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Understanding Environmental Policy
Steven Cohen
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Description for Understanding Environmental Policy
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
The first edition of this pragmatic course text emphasized the policy value of a "big picture" approach to the ethical, political, technological, scientific, economic, and management aspects of environmental issues. The text then applied this approach to real-world case examples involving leaks in underground storage tanks, toxic waste cleanup, and the effects of global climate change. This second edition demonstrates the ongoing effectiveness of the book's framework in generating meaningful action and policy solutions to current environmental issues. The text adds case examples concerning congestion taxes, e-waste, hydrofracking, and recent developments in global climate change, updating references and other materials ... Read more
The first edition of this pragmatic course text emphasized the policy value of a "big picture" approach to the ethical, political, technological, scientific, economic, and management aspects of environmental issues. The text then applied this approach to real-world case examples involving leaks in underground storage tanks, toxic waste cleanup, and the effects of global climate change. This second edition demonstrates the ongoing effectiveness of the book's framework in generating meaningful action and policy solutions to current environmental issues. The text adds case examples concerning congestion taxes, e-waste, hydrofracking, and recent developments in global climate change, updating references and other materials ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
420g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231167741
SKU
V9780231167741
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About Steven Cohen
Steven Cohen is the executive director of Columbia University's Earth Institute and a professor in the practice of public affairs at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. He is also director of the Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and the director of the Masters ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding Environmental Policy
The beauty of this book is that it offers a holistic, yet straightforward and logical approach, for analyzing the complexity of environmental issues and it is easy to digest and apply in a semester.
Tanya Heikkila, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver A scholarly, detailed analysis... invaluable.
Midwest Book Review This new edition... contains updated case ... Read more
Tanya Heikkila, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver A scholarly, detailed analysis... invaluable.
Midwest Book Review This new edition... contains updated case ... Read more