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Environmental issues are growing in concern worldwide and college
courses/enrollments continue to flourish. No other book combines
ecology, law, politics and environmental science in a way designed
to inform the reader on how it all fits together. Discussion
questions to the end of each chapter that can be used by
instructors in long answer/essay examinations. Appendices presents
broader theories of the policy process and how bills become laws.
Students have found these to be a useful guide to frame their
thinking about issues discussed during the course. Extensiveness of
the topics covered enables lecturers to familiarize their students
with a large number of topics in a single text. Clear and coherent
framework to show how much environmental policy is an issue of
politics (and competing values and preferences). Strong
organization that fits course structures. Textbook begins with the
policymaking process before covering specific areas of
environmental policy. Up to date and detailed presentation of major
laws and policy changes related to the main topics of environmental
policy that will be of interest to students.
Proponents of globalization argue that it protects the global
environment from degradation and promotes worldwide sustainable
economic growth while opponents argue the exact opposite. Examining
the local, national, and international impacts of globalization,
the Handbook of Globalization and the Environment explores
strategies and solutions that support healthy economic growth,
protect the environment, and create a more equitable world.
The book sets the stage with coverage of global environmental
issues and policies. It explores international sustainable
development, the evolution of global warming policy, transborder
air pollution, desertification, space and the global environment,
and human right to water. Building on this foundation, the editors
discuss global environmental organizations and institutions with
coverage of the UN's role in globalization, the trade-environment
nexus, the emergence of NGOs, and an analysis of the state of
global environmental knowledge and awareness from an international
and comparative perspective.
Emphasizing the effects of increasingly integrated global
economy on the environment and society, the book examines
environmental management and accountability. It addresses green
procurement, provides an overview of U.S. environmental regulation
and the current range of voluntary and mandatory pollution
prevention mechanisms in use, explores a two-pronged approach to
establishing a sustainable procurement model, and examines a
collaborative community-based approach to environmental regulatory
compliance. The book concludes with an analysis of controversial
issues, such as eco-terrorism, North-South disputes, environmental
justice, the promotion ofeconomic growth through globalization in
less developed countries, and the ability of scientists to
communicate ideas so that policy makers can use science in decision
making.
Environmental issues are growing in concern worldwide and college
courses/enrollments continue to flourish. No other book combines
ecology, law, politics and environmental science in a way designed
to inform the reader on how it all fits together. Discussion
questions to the end of each chapter that can be used by
instructors in long answer/essay examinations. Appendices presents
broader theories of the policy process and how bills become laws.
Students have found these to be a useful guide to frame their
thinking about issues discussed during the course. Extensiveness of
the topics covered enables lecturers to familiarize their students
with a large number of topics in a single text. Clear and coherent
framework to show how much environmental policy is an issue of
politics (and competing values and preferences). Strong
organization that fits course structures. Textbook begins with the
policymaking process before covering specific areas of
environmental policy. Up to date and detailed presentation of major
laws and policy changes related to the main topics of environmental
policy that will be of interest to students.
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD)
attempts to address climate change from one angle - by paying
developing countries to slow or stop deforestation and forest
degradation. Trumpeted as a way to both mitigate climate change and
assist countries with development, REDD was presented as a win-win
solution. However, there have been few attempts to understand and
analyse the overall framework. Why REDD Will Fail argues that the
important goals will not be met under the existing REDD regime
unless the actual drivers of deforestation and forest degradation
are diminished. The book delves into the problematic details of the
regime, ranging from; national capacity to monitor results, the
funding mechanism, the definition of a forest, leakage, and the
impetus behind the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation.
As the international community rallies around REDD and developed
countries and companies are willing to commit substantial amounts
to implement the scheme, this books seeks to address whether REDD
has the potential to achieve its purported goals. This is an
important resource for academics and students interested in the
policy and management aspects of mitigating climate change,
environmental policy, international relations and development
studies as well as policy makers involved in the REDD process.
In this second edition, the authors present new developments in the
sustainability discussion and argue that a new understanding of
sustainability is needed if we are to truly serve future
generations ecologically, economically, and equitably. Despite the
great flurry of activity around sustainability, the concept itself
remains highly contested. This book argues that a new
conceptualization of sustainability is needed if we are to achieve
a healthful and sustainable environment for the long term. The
authors examine the uses, misuses, and abuses of sustainability,
and provide case studies of faux sustainability in practice.
Seeking to redefine and clarify the concept and its application,
they offer a new definition of sustainability - what they call
neo-sustainability - to help guide policies and practices that
respect the primacy of the environment, the natural limits of the
environment, and the relationship between environmental, social,
and economic systems. Offering a comprehensive view of
sustainability, this text is essential reading for all students and
scholars in the field. It will also be of interest to environmental
professionals and activists.
