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.
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. Developing a Framework
- 1. Understanding Environmental Policy
- 2. A Framework for Understanding the Environmental Policy Issue
- Part II. Applying the Framework
- 3. Why Can’t NYC Get a Congestion Charge?
- 4. Who Is Responsible for E-Waste and How Can We Ensure Its Safe Disposal?
- 5. Why Is Hydrofracking Contentious?
- 6. How Can We Assess the Risks of, Prepare for, and Slow Climate Change?
- Part III. Understanding, Developing, and Implementing Environmental Policy
- 7. What Has the Framework Taught Us About These Environmental Sustainability Problems and What Else Do We Need to Know?
- 8. Conclusions: Improving Environmental Policy
- References
- Notes
- Index
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