Download or read book Global Environmental Concerns : Strategies and Policies (3 Vols. Set) written by S. Gaur and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several recent discussions of global environmental change have suggested that concern about the social causes and consequences of environmental degradation beyond one`s own country or locality is in the national and individual self interest. Reinforcing the abiulity of other countries to cope with environmental problems is seen not only as a way to develop strategic allies, but also as a means to insecure the stability of import and export trade.Self-interest is at stake in protecting global commons such as the atmosphere and oceans and in prteventing the destruction of biodiversity and other ecologically and economically important resources.