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD)
attempts to address climate change from one angle - by paying
developing countries to slow or stop deforestation and forest
degradation. Trumpeted as a way to both mitigate climate change and
assist countries with development, REDD was presented as a win-win
solution. However, there have been few attempts to understand and
analyse the overall framework. Why REDD Will Fail argues that the
important goals will not be met under the existing REDD regime
unless the actual drivers of deforestation and forest degradation
are diminished. The book delves into the problematic details of the
regime, ranging from; national capacity to monitor results, the
funding mechanism, the definition of a forest, leakage, and the
impetus behind the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation.
As the international community rallies around REDD and developed
countries and companies are willing to commit substantial amounts
to implement the scheme, this books seeks to address whether REDD
has the potential to achieve its purported goals. This is an
important resource for academics and students interested in the
policy and management aspects of mitigating climate change,
environmental policy, international relations and development
studies as well as policy makers involved in the REDD process.
In this second edition, the authors present new developments in the
sustainability discussion and argue that a new understanding of
sustainability is needed if we are to truly serve future
generations ecologically, economically, and equitably. Despite the
great flurry of activity around sustainability, the concept itself
remains highly contested. This book argues that a new
conceptualization of sustainability is needed if we are to achieve
a healthful and sustainable environment for the long term. The
authors examine the uses, misuses, and abuses of sustainability,
and provide case studies of faux sustainability in practice.
Seeking to redefine and clarify the concept and its application,
they offer a new definition of sustainability - what they call
neo-sustainability - to help guide policies and practices that
respect the primacy of the environment, the natural limits of the
environment, and the relationship between environmental, social,
and economic systems. Offering a comprehensive view of
sustainability, this text is essential reading for all students and
scholars in the field. It will also be of interest to environmental
professionals and activists.
This book is an invaluable resource for any prisoner fighting for
his or her freedom. Armed with knowledge unknown by most other
clemency applicants, he or she will gain a serious advantage. Smith
lays out every aspect of the clemency process, step by step: the
relief available, the statutory regulations (for all fifty state
jurisdictions as well as federal), the grounds for executive
clemency, the self-development, personal growth, and transformation
processes, social intelligence, communication skills clemency
campaign strategies, how to prepare a clemency application,
examples of successful applications, and much more.
Smith's Guide to Habeas Corpus Relief provides a complete reference
for the entire process of filing Habeas Corpus appeals for state
prisoners. It includes example documents and full information on
time limits for every step of the process. Designed to be used by
prisoners working on their own behalf, it also serves as a guide to
monitor the progress and diligence of attorneys working for
prisoners who may be less attentive to deadlines than desired.
Blank forms and fully-detailed example forms are included. Step by
step instructions walk anyone through the process from start, to
the last form and addendum to be sent to the US. Supreme Court.
Growing public concerns about environmental degradation and the
compromised integrity of the earth's ecological system spurred
Congress to pass the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), the first law to focus such environmental concerns into a
comprehensive national policy.Though NEPA has had a positive effect
on U.S. environmental policy and the national quality of life, this
book shows how federal courts and agencies have failed to implement
many of the values and goals fundamental to the success of NEPA. To
explain this divergence, Matthew J. Lindstrom and Zachary A. Smith
examine NEPA's origins, address how it had been implemented and
enforced, and highlight its shortcomings. Lindstrom and Smith argue
compellingly that if NEPA were fully and properly implemented, it
would prove to be a valuable tool for balancing the needs of the
world population and the protection of the earth's environment.
This volume provides an insightful overview of renewable and
alternative energy technologies and policies in the United States
and around the world. Are renewable and alternative energy
solutions needed to combat many of the negative effects of fossil
fuel (including global warming)? Can such solutions be "clean," and
still economically viable? For readers wanting clear, objective
answers to questions like these, this fascinating, highly
informative volume is the ideal source. Renewable and Alternative
Energy Resources: A Reference Handbook provides an authoritative,
unbiased overview of existing and potential renewable and
alternative energy technologies, covering the benefits and
drawbacks associated with each. It then looks at a number of
specific questions and controversies on this issue, examining the
social, political, and economic aspects of renewable and
alternative energy use in the United States and other
countries—detailing different approaches and activities of
international organizations, national governments, and private
sector initiatives.
This extensive yet concise introduction to the phenomenon of
globalization looks at its economic, environmental, and security
dimensions as interpreted from different political points of view.
Globalization: A Reference Handbook goes beyond the typical focus
on multinational corporations and the wired world to explore the
full scope of a process that actually began well before the dawn of
the Digital Age. This timely, highly informative resource describes
the development of globalization, especially in the era from World
War II to the present, covering not only its economic aspects, but
crucial, interrelated environmental and security issues as well.
