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Author : California. Legislature. Senate
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
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Download or read book Defusing the Toxics Timebomb written by California. Legislature. Senate and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Association pour la prévention de la torture (Genève)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782940337163
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (371 download)
Download or read book Defusing the ticking bomb scenario : why we must say No to torture, always written by Association pour la prévention de la torture (Genève) and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Russell Mangun
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822324133
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (241 download)
Download or read book Managing the Environmental Crisis written by William Russell Mangun and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second edition With a new foreword by Lynton Keith Caldwell In Managing the Environmental Crisis William R. Mangun and Daniel H. Henning provide a balanced and comprehensive guide to the management of complex environmental and natural resource policy issues. Taking into account new developments, trends, and issues that have arisen in recent years, the authors begin with the recognition, often overlooked, that it is not the environment that needs to be managed but human action relating to the environment. The authors review issues associated with a range of environmental policy concerns, including energy considerations, renewable and non renewable resource management, pollution control, wilderness management, and urban and regional policy. The history of these issues, recent actions pertaining to their management, difficulties associated with their continued presence, and the consequences of a failure to address these concerns are explored. Though focused on specific political issues, Mangun and Henning direct their attention to two large-scale trends--globalization and the political polarization of the environmental movement. At the level of the decision-making process, the incorporation of values--specifically addressed from multicultural and cross-disciplinary perspectives--is also discussed. International in scope, the book provides descriptions of the roles of both governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the formulations and implementation of national and global environmental policy. This thoroughly revised second edition discusses various successes in the arenas of environmental cooperation and management strategy while pointing to the new challenges that have emerged in the last decade.
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Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Susan J. Buck
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610911172
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Understanding Environmental Administration and Law written by Susan J. Buck and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1991-12-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any other field of public administration, environmental administration is defined by its legal content. Federal legislation has a direct and immediate impact on state and federal bureaucrats, and citizen groups must constantly adjust to changing standards for environmental protection and regulation. In Understanding Environmental Administration and Law, Susan J. Buck examines the use of environmental law by exploring the policy process through which such law is made, the political environment in which it is applied, and the statutory and case laws that are critical to working within the regulatory system. The book provides an analytic framework for the legal context of environmental administration and familiarizes readers with the development and implementation of the federal regulatory structure. First published in 1991, this revised and expanded edition includes new material on: the continuing evolution of environmentalism in the United States federalism and bureaucratic decision making within the context of the American legal system citizen suits, counter suits, and the increasingly restrictive perspective of the federal judiciary toward standing the property rights movement the impact of political changes on policy development Unlike most books that deal with environmental law, the focus of this volume is on understanding the law as a managerial tool and fitting it into the overall policy context. Anyone involved with the environment, from students to citizen activists to mid-level managers at the federal, state, and local level, will find it enormously valuable.
Author : Susan J. Buck
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610911180
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Understanding Environmental Administration and Law, 3rd Edition written by Susan J. Buck and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Environmental Administration and Law provides an engaging, introductory overview of environmental policy. Author Susan J. Buck explores the process through which policy is made, the political environment in which it is applied, and the statutory and case laws that are critical to working within the regulatory system. This revised and expanded third edition adds case studies that help bring the subject to life and includes new material on: the Bush Administration and its approach to administering environmental laws the continuing evolution of environmentalism and the changing role of environmental regulation in the !--?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /--United States the development and implementation of environmental agreements at the international level the impacts and implications of globalization Understanding Environmental Administration and Law provides a framework for understanding the law as a managerial tool.
Author : Patrick Burnett
Publisher : Fahamu/Pambazuka
ISBN 13 : 0954563719
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (545 download)
Download or read book From the Slave Trade to 'Free' Trade written by Patrick Burnett and published by Fahamu/Pambazuka. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of articlescommemorates the 200thanniversary of the abolition of the slave trade and the 50th anniversary of Ghana's independence. Drawing on lessons from the slave trade, studies of the international finance institutions, and the struggles of many African people to make a living, these essays provide insights into how free trade policies have a profoundly negative impact on democracy and justice in Africa. Whether it is the effects of trade policies on informal street traderswho in Africa are often womenthe decimation of a country's health system as a result of the World Bank's obsession with low inflation, or the sacrificing of community rights in the interests of multinational corporations, it is clear that "free" trade policies impose a profit-first and people-last regime in Africa. Contributors include Charles Abugre, Tope Akinwande, Soren Ambrose, Nnimmo Bassey, Patrick Bond, Jennifer Chiriga, Cheikh Tidiane Dieye, M. P. Giyose, Manu Herbstein, Mouhamadou Tidiane Kasse, Salma Maoulidi, Stephen Marks, Mariam Mayet, Henning Melber, Winnie Mitullah, Patrick Ochieng, Oduor Ongwen, Robtel Neajai Pailey, Liepollo Lebohang Pheko, and Jagjit Plahe. "
Author : John A. Hird
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801848070
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Superfund written by John A. Hird and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1994-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thorough, extensively documented, and well-written description of . . . the Superfund program and an astute appraisal of its many flaws . . . The book is a valuable contribution to the literature on Superfund policy and politics."--Policy Currents."Hir
Author : Michael E. Kraft
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262014955
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Coming Clean written by Michael E. Kraft and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2011-01-14 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coming Clean is the first book to investigate the process of information disclosure as a policy strategy for environmental protection. This process, which requires that firms disclose information about their environmental performance, is part of an approach to environmental protection that eschews the conventional command-and-control regulatory apparatus, which sometimes leads government and industry to focus on meeting only minimal standards. The authors of Coming Clean examine the effectiveness of information disclosure in achieving actual improvements in corporate environmental performance by analyzing data from the federal government's Toxics Release Inventory, or TRI, and drawing on an original set of survey data from corporations and federal, state, and local officials, among other sources.
