Contents -- List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Editors and Authors -- Series Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- I OVERVIEW -- 1 - Managing Global Environmental Change: An Introduction to the Volume -- 2 - Acid Rain, Ozone Depletion, and Climate Change: An Historical Overview -- II - STUDIES OF ARENAS -- 3 - Developing a Precautionary Approach: Global Environmental Risk Management in Germany -- 4 - Institutional Cultures and the Management of Global Environmental Risks in the United Kingdom -- 5 - Finding Your Place: A History of the Management of Global Environmental Risks in the Netherlands -- 6 - Turning Points: The Management of Global Environmental Risks in the Former Soviet Union -- 7 - Catching Up with the International Bandwagon: The Management of Global Environmental Risks in Hungary -- 8 - Shifting Priorities and the Internationalization of Environmental Risk Management in Japan -- 9 - Southern Skies: The Perception and Management of Global Environmental Risks in Mexico -- 10 - Leading while Keeping in Step: Management of Global Atmospheric Issues in Canada -- 11 - Civic Science: America's Encounter with Global Environmental Risks -- 12 - A Regional Approach to the Management of Global Environmental Risks: The Case of the European Community -- 13 - Ampli ers or Dampeners: International Institutions and Social Learning in the Management of Global Environmental Risks -- 14 - Issue Attention, Framing, and Actors: An Analysis of Patterns across Arenas -- Appendix A - About the Authors -- Author Index -- Subject Index.