Environmental Politics and Policy - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871878488 ISBN 13: 9780871878489

Synopsis

Coming to grips with today s environmental policy challenges is no small feat. What are the practical problems involved with sustainable development policies? What impact do environmental values have on public opinion and policymaking? What roles have the states taken in environmental policy innovation? Rosenbaum s classic, comprehensive text offers definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. This updated seventh edition presents an extensive revision and update with: sharp evaluation of the Bush administration s most significant environmental decisions, with particular attention to the conflict between conservative and environmentalist approaches to ecological issues; increased emphasis on the interaction of global and domestic environmental issues, such as climate change and growing importance of other transboundary issues in the domestic economy balanced discussion of petroleum consumption and its environmental impact; greater attention to the politics of energy conservation, including regulatory and technological approaches; and increased coverage of environmental justice issues. New and revised tables and figures capture key environmental data while additional Web-based references and research materials point students toward further study.

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About the Author

Walter A. Rosenbaum is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Florida. He has recently been a visiting professor of environmental studies, at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and the Environment, and has served as a special assistant in the Office of the Assistant Administrator for Policy Planning and Evaluation at the Environmental Protection Agency. He had also served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy on environmental cleanup of nuclear weapons facilities and to the Working Group of the South Florida (Everglades) Environmental Restoration Project. He is the author of Energy, Politics, and Public Policy, and numerous articles on environmental and energy issues. He is presently a consultant to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on environmental issues and interim director of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0871878488
• ISBN 13: 9780871878489
• Binding: Paperback