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In 1978 the philosopher Michel Foucault did a stint as a foreign correspondent in Iran. This volume studies the articles that resulted from his observations and meetings with leading figures in the Iranian Revolution, including Ayatollah Khomeini, together with responses from his contemporaries.

It is generally accepted - the US administration excepted - that the emissions reduction targets agreed in the Kyoto Protocol are only the beginning of what needs to be achieved in international climate negotiations. While studies suggest that major emission reductions by industrialized countries can be achieved at low economic cost, both these and early reductions by developing countries are inevitably a major political challenge. This book focuses on European policy toward climate change, specifically its ramifications for the aviation industry. With air travel predicted to grow enormously in the coming years, the issue of climate change is hugely topical for this important industry. Accessible to students, academics and practioners, this book is useful reading for all those with an interest in climate change, the aviation industry, or both.

With climate change, an increasingly important focus of scientific and policy discourse, the Russian government has aimed to position the country as one of the leaders of the global process for addressing climate change. This article reviews a breadth of literature to analyze the politico-economic situation in Russia with regard to international climate change negotiations, related domestic policies, societal attitudes, and climatic change impacts on Russia's territory. The analysis demonstrates how Russia has a pivotal role in influencing the future direction of international climate change mitigation and adaptation. Not only is Russia predisposed geographically to the impacts of climate change, but also it is a major emitter of greenhouse gases and a global supplier of fossil fuels, and remains a major force in international politics. This unique confluence of circumstances leaves Russia with a challenging dilemma. It can choose to acquiesce to short-term political and economic considerations, adopt weak mitigation measures, and face potentially significant impacts. Or it can apply its considerable attributes and powers to initiate an epoch of international action to secure a low-carbon climate-resilient future. Although the former will see Russia subsumed into the international malaise on climate change, the latter may both quench the nation's 'thirst for greatness' and fill the void of international leadership. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Social Dimensions of Environmental Technology -- 1. Mission to model earth -- 2. Agricultural biotechnology as clean surgical strike -- 3. Threats and defences in the built environment -- Part II: National and International Politics of the Environment -- 1. Environmental concern in Britain 1919-1949 diversity and continuity -- 2. The Ukrainian green movement: nationalist or internationalist? -- 3. Conflict over South East Asia's forests: a political ecology perspective -- Part ΙII: Planning for Sustainability -- 1. An examination of current issues in environmental planning and policy in Japan -- 2. Can we have sustainability without the recoupment of development value? -- 3. An assessment of the potential contribution of green belt planning towards sustainable urban development - a case study in the West Midlands -- 4. An innovative public participation methodology for local planning -- Part IV: State, Theory and Policy -- 1. towards a theory of the green state -- 2. Democratic theory and environmental protection -- 3. Subsidiarity and global warming policy: an excuse for inaction in the European Community?.