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Environmental Policy and Politics
Contributor(s): Kraft, Michael E. (Author)

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ISBN: 1138218782     ISBN-13: 9781138218789
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $199.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
Dewey: 363.700
LCCN: 2017005813
Physical Information: 402 pages
 
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Covering global threats such as climate change, population growth, and loss of biodiversity, as well as national, state, and local problems of environmental pollution, energy use, and natural resource use and conservation, Environmental Policy and Politics provides a comprehensive overview of U.S. policymaking processes, the legislative and administrative settings for policy decisions, the role of interest groups and public opinion in environmental politics, and the public policies that result. It helps readers understand modern environmental policy and its implications, including the need for a comprehensive and integrated approach to problem-solving.

New to the Seventh Edition

  • Each chapter includes the latest information about environmental challenges and governmental responses to them, with extensive citation of sources and websites that allow students to find the most recent studies and reports.
  • Each chapter covers key political and policy decisions through early 2017, including presidential appointments, budgetary decisions, major legislative initiatives, and congressional actions.
  • Each chapter introduction includes new statements about learning objectives to facilitate student understanding of key concepts and their applications, arguments advanced over environmental challenges and policies, and the goals and methods of environmental policy analysis.
  • Chapters compare decisions about major environmental, energy, and natural resource policies among the presidential administrations of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump, to the extent possible.
  • Each chapter's case studies have been changed or updated to include the latest developments and examples that should improve their appeal to students. These include controversies over the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, the EPA's Clean Power Plan and new fuel economy standards, new policies on toxic chemicals, the role of environmental and energy policies in the 2016 elections, changes in the nation's reliance on energy resources, standards for evaluating environmental and resource policies, and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
  • Summaries of scientific studies, government reports, and policy analyses have been updated throughout the text to reflect the most current research and information in the field.
  • All chapters include revised discussion questions and new suggested readings.
  • The writing and flow of material have been improved throughout to make the chapters more accessible and useful to students.
 
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