Protecting the Ozone Layer: Science and Strategy (Environmental Science)

The First Comprehensive History Of International Efforts To Protect The Ozone Layer, This Book Chronicles The Greatest Success Yet Achieved In Managing Human Impacts On The Global Environment. It Examines The Parallel Developments Of Politics And Negotiations, Scientific Understanding And Controversy, Technological Progress, And Industry Strategy, From The 1970's To The Present. Stratospheric Ozone And Its Protection: Introduction And Background -- Early Stratospheric Science, Chlorofluorocarbons, And The Emergence Of Environmental Concern -- Setting The Stage: National Action And Early International Efforts, 1970-1980 -- The Search For Knowledge-based Resolution: Science And Scientific Assessment, 1976-1985 -- Negotiations And Strategy, 1980-1987 -- Eliminating Chlorofluorocarbons: Science, Assessment, And Responses, 1986-1988 -- Industry Strategy And Technical Innovation, 1987-1992 -- Building An Adaptive Regime: The Protocol Evolving, 1989-1999 -- The Theoretical And Practical Significance Of The Ozone Regime. Edward A. Parson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 343-367) And Index.