Guide to U.S. Environmental PolicySally K. Fairfax, Edmund Russell CQ Press, 14.08.2014 - 536 Seiten Guide to U.S. Environmental Policy provides the analytical connections showing readers how issues and actions are translated into public policies and persistent institutions for resolving or managing environmental conflict in the U.S. The guide highlights a complex decision-making cycle that requires the cooperation of government, business, and an informed citizenry to achieve a comprehensive approach to environmental protection. The book’s topical, operational, and relational essays address development of U.S. environmental policies, the federal agencies and public and private organizations that frame and administer environmental policies, and the challenges of balancing conservation and preservation against economic development, the ongoing debates related to turning environmental concerns into environmental management, and the role of the U.S. in international organizations that facilitate global environmental governance. Key Features:
This must-have reference for political science and public policy students who seek to understand the forces that U.S. environmental policy is suitable for academic, public, high school, government, and professional libraries. |
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EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL | |
EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL | |
CHANGING UNDERSTANDINGS | |
Major Environmental Legislation Passed | |
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES | |
A CHANGING GEOGRAPHY | |
THE UNITED STATES ON | |
THE GREAT DEPRESSION | |
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | |
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | |
RESPONSIBILITIES AND POLICIES | |
PART CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | |
CLEAN WATER SCARCITY 1950s | |
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | |
ENVIRONMENT 1950sPRESENT | |
ANOVERVIEW | |
RECLAIMING AND RESTORING | |
THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT | |
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TOOLS | |
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT FRAME | |
Oxides Volatile Organic Compounts Sulfer Dioxide | |
CONFLICTS | |
THE DEPARTMENT OF | |
HISTORY | |
THE DEPARTMENT | |
GLOBAL WARMING | |
DIPLOMACY | |
THE ROLES AND INFLUENCE | |
THE SHIFT FROM RESOURCE | |
CIVIL | |
GOVERNANCE AND GLOBAL | |
Key Environmental Regulatory Agencies | |
Index | |