Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective by Thomas Walker (Editor); Sherif Goubran (Editor); Northrop Sprung-Much (Editor)EXPAND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AFFECTS BUSINESS, THE ECONOMY, AND YOUR LIFE WITH THIS ESSENTIAL RESOURCE Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective offers readers a comprehensive examination of the ever-broadening scope and impact of environmental policy, law, and regulation. Editors Thomas Walker, Northrop Sprung-Much, and Sherif Goubran walk readers through a variety of subjects while maintaining a global perspective on the expanding role of environmental law. This book takes a pragmatic and practical approach to its subject matter, showing readers the real impact across the world of different kinds of environmental policy. Among other topics, Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective tackles: Climate change legislation Water conservation and pricing Biodiversity of the marine environment Wildlife ranching Emission trading schemes Green job strategies Sustainable investing Written for undergraduate and graduate students in any field affected by environmental legislation and policy, this book also belongs on the shelves of anyone who seeks to better understand the increasingly important role of environmental policy on their business and life.
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ISBN: 9781119402619
Publication Date: 2020
Environmental Policy in North America: Approaches, Capacity, and the Management of Transboundary Issues by Robert G. Healy; Debora L. VanNijnatten; Marcela López-VallejoThis comprehensive analysis of key issues in North American environmental policy provides an overview of how the US, Mexico, and Canada differ in their environmental management approaches and capacity levels, and how these differences play into cross-border cooperation on environmental problems. The book offers insights into transboundary cooperation both before and after NAFTA, and presents a framework for making environmental interaction more effective in the future. The book is organized into two parts. The first, more general, section compares the national contexts for environmental management in each country--including economic conditions, sociocultural dynamics, and political decision-making frameworks-- and shows how these have led to variations in policy approaches and levels of capacity. The authors argue that effective environmental governance in North America depends on the ability of transboundary institutions to address and mediate these differences. The book's second section illustrates this argument, using four case studies of environmental management in North America: biodiversity and protected areas, air pollution (smog); greenhouse gas reduction, and genetically modified crops.
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ISBN: 1442601795
Publication Date: 2014
Guide to U. S. Environmental Policy by Sally K. Fairfax (Editor); Edmund Russell (Editor)Guide to U.S. Environmental Policy provides the analytical connections showing readers how issues and actions are translated into public policies and persistent institutions for resolving or managing environmental conflict in the U.S. The guide highlights a complex decision-making cycle that requires the cooperation of government, business, and an informed citizenry to achieve a comprehensive approach to environmental protection. The book's topical, operational, and relational essays address development of U.S. environmental policies, the federal agencies and public and private organizations that frame and administer environmental policies, and the challenges of balancing conservation and preservation against economic development, the ongoing debates related to turning environmental concerns into environmental management, and the role of the U.S. in international organizations that facilitate global environmental governance. Key Features: 34 essays by leading conservationists and scholars in the field investigate the fundamental political, social, and economic processes and forces driving policy decisions about the protection and future of the environment. Essential themes traced through the chapters include natural resource allocation and preservation, human health, rights of indigenous peoples, benefits of recycling, economic and other policy areas impacted by responses to green concerns, international cooperation, and immediate and long-term costs associated with environmental policy. The essays explore the impact made by key environmental policymakers, presidents, and politicians, as well as the topical issues that have influenced U.S. environmental public policy from the colonial period to the present day. A summary of regulatory agencies for environmental policy, a selected bibliography, and a thorough index are included.
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ISBN: 9781452270753
Publication Date: 2014
Incentives and Environmental Policies by Benjamin Ouvrard (Editor); Anne Stenger (Editor)The economic protection of the quality of the environment took shape properly in the middle of the 20th Century when various economic instruments were proposed to policymakers. Today, protecting the environment is essential, as evidenced in the rise in temperatures, the melting of the icecaps, the disappearance of animal species, etc. Moreover, with recent advances in other disciplines (notably in psychology), economists are turning more and more towards non-monetary forms of incentive. However, questions concerning the effectiveness of these forms arise. Incentives and Environmental Policies deals with the role of the economy in protecting the environment by revisiting traditional economic instruments and pursuing an advanced consideration of the role of new forms of incentive. It appears that, in order to strive towards the best possible environmental quality, policymakers will have to take into account the future of many combinations of socially acceptable incentives.
Discusses evolution of environmental movements; making & implementation of public environmental policy; various environmental movements & organizations; environmental issues of increasing salience.
ED is a fully peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary publication of original contributions on international environment and development issues. JED invites original articles and policy analyses in such areas as: (1) Sustainable development and the implementation of Agenda 21; (2) National environmental policy; (3) Environmental governance and institutions; (4) Role of non-governmental organizations, private sector and government institutions; (5) International environmental governance; (6) Greenhouse gas mitigation strategies and national energy policies (7) Biodiversity conservation and natural resource management; (8) Marine environments and resources; (9) Fresh water resources; (10) Waste and pollution abatement
Trade and the environment
Washington Journal of Environmental Law & PolicyThe Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy at the University of Washington School of Law is a recent and exciting addition to environmental legal scholarship in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Founded in 2009, we work to compliment the University of Washington’s outstanding record on environmental sustainability and the University of Washington School of Law’s commitment to training the next generation of environmental legal practitioners, scholars, and policymakers.
GreenFILE is a free research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
The U.S. Department of the Interior is a United States executive department established in 1849. The department was formed to manage natural resources. It oversees land agencies that administer federal land policies, such as the regulation of energy development on federal land and land leasing for offshore energy development.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is a United States agency formed in 1940 "to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people." The FWS operates programs for the conservation, development and management of fish and wildlife.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a United States agency formed in 1946 to manage more than 245 million surface acres of federal land. Its stated mission is "to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations." The bureau is a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior.