The short guide to environmental policy / Carolyn Snell and Gary Haq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snell, Carolyn, author.

Haq, Gary, author.

Series:

Short guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy.

Sustainable development.

Environmental economics.

Physical Description:

xiv, 202 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2014.

Summary:

Some have argued that the rate and scale of human-Induced global environmental change is so significant that it now constitutes a new geological epoch in the Earth's history called the Anthropocene. More than ever, there is a need to have appropriate and effective environmental policies that address the challenges of climate change, biodiversity, food, water and energy insecurity, environmental pollution, poverty alleviation and environmental equity. The short guide to environmental policy provides a concise introduction to post-war environmental policies, bringing together perspectives from a range of fields including economics, sociology, politics and social policy. It covers a broad range of issues, including causes and effects of contemporary environmental issues, policy approaches to addressing environmental problems, challenges to implementing environmental policies and future environmental challenges. This book is an essential introduction to all those interested in how policies can address environmental problems. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The environment as a policy issue 1

2 Causes and effects of current environmental 19

3 Thinking about the environment 51

4 Making environmental policies 79

5 Environmental policy challenges 103

6 Future environmental challenges 139

7 Conclusions 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-192) and index.

ISBN:

9781447307174

1447307178

OCLC:

859583998