Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century 8th Edition

Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century 8th Edition
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 481
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ISBN-10 : 9781452203300
ISBN-13 : 145220330X
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Book Synopsis Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century 8th Edition by : Norman J. Vig

Download or read book Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century 8th Edition written by Norman J. Vig and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available this summer in its Eighth Edition, RosenbaumÆs classic, comprehensive text once more provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. Notable revisions include: * A completely revamped energy chapter covering conventional energy policy as well as a comparative examination of alternatives to current energy production. ò Expanded discussion of current U.S. climate change policy with attention to the role of the states, the impact of global environmental politics, and emerging technologies on policy alternatives. ò Analysis of the Obama administrationÆs energy agenda and its profound differences from Bush administration policies and the practical difficulties of creating an effective political coalition in support of the new policy agenda. ò Greater emphasis on executive-congressional relations in the policy-making cycle. ò Examination of changes in the environmental movement, with particular attention to newly emerging cleavages over energy and climate issues. ò A thorough updating of all policy chapters, including an examination of such topics as ômountain top removal,ö the emergence of Bisphenol A as an endocrine disruptor issue, and the ônew NIMBYism.ö New and revised tables, figures, and other data illustrate key environmental information while a new, detailed timeline frames the initial chapterÆs historical narrative of evolving environmental policy.


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