Environmental Politics and Policy

by Steel, Brent S.; Clinton, Richard L.; Lovrich, Nicholas P.

• ISBN13: 9780072392265
• ISBN10: 0072392266
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-20
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

This exciting new text for the Environmental Politics and/or Policy course(s) does not just look at this subject from a U.S. perspective, but an international one, expanding upon and reflecting the globalization of this important area of study. Using the comparative approach, students will learn about environmental issues but not without a larger context. Included in the comparative examination are post-industrial countries, developing countries, post-Communist countries, and of course, the U.S. In addition, chapters on science (what science is and how it fits into the political context), international law, and emerging issues (such as women and the environment) make this a strong and exciting text.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The World of Environmental Politics and Policy	1	(42)
The Nature of Environmental Issues	2	(3)
An International and Comparative Approach to Environmental Politics and Policy	5	(5)
Competing Environmental and Natural Resource Paradigms	10	(5)
Driving Forces of Environmental Politics and Policy	15	(13)
Institutions and Actors in Environmental Policy	28	(7)
A Review of Policy Models	35	(8)
Summary	36	(1)
Terms and Concepts	37	(1)
Notes	37	(1)
References	38	(5)
Science, Scientists, and Environmental Politics and Policy	43	(33)
Science and the Scientific Process	44	(9)
Science and the Policy Process	53	(6)
The Democracy Versus Technocracy Quandary	59	(2)
Brief Introduction to the Science of Ecology	61	(15)
Summary	68	(2)
Terms and Concepts	70	(1)
Note	70	(1)
References	71	(5)
Environmental Politics and Policy in Postindustrial Countries	76	(40)
What Are Postindustrial Nations?	79	(2)
Driving Forces of Environmental Politics and Policy	81	(9)
Actors, Institutions, and the Environmental Policy Process in Postindustrial Democracies	90	(11)
Environmental Politics and Policy in the European Union	101	(1)
EU Institutions and Environmental Policy	102	(2)
EU Environmental Programs and Policies	104	(12)
Summary	110	(1)
Terms and Concepts	110	(1)
References	111	(5)
Environmental Politics and Policy in the United States	116	(40)
A Brief History of the Environmental Policy and Ethics of the United States	117	(3)
Some Current Environmental Trends in the United States	120	(4)
Driving Forces of Environmental Politics and Policy	124	(7)
The Context of Environmental Politics and Policy in the United States: Culture and Governmental Structure	131	(14)
Interest Groups in the Environmental Policy Process	145	(2)
Conflicting Views of Environmental Policy Models in the United States	147	(9)
Summary	149	(1)
Terms and Concepts	150	(1)
Note	150	(1)
References	151	(5)
Environmental Politics and Policies in the Developing Countries	156	(39)
Brief Overview of Current Environmental Conditions	157	(1)
What Are the Least Developed and Industrializing Countries?	158	(7)
Driving Forces of Environmental Politics and Policy	165	(12)
Africa	177	(2)
Latin America	179	(1)
Asia	180	(6)
Lessons Learned	186	(9)
Summary	189	(2)
Terms and Concepts	191	(1)
Note	191	(1)
References	191	(4)
Environmental Politics and Policy in Post-Communist Countries	195	(35)
Valentina Fomenko
The Environmental Legacy of Communism	196	(2)
Brief Overview of Current Environmental Conditions	198	(3)
Driving Forces	201	(10)
Actors	211	(4)
Environmental Policy Process	215	(2)
Environmental Policy in Russia	217	(13)
Summary	224	(1)
Terms and Concepts	225	(1)
References	226	(4)
International Environmental Law and Beyond	230	(23)
Introduction to International Environmental Law	231	(6)
Institutions and Actors	237	(5)
Case Studies	242	(11)
Summary	248	(1)
Terms and Concepts	249	(1)
References	249	(4)
Emerging Issues in Environmental Politics and Policy	253	(29)
Valentina Fomenko
Ecosystem Management	253	(4)
Deep Ecology	257	(3)
Women and the Environment	260	(2)
Environmental Justice	262	(3)
Market-Based Approaches to the Environment	265	(7)
Buddhism and the Environment	272	(10)
Summary	274	(1)
Terms and Concepts	275	(1)
References	275	(7)
Glossary	282	(14)
List of Acronyms	296	(3)
Websites	299	(6)
Index	305