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New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures - Softcover

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Committee On The Human Dimensions Of Global Change

 
9780309084222: New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0309084229 ISBN 13: 9780309084222
Publisher: National Academies Press, 2002

Synopsis

Many people believe that environmental regulation has passed a point of diminishing returns: the quick fixes have been achieved and the main sources of pollution are shifting from large "point sources" to more diffuse sources that are more difficult and expensive to regulate. The political climate has also changed in the United States since the 1970s in ways that provide impetus to seek alternatives to regulation. This book examines the potential of some of these "new tools" that emphasize education, information, and voluntary measures. Contributors summarize what we know about the effectiveness of these tools, both individually and in combination with regulatory and economic policy instruments. They also extract practical lessons from this knowledge and consider what is needed to make these tools more effective. The book will be of interest to environmental policy practitioners and to researchers and students concerned with applying social and behavioral sciences knowledge to improve environmental quality.

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About the Author

Thomas Dietz and Paul C. Stern, Editors, Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change, National Research Council

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Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0309084229
ISBN 13 
9780309084222
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
368
Editor
Stern Paul C., Dietz Thomas