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Relying on the results of a large survey research project in
western New York State, the author compares the environmental
planning beliefs of public officials and citizens. His major
finding is that, although leaders involved in water quality
planning projects and the public share similar views on
environmental issues, these leaders are by far the worst predictors
of citizens' views. Professor Kamieniecki's systematic probing of
the determinants that make some officials more adept than others at
accurate calculation of public preference uncovers imbalanced
public representation due to several factors. He concludes with an
evaluation of citizen participatory mechanisms and consequent
recommendations designed to elicit a wide range of public opinion,
a prerequisite for acceptable environmental planning.
This book adds to the environmental politics and policy literature
by conducting a comprehensive investigation of business influence
in agenda building and environmental policymaking in the United
States over time. As part of this investigation, the author
presents an analysis of six cases in which private firms were
involved in disputes concerning pollution control and natural
resource management. In addition to determining how much business
interests influence environmental and natural resource policy, the
book tests possible explanations for their level of success in
shaping the government's agenda and policy. The study offers a
general conceptual framework for analyzing the influence of
corporate America over environmental policymaking. The research
then explores how much firms have influenced Congress, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and certain natural resource
agencies, and the courts on environmental and natural issues since
the beginning of the environmental movement in 1970. No other study
has examined the ability of business to influence environmental
policy in all three branches of government and in such detail.
This book adds to the environmental politics and policy literature
by conducting a comprehensive investigation of business influence
in agenda building and environmental policymaking in the United
States over time. As part of this investigation, the author
presents an analysis of six cases in which private firms were
involved in disputes concerning pollution control and natural
resource management. In addition to determining how much business
interests influence environmental and natural resource policy, the
book tests possible explanations for their level of success in
shaping the government's agenda and policy. The study offers a
general conceptual framework for analyzing the influence of
corporate America over environmental policymaking. The research
then explores how much firms have influenced Congress, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and certain natural resource
agencies, and the courts on environmental and natural issues since
the beginning of the environmental movement in 1970. No other study
has examined the ability of business to influence environmental
policy in all three branches of government and in such detail.
Although considerable progress has been made in improving
environmental quality in parts of the United States, many
localities have yet to meet federal air and water quality standards
and many hazardous-waste sites remain to be cleaned up. At the
international level, the U.S. and other countries continue to face
critical environmental problems. As a contribution to the
literature on public policy and to help educate students about
natural resource issues, this book identifies the likely "hot
spots" of environmental policy and presents alternative and often
opposing points of view on the major controversies that are likely
to be with us well into the next century. Among the topics covered
are comparative risk assessment; market incentives in environmental
regulation; environmental justice; public versus private management
of public lands; international trade and sustainable development;
and the relationship between national security and environmental
protection.
"The 'controversies format' makes for interesting reading and a
good teaching tool. Sustainability is the current catch word among
natural resource managers and environmentalists, yet the meaning of
the term is unclear. This book goes a long way toward explaining
the debates surrounding sustainability. It is a useful text for
upper division environmental policy courses and graduate seminars".
-- Helen Ingram, Director, The Udall Center for Studies in Public
Policy, University of Arizona
Prior to the Nixon administration, environmental policy in the
United States was rudimentary at best. Since then, it has evolved
into one of the primary concerns of governmental policy from the
federal to the local level. As scientific expertise on the
environment rapidly developed, Americans became more aware of the
growing environmental crisis that surrounded them. Practical
solutions for mitigating various aspects of the crisis - air
pollution, water pollution, chemical waste dumping, strip mining,
and later global warming - became politically popular, and the
government responded by gradually erecting a vast regulatory
apparatus to address the issue. Today, politicians regard
environmental policy as one of the most pressing issues they face.
The Obama administration has identified the renewable energy sector
as a key driver of economic growth, and Congress is in the process
of passing a bill to reduce global warming that will be one of the
most important environmental policy acts in decades.
The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy will be a
state-of-the-art work on all aspects of environmental policy in
America. Over the past half century, America has been the world's
leading emitter of global warming gases. However, environmental
policy is not simply a national issue. It is a global issue, and
the explosive growth of Asian countries like China and India mean
that policy will have to be coordinated at the international level.
The book will therefore focus not only on the U.S., but on the
increasing importance of global policies and issues on American
regulatory efforts. This is a topic that will only grow in
importance in the coming years, and this will serve as an
authoritative guide to any scholar interested in the issue.
Prior to the Nixon administration, environmental policy in the
United States was rudimentary at best. Since then, it has evolved
into one of the primary concerns of governmental policy from the
federal to the local level. As scientific expertise on the
environment rapidly developed, Americans became more aware of the
growing environmental crisis that surrounded them. Practical
solutions for mitigating various aspects of the crisis - air
pollution, water pollution, chemical waste dumping, strip mining,
and later global warming - became politically popular, and the
government responded by gradually erecting a vast regulatory
apparatus to address the issue. Today, politicians regard
environmental policy as one of the most pressing issues they face.
The Obama administration has identified the renewable energy sector
as a key driver of economic growth, and Congress is in the process
of passing a bill to reduce global warming that will be one of the
most important environmental policy acts in decades. The Oxford
Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy is a state-of-the-art work on
all aspects of environmental policy in America. Over the past half
century, America has been the world's leading emitter of global
warming gases. However, environmental policy is not simply a
national issue. It is a global issue, and the explosive growth of
Asian countries like China and India mean that policy will have to
be coordinated at the international level. The book therefore
focuses not only on the U.S., but on the increasing importance of
global policies and issues on American regulatory efforts. This is
a topic that will only grow in importance in the coming years, and
this handbook serves as an authoritative guide to any scholar
interested in the issue.
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