Rather than limit itself to one interpretation, the book offers an
unbiased review of the definitions and assessments of globalization
from various points of view, serving readers as an authoritative
introduction to what scholars and activists across the political
spectrum think about the central phenomenon of our time.
This book examines recent energy use trends and their potential
consequences for the global population. Global energy needs have
increased dramatically over the past 100 years, and they will
continue to increase, creating energy, environmental, and social
crises. Can we solve this problem? The first step, according to the
authors of Energy Use Worldwide: A Reference Handbook, is to
understand fundamental energy issues. Combining their knowledge
from the complementary fields of science and policy, the authors
begin by explaining the basic facts of energy—what it is, where
it comes from, why it is important. Then they show how energy use
is linked to global economics, identify key players, and examine
the social and environmental consequences of our energy decisions.
For readers interested in—or worried about—our use of fossil
fuels, this book provides a keen understanding of both the problem
and the possible solutions.
A compelling look at the challenges of freshwater conservation and
management issues facing the United States at the start of the new
millennium. Battles have been fought, lives have been lost,
countries divided-and all for one reason-water. Freshwater Issues
provides a quick education in the basics and essential issues of
freshwater management. From water supply and resource information
to the role of water in ecosystems, the coverage also provides
global water data, examines uncertainties about future water
supplies, and addresses technological advances in the development
of water resources and environmental safeguards. Thorough treatment
is given to water rights, allocation issues, and U.S. water laws
and their many regional variations. This is followed by an
explanation of the economics of water, from ownership and pricing
to social impact and discussions of often-conflicting public,
environmental, and private interests. The war over water has just
begun.
A sweeping overview of the problems, politics, and policies of
international and domestic management of the world's oceans. The
world ocean is one of the most important global resources. Without
it most life on earth would not survive because the ocean provides
temperature regulation and produces oxygen, among other vital
functions. However, this life-sustaining resource faces dangerous
threats from over fishing, industrial wastes, oil pollution, and
loss of biodiversity. Ocean Politics and Policy covers the major
types of pollution, deep sea-bed mining, international
jurisdictional disputes, and piracy, examining the underlying
reasons for these problems and providing practical policy
suggestions for reducing their impact. Special focus is placed on
historical and contemporary ocean laws, from the concept of
"freedom of the seas" to the 2001 Fishery Stock Agreement. Solving
the problems facing the world ocean should be a high priority for
the international community, and this book provides a starting
place for this process. Provides a chronology of the development of
ocean management Reproduces portions of documents along with
important raw data on world fish catch trends and whale populations
This completely revised third edition of Zachary A. Smith's classic
text on Arizona politics and public policy brings its examination
up to date through the most recent election cycle. Intended for
courses on state and local politics and policy, the text provides
an introduction to and analysis of the political process in the
State of Arizona and the policies that process has produced. The
new edition includes contributions from experts on Arizona law,
politics, criminal justice, and sociology, and retains the first
edition's two-pronged analysis of Arizona's political institutions
(the courts, legislature, governor's office, etc.) and the current
policy issues facing the state (the environment, water, health
care, immigration, and land use, among others). The complete text
for courses in public policy and politics.
Hawai'i is in many ways the most unique of the American states.
Distinguished by its unusual beauty, ethnic diversity, and
lingering image as a paradise, Hawai'i is special for other
important, but less apparent, reasons. It is the only American
state to have evolved from a kingdom, the only state with no
jurisdictions below the level of county, the only state in which
Caucasians have never been in the majority, and the only state
whose historic identity and contemporary relationships are as much
with Asia and the Pacific as with the rest of the United States.
The nature and trajectory of Hawaiian politics spring from the
interaction of these unique elements with more traditional American
cultural practices, institutions, and political processes. Also
shaping past and present politics are multiple collisions among
Native Hawaiians, western missionaries and businessmen, and Asian
immigrants. "Hawai'i Politics and Government" brings together
information on historical development, ethnic relations, public
institutions, political culture, and current issues to discover
both the similarities and the differences between Hawai'i and the
rest of the country.
This book addresses policy topics of importance to Hawai'i and
other communities facing rapid growth, unsettling change, and a new
economic environment. The authors describe the policy formation
process characteristic of the island state, the formal
institutional environment, and significant policy issues. The
latter include social and ethnic dynamics, land use, housing,
crime, natural resources, budgetary politics, and the situation of
contemporary Hawai'ians. The chapters are tied together by the
comparative, historical, and prospective approach that characterize
each analysis, and by the interpretive comments of editors Smith
and Pratt.
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