Environmental Politics Domestic and Global Dimensions

by Vaughn, Jacqueline

• ISBN13: 9780312255909
• ISBN10: 031225590X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-03
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This comprehensive and balanced text examines the history, organizations, interest groups, and processes that shape domestic and global environmental politics.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
About the Author	xv
Introduction	1	(10)
A Historical Framework for Environmental Protection	11	(24)
Germination of an Idea: From the Colonial Period to 1900	12	(3)
Progressive Reforms and Conservationism: 1900-1945	15	(2)
Recreation and the Age of Ecology: Post-World War II to 1969	17	(1)
Another View, Another Voice:
The Hudson River Fishermen's Association	18	(2)
Robert H. Boyle
Earth Days and Deregulation: 1970-1988	20	(4)
Global Awareness and Gridlock: The 1990s	24	(5)
Notes	29	(3)
For Further Reading	32	(3)
Participants in the Environmental Debate	35	(26)
U.S. Environmental Organizations	37	(3)
The Environmental Justice Movement	40	(1)
Another View, Another Voice:
Green Party Legislator	41	(2)
Audie Bock
Environmental Opposition in the United States	43	(5)
The Global Dimension	48	(6)
International Governmental Organizations	54	(3)
Notes	57	(2)
For Further Reading	59	(2)
The Political Process	61	(32)
The Executive Branch Agencies	62	(4)
Presidential Leadership	66	(9)
Congressional Policy Making	75	(4)
Courts and Environmental Politics	79	(1)
Another View, Another Voice:
``Father Earth''	80	(2)
Gaylord Nelson
State and Local Policy Making	82	(3)
The Media and the Environment	85	(3)
Notes	88	(2)
For Further Reading	90	(3)
Public and Private Lands	93	(20)
The Public Lands	95	(1)
``The Best Idea America Ever Had'': The National Parks	96	(4)
Grazing Rights and Wrongs	100	(1)
Another View, Another Voice:
President, the Grand Canyon Trust	101	(4)
Geoffrey Barnard
Trends in Land Use and Management	105	(1)
Private Property and Public Lands	106	(3)
Notes	109	(1)
For Further Reading	110	(3)
Waste Management and the Global Toxics Legacy	113	(26)
The Nature of Waste: Generation and Disposal	114	(8)
The Political Response	122	(1)
Another View, Another Voice:
The Divine Miss M: Environmentalist	123	(5)
Nuclear and Military Waste	128	(4)
The Global Dimension	132	(2)
Policy Stalled: Too Little Too Late	134	(1)
Notes	135	(2)
For Further Reading	137	(2)
The Politics of Energy	139	(20)
The Energy Pie	141	(3)
The Nuclear Power Debate	144	(1)
Another View, Another Voice:
Supplenergy	145	(3)
Orlo Stitt
The History of Policy Paralysis	148	(6)
The Global Dimension	154	(2)
Notes	156	(1)
For Further Reading	157	(2)
Managing Water Resources	159	(30)
Why Don't We Have Enough Water?	160	(3)
The American Water Wars	163	(4)
Impacts and Solutions	167	(4)
The Wetlands Issue	171	(2)
The Nature and Causes of Water Pollution	173	(1)
Another View, Another Voice:
Friend of the Everglades	174	(2)
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
The Politics of Water Quality	176	(4)
Toxic Contamination	180	(2)
The Global Dimension	182	(2)
Notes	184	(2)
For Further Reading	186	(3)
Air Quality: Pollution and Solutions	189	(24)
What Is Air Pollution?	191	(1)
The Responsibility Dilemma	192	(7)
Assessing the Impact of Pollution	199	(4)
Another View, Another Voice:
Chester Street Activist	203	(2)
Renee Morrison
Visibility	205	(2)
The Global Dimension	207	(2)
Notes	209	(2)
For Further Reading	211	(2)
The Global Commons	213	(30)
Transboundary Pollution	214	(1)
The United States, Mexico, and Canada	215	(4)
The North American Free Trade Agreement, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and the World Trade Organization	219	(3)
The Atmosphere	222	(7)
Another View, Another Voice:
Discovering the Achilles Heel of the Universe	229	(5)
Mario J. Molina
The Oceans	234	(4)
Notes	238	(3)
For Further Reading	241	(2)
Endangered Species, Biodiversity, and Forests	243	(30)
Protective Legislation	245	(2)
International Protection Agreements	247	(3)
The Making of Wildlife Policy	250	(2)
The Role of Organized Interests	252	(1)
The Continuing Saga of Species Protection	253	(4)
Another View, Another Voice:
Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park	257	(4)
Michael Finley
The Forest Debate	261	(1)
The U.S. Timber Management Policy	261	(4)
The Global Dimension	265	(4)
Notes	269	(2)
For Further Reading	271	(2)
The Human Explosion: Managing Population Growth	273	(22)
Trends in Population and Projections	276	(5)
U.S. Population Trends and Policies	281	(1)
Another View, Another Voice:
The Cato Institute	282	(2)
Stephen Moore
Global Family Planning Efforts	284	(2)
The Role of the United States	286	(4)
Implications for Policymakers	290	(1)
Notes	291	(2)
For Further Reading	293	(2)
Emerging Issues for the Twenty-First Century	295	(16)
Science and Politics	297	(3)
Collaborative Decision Making and Civic Environmentalism	300	(3)
Agriculture and Genetically Engineered Products	303	(3)
Trade and the Environment	306	(1)
Another View, Another Voice:
Director General, World Trade Organization	307	(1)
Michael Moore
Notes	308	(2)
For Further Reading	310	(1)
Appendix A Major U.S. Environmental Legislation, 1947-2000	311	(4)
Appendix B Major International Environmental Agreements, 1900-2000	315	(2)
Appendix C Environmental Film Resources	317	(6)
Index	323