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4 - How Geographies and Issues Matter in ESG–Agency Research

from Part One - Introduction and Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2020

By
Andrea K. Gerlak ,
Megan Mills-Novoa ,
Alison Elder ,
Okechukwu Enechi ,
Pritee Sharma  and
Kanak Singh
Edited by
Michele M. Betsill ,
Tabitha M. Benney  and
Andrea K. Gerlak
Michele M. Betsill
Affiliation:
Colorado State University
Tabitha M. Benney
Affiliation:
University of Utah
Andrea K. Gerlak
Affiliation:
University of Arizona
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Summary

− ESG-Agency scholarship most commonly focuses on the global arena as well as Asia and Europe, with critical geographic gaps in Africa and the Middle East.− Climate change is the dominant issue studied in ESG-Agency research, followed by forests and fresh water. − To address the geographic imbalance in ESG-Agency research, scholars need to develop research projects and collaborations in understudied regions while also recruiting and supporting scholars in those regions to engage with this research agenda.

Keywords

AfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaLatin AmericaOceaniaClimate ChangeForestsFresh water
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Agency in Earth System Governance , pp. 52 - 62
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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