Governing a Common Sea: Environmental Policies in the Baltic Sea Region Book

Pt. I Introduction

1 Governance in the Baltic Sea region : balancing states, cities and people Marko Joas Joas, Marko Detlef Jahn Jahn, Detlef Kristine Kern Kern, Kristine 3

Pt. II Introduction and institutionalization of environmental concerns within the Baltic Sea region

2 Environmental pollution and economic performance in the Baltic Sea region Detlef Jahn Jahn, Detlef Kati Kuitto Kuitto, Kati 19

3 Institutionalization of an international environmental policy regime : the Helsinki Convention, Finland and the Cold War Tuomas Rasanen Rasanen, Tuomas Simo Laakkonen Laakkonen, Simo 43

4 Environmental concerns within the Baltic Sea region : a Nordic-Baltic comparison Anne-Sofie Hermanson Hermanson, Anne-Sofie 61

5 Environmental governance in the Baltic states : Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Panu Kontio Kontio, Panu Kati Kuitto Kuitto, Kati 83

Pt. III New structures of governance in the Baltic Sea region

6 Governance beyond the nation state : transnationalization and Europeanization of the Baltic Sea region Kristine Kern Kern, Kristine Tina Loffelsend Loffelsend, Tina 115

7 Local governance for sustainable development : local agenda 21 in the Baltic Sea region Marko Joas Joas, Marko 143

Pt. IV Interactions between regional governance for conservation policy and the use of local livelihood

8 Regional actors caught between local livelihood and international conservation : grey seal conservation controversy Riku Varjopuro Varjopuro, Riku Aija Kettunen Kettunen, Aija 169

9 Unity versus disunity of environmental governance in the Baltic Sea region Yrjo Haila Haila, Yrjo 193

Pt. V Conclusions

10 Governing a common sea : comparativepatterns for sustainable development Kristine Kern Kern, Kristine Marko Joas Joas, Marko Detlef Jahn Jahn, Detlef 215

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