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Environmental Policy and NEPA is a concise study of environmental
policy-where we have come from, what we are facing and where we can
go in the future. An outgrowth of initiatives taken by the Council
of Environmental Quality (CEQ), and edited by the current Associate
Director, this publication studies the effectiveness and efficiency
of the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). Divided into three main sections, part one covers the
historical background and trends of NEPA. Part two addresses
current substantive and conceptual issues associated with the
environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. Part three discusses
future opportunities including impact on humans, effective public
participation in the EIA process and the need for sustainability.
This excellent reference brings together 28 contributing authors
who combine their expertise to address a multitude of topics.
Environmental Policy and NEPA is mandatory reading for the
professional, researcher, government policymaker, activist, student
or anyone looking for a complete presentation of the EIA process.
Many of the world's fisheries are in trouble - they no longer yield
the catches, and potential profits, they once did. The habitats
that support fisheries have been damaged by pollution and other
irresponsible use of coastal land. Destructive fishing methods like
trawling and blast fishing have also changed fish habitats
resulting in support of fewer fish.
The authors draw on more than 1000 scientific papers covering 11
groups/species of marine invertebrates. From this large literature,
they distill 20 lessons for assessing and guiding the use of
restocking and stock enhancement in the management of invertebrate
fisheries.
- Written by 7 expert authors
- Covers 11 groups/species of marine invertebrates
- Reviews over 1000 scientific papers
- Identifies 20 lessons that can be learned from past restocking
and stock enhancement initiatives
- Proposes a new approach to assess the potential value of hatchery
releases to
complement other forms of management
- Assesses progress of disciple against the blueprint for a
responsible approach
Concepts and their role in the evolution of modern environmental
policy, with case studies of eleven influential concepts ranging
from "environment" to "sustainable consumption." Concepts are
thought categories through which we apprehend the world; they
enable, but also constrain, reasoning and debate and serve as
building blocks for more elaborate arguments. This book traces the
links between conceptual innovation in the environmental sphere and
the evolution of environmental policy and discourse. It offers both
a broad framework for examining the emergence, evolution, and
effects of policy concepts and a detailed analysis of eleven
influential environmental concepts. In recent decades, conceptual
evolution has been particularly notable in environmental
governance, as new problems have emerged and as environmental
issues have increasingly intersected with other areas.
"Biodiversity," for example, was unheard of until the late 1980s;
"negative carbon emissions" only came into being over the last few
years. After a review of concepts and their use in environmental
argument, chapters chart the trajectories of a range of
environmental concepts: environment, sustainable development,
biodiversity, environmental assessment, critical loads, adaptive
management, green economy, environmental risk, environmental
security, environmental justice, and sustainable consumption. The
book provides a valuable resource for scholars and policy makers
and also offers a novel introduction to the environmental policy
field through the evolution of its conceptual categories.
Contributors Richard N. L. Andrews, Karin Backstrand, Karen
Baehler, Daniel J. Fiorino, Yrjoe Haila, Michael E. Kraft, Oluf
Langhelle, Judith A. Layzer, James Meadowcroft, Alexis Schulman,
Johannes Stripple, Philip J. Vergragt
In the third edition of this definitive book, Richard N. L. Andrews
looks back at four centuries of American environmental policy,
showing how these policies affect contemporary environmental issues
and public policy decisions, and identifying key policy challenges
for the future. Andrews crafts a detailed and contextualized
narrative of the historical development of American environmental
policies and institutions. This volume presents an extensively
revised text, with increased detail on the fifty-year history of
the modern environmental policy era and is updated through the
Obama and Trump administrations.
"This is a must-read for every student, lecturer and professor. It
establishes Internet Studies as essential to an understanding of
how learners and educators can capture the value of our networked
world." Professor William H. Dutton, Director of the Oxford
Internet Institute, University of Oxford In E-learning Theory and
Practice the authors set out different perspectives on e-learning.
The book deals with the social implications of e-learning, its
transformative effects, and the social and technical interplay that
supports and directs e-learning. The authors present new
perspectives on the subject by: - exploring the way teaching and
learning are changing with the presence of the Internet and
participatory media - providing a theoretical grounding in new
learning practices from education, communication and information
science - addressing e-learning in terms of existing learning
theories, emerging online learning theories, new literacies, social
networks, social worlds, community and virtual communities, and
online resources - emphasising the impact of everyday electronic
practices on learning, literacy and the classroom, locally and
globally. This book is for everyone involved in e-learning.
Teachers and educators will gain an understanding of new learning
practices, and learners will gain a sense of their new role as
active participants in classroom and lifelong learning. Graduate
students and researchers will gain insight into the direction of
research in this new and exciting area of education and the
Internet.
The new edition of The SAGE Handbook of E-Learning Research retains
the original effort of the first edition by focusing on research
while capturing the leading edge of e-learning development and
practice. Chapters focus on areas of development in e-learning
technology, theory, practice, pedagogy and method of analysis.
Covering the full extent of e-learning can be a challenge as
developments and new features appear daily. The editors of this
book meet this challenge by including contributions from leading
researchers in areas that have gained a sufficient critical mass to
provide reliable results and practices. The 25 chapters are
organised into six key areas: 1. THEORY 2. LITERACY & LEARNING
3. METHODS & PERSPECTIVES 4. PEDAGOGY & PRACTICE 5. BEYOND
THE CLASSROOM 6. FUTURES
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