The Globalization of Environmental Degradation

这是一项关于环境全球化的研究， 使用时间序列和面板回归分析， 跨国数据。 它将比较各种理论， 包括新马尔萨斯主义、现代化理论、世界 系统/依赖理论，生态进化/人类生态学 理论，以及以国家为中心的政治发展理论。 因变量将包括温室气体排放率 生产、砍伐森林、空气污染、有毒废物和其他 土地、土壤和水退化的措施。 这项研究将大大有助于我们了解 社会因素如何导致环境退化， 为有关决策者提供信息和见解， 保护环境。 除了这个宝贵的 对公共政策的贡献，这项研究将促进社会 通过测试几个主要的竞争理论， 社会运作。

This is a study of the globalization of environmental degradation using time-series and panel regression analyses of cross-national data. It will compare a variety of theories, including neo-Malthusianism, modernization theory, world system/dependency theory, ecological-evolutionary/human ecology theory, and state-centric theories of political development. Dependent variables will include rates of greenhouse gas production, deforestation, air pollution, toxic wastes, and other measures of land, soil and water degradation. This research will contribute greatly to our understanding of how social factors contribute to environmental degradation, thus providing information and insights for policy makers concerned with protecting the environment. In addition to this valuable contribution to public policy, the study will advance social science by testing several of the major competing theories of how society operates.