Environment As a Focus for Public Policy

Environment As a Focus for Public Policy
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Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages : 374
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ISBN-10 : 0890966435
ISBN-13 : 9780890966433
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Synopsis Environment As a Focus for Public Policy by : Lynton Keith Caldwell

Before the environmental movement had gained prominence in this country, one writer began to explore the environment and the human condition as a topic of public policy. From 1963 through 1973 Lynton K. Caldwell was alone among political scientists and policy analysts in writing about the subject in any breadth or depth. His pioneering work led to his role as one of the architects of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 and established environmental policy and politics as a field of academic research. Caldwell's early work is richly relevant to current understanding of environmental policy. This volume brings together the best of his writing from that first decade, making it available for policy debates, theorizing, and reference. This collection is of both historical significance and contemporary relevance and will be invaluable to the many scholars and professionals across various disciplines, fields, and nations who have read and been profoundly influenced by Caldwell's more recent work, including nine widely praised and cited books and dozens of articles. The fourteen articles and papers in this volume address the definition of environmental policy, analysis of international environmental policy development, and environmental policy as a product of and fundamental challenge to modernity. An original analytical introduction by the volume editors places Caldwell's early work in the context of the research that has followed. Caldwell has written, especially for this book, a new, retrospective chapter, a brief introduction to each article, and an epilogue on the meaning of environmental policy.

U.S. Health in International Perspective

U.S. Health in International Perspective
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 421
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ISBN-10 : 9780309264143
ISBN-13 : 0309264146
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Synopsis U.S. Health in International Perspective by : National Research Council

The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.

Public Policies for Environmental Protection

Public Policies for Environmental Protection
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781136524790
ISBN-13 : 1136524797
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Policies for Environmental Protection by : Paul Portney

The first edition of Public Policies for Environmental Protection contributed significantly to the incorporation of economic analysis in the study of environmental policy. Fully revised to account for changes in the institutional, legal, and regulatory framework of environmental policy, the second edition features updated chapters on the EPA and federal regulation, air and water pollution policy, and hazardous and toxic substances. It includes entirely new chapters on market-based environmental policies, global climate change, solid waste, and, for the first time, coverage of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Portney, Stavins, and their contributors provide an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, industry professionals, and journalists---anyone who needs up-to-date information on U.S. environmental policy. With their careful explanation of policy alternatives, the authors provide an ideal book for students in courses about environmental economics or environmental politics.

Environmental Policy and Politics

Environmental Policy and Politics
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9781317348627
ISBN-13 : 1317348621
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Environmental Policy and Politics by : Michael Kraft

Covering global threats such as climate change, population growth, and loss of biodiversity, as well as national, state, and local problems of environmental pollution, energy use, and natural resource use and conservation, Environmental Policy and Politics provides a comprehensive overview of U.S. policy-making processes, the legislative and administrative settings for policy decisions, the role of interest groups and public opinion in environmental politics, and the public policies that result. It helps readers understand modern environmental policy and its implications, including the need for a comprehensive and integrated approach to problem solving.

National Environmental Policy

National Environmental Policy
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : LOC:00139387673
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Synopsis National Environmental Policy by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

Considers S. 1075 and similar S. 237 and S. 1752, to establish a Council on Environmental Quality and to authorize the Interior Dept to conduct national environmental and ecological studies and surveys.

Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals

Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 542
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ISBN-10 : 9780309175210
ISBN-13 : 0309175216
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Synopsis Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals by : National Research Council

Where should the United States focus its long-term efforts to improve the nation's environment? What are the nation's most important environmental issues? What role should science and technology play in addressing these issues? Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals provides the current thinking and answers to these questions. Based on input from a range of experts and interested individuals, including representatives of industry, government, academia, environmental organizations, and Native American communities, this book urges policymakers to: Use social science and risk assessment to guide decision-making. Monitor environmental changes in a more thorough, consistent, and coordinated manner. Reduce the adverse impact of chemicals on the environment. Move away from the use of fossil fuels. Adopt an environmental approach to engineering that reduces the use of natural resources. Substantially increase our understanding of the relationship between population and consumption. This book will be of special interest to policymakers in government and industry; environmental scientists, engineers, and advocates; and faculty, students, and researchers.

Business, Organized Labour and Climate Policy

Business, Organized Labour and Climate Policy
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9781786430120
ISBN-13 : 1786430126
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Business, Organized Labour and Climate Policy by : Peter Glynn

This impartial study analyses the role of employer’s organisations and trade unions in climate change policy and its impacts on the labour market. The policies of government to manage greenhouse gas emissions will require business to change its product and service delivery arrangements, which in turn means labour requirements will also change. The book also considers whether labour market issues should be explicit in the theoretical framework of ecological modernisation as it guides the policy development process.

Congressional Record

Congressional Record
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Total Pages : 1450
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ISBN-10 : MSU:31293011645417
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Synopsis Congressional Record by : United States. Congress

Public Policy

Public Policy
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Publisher : CQ Press
Total Pages : 545
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ISBN-10 : 9781544374581
ISBN-13 : 1544374585
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Policy by : Michael E. Kraft

"Kraft and Furlong provide students with a conceptual understanding of public issues and how the public policy process functions. This book also provides a forum for discussions of social, economic, and sustainable development issues; their characteristics; and impacts on human beings (citizens) as well as the environment. It will give students the needed tools to make informed economic and human development decisions that could lead to sustainable growth, human capacity building, and better lives." —Robert Dibie, Indiana University Kokomo With the right information, we can develop public policies that work better. All too often, public policy textbooks offer a basic grounding in the policy process without the benefit of integrating the use of policy analysis. Kraft and Furlong take a different tack. Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, Seventh Edition helps students understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives. The text encourages them to not only question the assumptions of policy analysts, but also recognize how these strategies are used in the support of political arguments. The authors introduce and fully integrate an evaluative approach to policy to encourage critical and creative thinking on issues ranging from health care to climate change. From a concise review of institutions, policy actors, and major theoretical models to a discussion of the nature of policy analysis and its practice, Kraft and Furlong show students how to employ evaluative criteria in six substantive policy areas. Students come away with the analytic tools they need to understand that the motivations of policy actors—both within and outside of government—influence a complex yet comprehensible policy agenda. A Complete Teaching & Learning Package LMS Cartridge (formally known as SAGE Coursepacks) Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.

US Environmental Policy in Action

US Environmental Policy in Action
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 387
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ISBN-10 : 9783030113162
ISBN-13 : 3030113167
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis US Environmental Policy in Action by : Sara R. Rinfret

US Environmental Policy in Action provides a comprehensive look at the creation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental policy, which is of particular importance in our current era of congressional gridlock, increasing partisan rhetoric, and escalating debates about federal/state relations. Now in its second edition, this volume includes updated case studies, two new chapters on food policy and natural resource policy, and revised public opinion data. With a continued focus on the front lines of environmental policy, Rinfret and Pautz take into account the major changes in the practice of US environmental policy during the Trump administration. Providing real-life examples of how environmental policy works rather than solely discussing how congressional action produces environmental laws, US Environmental Policy in Action offers a practical approach to understanding contemporary American environmental policy.