within the next month. I hope that some of the members of the list will join us in this project! Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you might have. wil Dr. Wil Burns Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101 Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139 Mobile: 650.281.9126 Fax: 408.554.2745 [EMAIL PROTECTED] SSRN Author Page: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348 International Environmental Law Blog: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/ CHAPTER TOPICS 1. Climate change 2. Desertification 3. Transboundary water law and politics 4. Sustainable development 5. International wildlife law and policy 6. Transboundary trade in hazardous waste 7. Interface of trade and environmental regimes 8. The Precautionary principle 9. Ocean pollution and institutional responses 10. Transboundary air pollution and institutional responses 11. Implementation, compliance and effectiveness mechanisms for international environmental agreements 12. Voluntary/corporate environmental initiatives (e.g. ISO, Equator) 13. Impacts of globalization on the global environment 14. Fisheries: status and management 15. International environmental governance 16. European Union (or regional) and international environmental policymaking 17. The polluter pays principle and international environmental law 18. The role of intergovernmental organizations in international environmental policymaking 19. Conservation Biology: Global focus 20. Energy and the Environment: global focus 21. Forests 22. The Environmental Kuznets Curve, or more broadly, global environmental/ecological economics
