Contents Notes |
Environmental policy over four decades: achievements and new directions / Michael E. Kraft and Norman J. Vig -- Racing to the top, the bottom, or the middle of the pack? The evolving state government role in environmental protection / Barry G. Rabe -- "High hopes and bitter disappointment": public discourse and the limits of the environmental movement in climate change politics / Deborah Lynn Guber and Christopher J. Bosso -- Presidential powers and environmental policy / Norman J. Vig -- Environmental policy in Congress / Michael E. Kraft -- Environmental policy in the courts / Rosemary O'Leary -- Science, politics, and policy at the EPA / Walter A. Rosenbaum -- Conflict and cooperation in natural resource management / Mark Lubell and Brian Segee -- Applying market principles to environmental policy / Sheila M. Olmstead -- Toward sustainable production: finding workable strategies for government and industry / Daniel Press and Daniel A. Mazmanian -- Sustainable development and urban life in North America / Robert C. Paehlke -- Global climate change: beyond Kyoto / Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer -- Environment, population, and the developing world / Richard J. Tobin -- China's quest for a green economy / Kelly Sims Gallagher and Joanna I. Lewis -- Environmental security / Richard A. Matthew -- Conclusion: Toward sustainable development? / Norman J. Vig and Michael E. Kraft. "Provides coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of various environmental issues. This title includes a completely revamped energy chapter covering conventional energy policy as well as a comparative examination of alternatives to energy production." -- WorldCat. |