Environmental Politics Domestic and Global Dimensions

by Vaughn, Jacqueline

• ISBN13: 9780495007999
• ISBN10: 0495007994
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-14
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

See how environmental policy is shaped with ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS: DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL DIMENSIONS! Easy-to-read and concise, this political science text shows you how environmental problems are identified and how solutions are formulated and implemented. With objective and clear explanations of controversies, you will gain an understanding of how politics affects policymaking and how that affects progress toward solving environmental problems. Coverage of events such as the tsunami in Indonesia, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the 2004 presidential campaign give you insight into the environmental policy behind recent events.

Table of Contents

AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS TIMELINE
LIST OF TABLES	X
LIST OF FIGURES	XII
PREFACE	XIII
ABOUT THE AUTHOR	XVI
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	XVII
INTRODUCTION	1	(304)
1 A Historical Framework for Environmental Protection	9	(28)
Germination of an Idea: From the Colonial Period to 1900	11	(2)
Progressive Reforms and Conservationism: 1900-1945	13	(2)
Recreation and the Age of Ecology: Post-World War II to 1969	15	(2)
Earth Days and Deregulation: 1970-1992	17	(4)
Global Awareness and Gridlock: 1993-2000	21	(6)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Republicans for Environmental Protection America	23	(4)
Rollback: 2001–	27	(10)
2 Participants in the Environmental Debate	37	(34)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus	38	(3)
U.S. Environmental Organizations	41	(4)
The Environmental Justice Movement	45	(2)
Radical Environmentalism	47	(2)
Environmental Opposition in the United States	49	(5)
The Role of the Media	54	(2)
Thinking Globally	56	(3)
Green Political Parties	59	(4)
International Governmental Organizations	63	(3)
Transnational Advocacy Networks	66	(5)
3 The Political Process	71	(38)
Presidential Leadership	73	(12)
Congressional Policy Making	85	(5)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Senator Harry Reid	89	(1)
The Executive Branch Agencies	90	(4)
Rulemaking	94	(2)
Courts and Environmental Politics	96	(3)
State and Local Policy Making	99	(10)
4 The Public Lands Debate	109	(34)
The Public Lands	111	(1)
"The Best Idea America Ever Had": The National Parks	112	(5)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Laurance S. Rockefeller	116	(1)
U.S. Forest Policy	117	(2)
Forests and Fires	119	(5)
Wilderness and Roadless Areas	124	(2)
Grazing Rights	126	(5)
Mining Law and Public Lands	131	(2)
Private Property and Public Lands	133	(2)
Trends in Land Use and Management	135	(8)
5 Waste and Toxics	143	(34)
The Nature of Waste: Generation and Disposal	145	(1)
The Universe of Wastes	146	(2)
Disposing of the Problem	148	(7)
RCRA and Superfund	155	(4)
Brownfields	159	(1)
Nuclear Waste	160	(5)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Nils J. Diaz	164	(1)
Cleaning Up Military Waste	165	(2)
Thinking Globally	167	(3)
American Policy Stalled: Too Little, Too Late	170	(7)
6 The Politics of Energy	177	(32)
The Energy Pie	178	(10)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Western Governors' Association	184	(4)
The Nuclear Power Debate	188	(3)
CAFE Standards	191	(1)
The History of Policy Paralysis	192	(8)
Thinking Globally	200	(9)
7 The Politics of Water	209	(30)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: The Kugeria Women's Water Project	211	(1)
Trends in Water Use	212	(1)
Water Resource Management in the United States	213	(4)
Wetlands Protection	217	(3)
Everglades Restoration	220	(2)
The Nature and Causes of Water Pollution	222	(2)
The Politics of Water Quality	224	(6)
Toxic Contamination	230	(2)
Thinking Globally	232	(7)
8 Air Quality: Pollution and Solutions	239	(32)
The Components of Air Pollution	241	(1)
Air Quality and Health	242	(2)
Public Policy Responses	244	(10)
The Clear Skies Initiative	254	(4)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Lincoln Chafee	256	(2)
Toxic Air Pollutants	258	(2)
Visibility	260	(3)
Thinking Globally: Transboundary Air Pollution	263	(8)
9 Endangered Species and Biodiversity	271	(34)
Endangered Species	272	(1)
Protective Legislation	273	(5)
The Making of Wildlife Policy	278	(8)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Brian Schweitzer	283	(3)
The Role of Organized Interests	286	(2)
International Biodiversity Agreements and Policies	288	(7)
Protecting the World's Forests	295	(10)
10 The Global Commons	305	(30)
The Atmosphere	306	(1)
Global Climate Change	307	(9)
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion	316	(4)
U.S. Oceans Policy	320	(4)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Women Exploring the Ocean	323	(1)
Global Oceans Policy	324	(3)
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea	327	(8)
11 Population and Sustainability	335	(22)
The Role of the United States	338	(2)
Sustainable Development	340	(2)
Trends in Population and Projections	342	(4)
Global Population and Sustainability Efforts	346	(4)
Implications for Policy Makers	350	(9)
ANOTHER VIEW, ANOTHER VOICE: Samuel C. Johnson	351	(6)
12 Emerging Issues in Environmental Policy	357	(21)
Bushmeat	359	(3)
Climate Justice	362	(2)
Environmental Disasters	364	(3)
E-Waste	367	(3)
Outdoor Accessibility	370	(3)
Polluted Beaches	373	(5)
Appendix A Major U.S. Environmental Legislation, 1947-2005	378	(3)
Appendix B Major International Environmental Agreements, 1900-2005	381	(2)
Appendix C Environmental Film Resources, 1995-2005	383	(5)
INDEX	388