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Edited by Jay P. Choi, Wonhyuk Lim and Sang-Hyop Lee
Edited by Steven Van Uytsel, Shuya Hayashi and John O. Haley
Wenming Xu, Stefan E. Weishaar and Niels Philipsen
Introduction: Asian subregions, environmental regimes and regime effectiveness
China and the Third Pole
Simon Marsden
Chapter 1 introduces the book, sets out the scope and aims, and outlines the research questions and methodology. A common framework for analysing each of the regimes is explained and justified, with reference to the scholarship of international law, international political economy and global politics. Chapter 1 also outlines and distinguishes between regions and subregions in Asia, and discusses environmental regimes in the literatures. It considers the geography of Asia as a region and the environmental issues it faces, examining the numerous international and regional institutions that operate there. It also reviews the discourse and scholarship in connection with regions and subregions developed by these institutions and by academic commentators, with a focus on the development of further institutions to respond to the needs identified. The notion and practicality of regime effectiveness is also considered. Keywords: Asia, subregions, environment, regime, effectiveness