In Understanding Environmental Policy, Steven Cohen
introduces an innovative, multidimensional framework for developing
effective environmental policy within the United States and around
the world. He demonstrates his approach through an analysis of four
case studies representing current local, national, and
international environmental challenges: New York City's garbage
crisis; the problem of leaks from underground storage units; toxic
waste contamination and the Superfund program; and global climate
change. He analyzes the political, scientific, technological,
organizational, and moral import of these environmental issues and
the nature of the policy surrounding them. He also places a
specific focus on the response from the George W. Bush
administration. Cohen considers how our current environmental
policy and problems reflect the value we place on our ecosystems;
whether science and technology can solve the environmental problems
they create; and what policy is necessary to reduce environmentally
damaging behaviors. Cohen's multifaceted approach is essential
reading for analysts, managers, activists, students, and scholars
of environmental policy.
eISBN: 978-0-231-50962-6
Subjects: Political Science, Environmental Science
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