Learning to Manage Global Environmental Risks

Volume 1: A Comparative History of Social Responses to Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, and Acid Rain

The Social Learning Group
The MIT Press, 2001

Part II: Studies of Arenas

Chapter 9
Southern Skies: The Perception and Management of Global Environmental Risks in Mexico

9.1	Introduction
9.2	The History of Concern about Atmospheric Risks in Mexico
9.2.1	The General Historical Context for Environmental Policy
9.2.2	The History of Concern with Acid Rain
9.2.3	The History of Concern with Ozone Depletion
9.2.4	The History of Concern with Climate Change
9.3	Explaining Environmental Risk Management in Mexico
9.3.1	Political Culture
9.3.2	Environmental Groups and Social Movements
9.3.3	Scientific Traditions
9.3.4	International and Bilateral Relations
9.3.5	The Mexican Media
9.3.6	The Economy and Energy Policy
9.4	Conclusion: Has Global Environmental Risk Management Improved in Mexico?
Appendix 9A	Acronyms
Appendix 9B	Chronology Notes References
Figure 9.1	Attention to global atmospheric issues in Mexico: Acid rain
Figure 9.2	Attention to global atmospheric issues in Mexico: Ozone depletion
Figure 9.3	Attention to global atmospheric issues in Mexico: Climate change