Author : Steven Cohen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231509626
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Understanding Environmental Policy written by Steven Cohen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : William R. Lowry
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822318194
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (181 download)
Download or read book The Dimensions of Federalism written by William R. Lowry and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1991-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The resurgence of state involvement in policymaking in recent years has renewed a long-standing debate about the most effective role for states within a federal system of government. In The Dimensions of Federalism, William R. Lowry assesses and examines the responsiveness and innovation of state governments in the area of air and water pollution control policies. Building a theoretical model that demonstrates the relationship between state and federal governments, Lowry combines econometric analysis of data on all fifty states with an in-depth study of a leading state in each of four major areas of pollution policy to conclude that state policymakers will often experiment and willingly improve upon federal pollution control standards. But this willingness is tempered, he maintains, both by a fear of losing important constituents to interstate competition and by the difficulty of coordinating efforts and disseminating information without the active involvement of the federal government. Originally published in 1992, this book continues to be pertinent in a political climate that will inevitably see an increased role for states in domestic policymaking. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of American public policy, federalism, and environmental politics and policy.
Author : Bruce A. Williams
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300075540
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (755 download)
Download or read book Democracy, Dialogue, and Environmental Disputes written by Bruce A. Williams and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At every level of government, environmental regulation is under siege. In Washington, it has been attacked first through the "New Federalism" and now through the "Contract with America." Outside the capital, environmental regulation is the subject of controversy as state and local officials struggle with new responsibilities, threats of industry exit, and challenges from grassroots groups. This book addresses the conundrum of regulation by tracing its source to the competing characterizations of regulatory legitimacy that have accompanied the growth of the American state. Bruce Williams and Albert Matheny identify three distinct languages--managerial, pluralist, and communitarian--used to articulate competing visions of regulation. They argue that each language posits a different understanding of the public interest and therefore a different relationship between the state, the market, and the public. Because all three languages are invoked in regulatory debates, disputants talk past one another, leaving fundamental issues of legitimacy and democracy unresolved or masked by unexamined assumptions. The authors propose a dialogic model for analyzing regulatory policymaking, drawing on postmodernist theory that claims that establishing single languages for understanding the world inevitably distorts communication. They then apply their analysis to case studies of actual environmental disputes over hazardous waste regulation in the 1980s and 1990s in New Jersey, Ohio, and Florida.
Author : Global Environment Facility
Publisher : Global Environment Facility
ISBN 13 : 1939339006
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (393 download)
Download or read book From Rio to Rio written by Global Environment Facility and published by Global Environment Facility. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John H Baldwin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429689209
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Environmental Planning And Management written by John H Baldwin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview and discussion of all major aspects of environmental planning and management, Professor Baldwin's textbook highlights the causes and interrelationships of environmental problems, emphasizing the important economic and ecological functions of the land as the stage for all human activities and the "source" and "sink" for all
Author : Marissa Martino Golden
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231505048
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)
Download or read book What Motivates Bureaucrats? written by Marissa Martino Golden and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Every once in a while somebody has to get the bureaucracy by the neck and shake it loose and say, 'Stop doing what you're doing.'" —Ronald Reagan How did senior career civil servants react to Ronald Reagan's attempt to redirect policy and increase presidential control over the bureaucracy? What issues molded their reactions? What motivates civil servants in general? How should they be managed and how do they affect federal policies? To answer these questions, Marissa Martino Golden offers us a glimpse into the world of our federal agencies. What Motivates Bureaucrats? tells the story of a group of upper-level career civil servants in the Reagan administration at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, the Food and Nutrition Service, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The book reveals that most career civil servants were usually responsive to executive direction—even with a president attempting to turn agency policy 180 degrees from its past orientation. By delving deeply into the particular details of Reagan's intervention into the affairs of upper-level career civil servants, Golden also fulfills her broader mission of improving our understanding of bureaucratic behavior in general, explaining why the bureaucracy is controllable and highlighting the limits of that control.
Author : Daniel J. Fiorino
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520915461
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Making Environmental Policy written by Daniel J. Fiorino and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who speaks for the trees, the water, the soil, and the air in American government today? Which agencies confront environmental problems, and how do they set priorities? How are the opposing claims of interest groups evaluated? Why do certain issues capture the public's attention? In Making Environmental Policy, Daniel Fiorino combines the hands-on experience of an insider with the analytic rigor of a scholar to provide the fullest, most readable introduction to federal environmental policymaking yet published. A committed environmental advocate, he takes readers from theory to practice, demonstrating how laws and institutions address environmental needs and balance them against other political pressures. Drawing on the academic literature and his own familiarity with current trends and controversies, Fiorino offers a lucid view of the institutional and analytic aspects of environmental policymaking. A chapter on analytic methods describes policymakers' attempts to apply objective standards to complex environmental decisions. The book also examines how the law, the courts, political tensions, and international environmental agencies have shaped environmental issues. Fiorino grounds his discussion with references to numerous specific cases, including radon, global warming, lead, and hazardous wastes. Timely and necessary, this is an invaluable handbook for students, activists, and anyone wanting to unravel contemporary American environmental politics.
Author : Sheldon Kamieniecki
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791433294
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (332 download)
Download or read book Flashpoints in Environmental Policymaking written by Sheldon Kamieniecki and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a contribution to 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.
