Environmental Policy

by Vig, Norman J.; Kraft, Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9781452203300
• ISBN10: 145220330X
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-15
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Summary

Available this summer in its Eighth Edition, Rosenbaum's classic, comprehensive text once more provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. Notable revisions include: - A completely revamped energy chapter covering conventional energy policy as well as a comparative examination of alternatives to current energy production. Expanded discussion of current U.S. climate change policy with attention to the role of the states, the impact of global environmental politics, and emerging technologies on policy alternatives. Analysis of the Obama administration's energy agenda and its profound differences from Bush administration policies and the practical difficulties of creating an effective political coalition in support of the new policy agenda. Greater emphasis on executive-congressional relations in the policy-making cycle. Examination of changes in the environmental movement, with particular attention to newly emerging cleavages over energy and climate issues. A thorough updating of all policy chapters, including an examination of such topics as mountain top removal, the emergence of Bisphenol A as an endocrine disruptor issue, and the new NIMBYism. New and revised tables, figures, and other data illustrate key environmental information while a new, detailed timeline frames the initial chapter's historical narrative of evolving environmental policy.

Table of Contents

Tables, Figures, and Boxes	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
Contributors	p. xiii
Environmental Policy and Politics in Transition	p. 1
Environmental Policy over Four Decades: Achievements and New Directions	p. 2
Racing to the Top, the Bottom, or the Middle of the Pack? The Evolving State Government Role in Environmental Protection	p. 30
"High Hopes and Bitter Disappointment": Public Discourse and the Limits of the Environmental Movement in Climate Change Politics	p. 54
Federal Institutions and Policy Change	p. 83
Presidential Powers and Environmental Policy	p. 84
Environmental Policy in Congress	p. 109
Environmental Policy in the Courts	p. 135
Public Policy Dilemmas	p. 157
Science, Politics, and Policy at the EPA	p. 158
Conflict and Cooperation in Natural Resource Management	p. 185
Applying Market Principles to Environmental Policy	p. 206
Toward Sustainable Production: Finding Workable Strategies for Government and Industry	p. 230
Sustainable Development and Urban Life in North America	p. 255
Global and Domestic Issues and Controversies	p. 277
Global Climate Change: Beyond Kyoto	p. 278
Environment, Population, and the Developing World	p. 299
China's Quest for a Green Economy	p. 321
Environmental Security	p. 344
Conclusion	p. 369
Conclusion: Toward Sustainable Development?	p. 370
Appendixes
Major Federal Laws on the Environment, 1969-2011	p. 395
Budgets of Selected Environmental and Natural Resource Agencies, 1980-2010	p. 404
Employees in Selected Federal Agencies and Departments, 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010	p. 405
Federal Spending on Natural Resources and the Environment, Selected Fiscal Years, 1980-2010	p. 406
Author Citations Index	p. 407
Subject Index	p. 418
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