The Environmental CaseAnswers to environmental issues are not black and white. Debates around policy are often among those with fundamentally different values, and the way that problems and solutions are defined plays a central role in shaping how those values are translated into policy. The Environmental Case captures the real-world complexity of creating environmental policy, and this much-anticipated Fourth Edition contains fifteen carefully constructed cases. Through her analysis, Editor Judith Layzer systematically explores the background, players, contributing factors, and outcomes of each case, and gives readers insight into some of the most interesting and controversial issues in U.S. environmental policymaking. |
Contents
DEFINING PROBLEMS AND PORTRAYING SOLUTIONS IN US ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS | 1 |
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE CLEAN AIR AND CLEAN WATER ACTS | 31 |
HAZARDOUS WASTE AND THE POLITICS OF FEAR | 63 |
CHAPTER 4 ECOSYSTEMBASED MANAGEMENT IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY | 92 |
ACID RAIN AND THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990 | 133 |
CHAPTER 6 OIL VERSUS WILDERNESS IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 169 |
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE | 202 |
SAVING THE NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL | 239 |
THE HIGH COST OF OFFSHORE OIL | 340 |
THE CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYMAKING | 380 |
IF NOT HERE WHERE? IF NOT NOW WHEN? | 421 |
LOCAL AND STATE RESPONSES TO UNCONVENTIONAL SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT | 463 |
URBAN SPRAWL AND THE EVOLVING SYSTEM OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT IN PORTLAND OREGON | 499 |
DISASTER RESTORATION AND RESILIENCE | 529 |
POLITICS VALUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY CHANGE | 572 |
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CHAPTER 9 PLAYGROUND OR PARADISE? SNOWMOBILES IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK | 276 |
CHAPTER 10 CRISIS AND RECOVERY IN THE NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES | 309 |
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The Environmental Case: Translating Values Into Policy Judith A. Layzer,Sara R. Rinfret Limited preview - 2023 |
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