Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century

Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century
ISBN-10
1506383459
ISBN-13
9781506383453
Series
Environmental Policy
Category
Political Science
Pages
423
Language
English
Published
2017-12-14
Publisher
CQ Press
Authors
Michael E. Kraft, Norman J. Vig

Description

Authoritative and trusted, Environmental Policy once again brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American environmental policy since the late 1960s and their implications for the twenty-first century. Students will learn to decipher the underlying trends, institutional constraints, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s environmental politics. The Tenth Edition examines how policy has changed within federal institutions and state and local governments, as well as how environmental governance affects private sector policies and practices. The book provides in-depth examinations of public policy dilemmas including fracking, food production, urban sustainability, and the viability of using market solutions to address policy challenges. Students will also develop a deeper understanding of global issues such as climate change governance, the implications of the Paris Agreement, and the role of environmental policy in the developing world. Students walk away with a measured yet hopeful evaluation of the future challenges policymakers will confront as the American environmental movement continues to affect the political process.

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