Environmental politics and policy / Walter A. Rosenbaum, University of Florida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenbaum, Walter A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--United States.

Environmental policy.

United States.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xiv, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

Eleventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

Walter A. Rosenbaum's classic Environmental Politics and Policy provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. The first half of the book sets needed context and describes the policy process while the second half covers specific environmental issues such as air and water; toxic and hazardous substances; energy; and a global policymaking chapter focused on climate change and trans-boundary politics. The eleventh edition includes updates on the Trump administration's initiatives and controversies with regard to environmental policy, offering the currency and relevancy needed for any environmental politics course. --From publisher's description.

Contents:

After earth day

Making policy : the process

Making policy : governmental institutions and politics

Common policy challenges : risk assessment and environmental justice

More choice : the battle over regulatory economics

Command and control in action : air and water pollution regulation

A regulatory thicket : toxic and hazardous substances

energy : America's energy politics in transformation

635 million acres of politics : the contested resources of public lands

The politics and policy of global climate change.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781544325040

1544325045

OCLC:

1083703504

Publisher Number:

99984976190