Environmental policy: new directions for the twenty-first century
- 12th
- New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd 2025
- xxiv, 404 p.
Table of contents: Environmental Policy and Politics in Transition US Environmental Policy: An Overview Racing to the Top, the Bottom, or the Middle of the Pack? The Evolving State Government Role in Environmental Protection Priorities, Preferences, and Policy: Twenty-First Century Public Opinion on the Environment Federal Institutions and Policy Change Presidential Powers and Environmental Policy Environmental Policy in Congress Environmental Policy in the Courts The Environmental Protection Agency Public Policy Dilemmas Energy Policy Natural Resource Policies in an Era of Polarized Politics Applying Market Principles to Environmental Policy Sustainability in Cities Global Issues and Controversies Global Climate Change Governance: Where Next After Paris Environment, Population, and the Developing World Creating the Green Economy: Government, Business, and a Sustainable Future Conclusion Conclusion: Emerging Challenges in Environmental Policy (https://collegepublishing.sagepub.com/products/environmental-policy-12-283481)
As environmental issues continue to become more prevalent in society and surrounding policy challenges become more complex, Environmental Policy once again brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American environmental policy since the late 1960s and their implications for current policy. Students will learn to decipher the underlying trends, institutional constraints, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s environmental politics as they evaluate approaches to future challenges.