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Environmental Policy : New Directions for the Twenty-First Century
Norman J. Vig,Michael E. Kraft +1 more
- 01 Sep 1999
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the evolution of state government role in environmental protection and the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the process of achieving sustainable development in the United States.
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Abstract: I. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND POLITICS IN TRANSITION 1. Environmental Policy over Four Decades: Achievements and New Directions - Michael E. Kraft and Norman J. Vig 2. Racing to the Top, the Bottom, or the Middle of the Pack? The Evolving State Government Role in Environmental Protection - Barry G. Rabe 3. "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 II. FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY CHANGE 4. Presidential Powers and Environmental Policy - Norman J. Vig 5. Environmental Policy in Congress - Michael E. Kraft 6. Environmental Policy in the Courts - Rosemary O'Leary III. PUBLIC POLICY DILEMMAS 7. Science, Politics, and Policy at the EPA - Walter A. Rosenbaum 8. Conflict and Cooperation in Natural Resource Management - Mark Lubell and Brian Segee 9. Applying Market Principles to Environmental Policy - Sheila M. Olmstead 10. Toward Sustainable Production: Finding Workable Strategies for Government and Industry - Daniel Press and Daniel A. Mazmanian 11. Sustainable Development and Urban Life in North America - Robert C. Paehlke IV. GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES 12. Global Climate Change: Beyond Kyoto - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer 13. Environment, Population, and the Developing World - Richard J. Tobin 14. China's Quest for a Green Economy - Kelly Sims Gallagher and Joanna I. Lewis 15. Environmental Security - Richard A. Matthew V. CONCLUSION 16. Conclusion: Toward Sustainable Development? - Norman J. Vig and Michael E. Kraft
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