The Environmental Case

by Layzer, Judith A.

• ISBN13: 9781604266122
• ISBN10: 1604266120
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-15
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Summary

Environmental policy cannot be seen in just black and white, but instead contains many shades of gray. Environmental battles-even the most heated-are essentially conflicts among those with fundamentally different values, and how problems are framed in politics plays a central role in shaping how these values are translated into policies. Judith Layzer explores these two main themes in environmental policy making in the anticipated third edition of The Environmental Case. Through its 16 carefully constructed cases, the book gives readers a first-hand look at some of the most interesting and illuminating controversies in U.S. environmental policy making. New to this edition, Layzer expands the final section of her book to consider the issue of resilience in the face of a changing climate. This third edition features fully revised and updated case studies, as well as three brand-new cases: Cape Wind and Alternative Energy, Ecosystem-Based Management in the Chesapeake Bay, and the restoration of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Lazyer provides maps, tables, figures, questions to consider, recommended readings, and useful websites to help students think critically about environmental policy and to facilitate further research.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: Defining Problems in U.S. Environmental Politics

Tackling the Issue of Pollution

The Nation Tackles Pollution: The Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts

Love Canal: Hazardous Waste and the Politics of Fear

Community Activism and Environmental Justice: The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative

History, Changing Values, and Resource Management on Public Lands

Oil versus Wilderness in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Federal Grazing Policy: Some Things Never Change

Jobs versus the Environment: Saving the Northern Spotted Owl

Playground or Paradise? Snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park

Addressing Commons Problems

Crisis and Recovery in the New England Fisheries

Climate Change: The Challenges of International Environmental Policy Making

Cape Wind: If Not Here, Where? If Not Now, When?

Trade versus the Environment: Dolphins, Turtles, and Global Economic Expansion

Antienvironmental Backlash and New Approaches: Incentives, Restoration, and Resilience

Backlash: Wise Use, Property Rights, and the Antienvironmental Movement

Market-Based Solutions: Acid Rain and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

Ecosystem-Based Management in the Chesapeake Bay

Making Tradeoffs: Urban Sprawl and the Evolving System of Growth Management in Portland, Oregon

Hurricane Katrina Hits New Orleans: Disaster, Restoration, and Resilience

Conclusions: Politics, Values, and Environmental Policy Change

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