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Understanding environmental policy, Steven Cohen

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) and index

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Understanding environmental policy

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Steven Cohen

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 impor

Developing a framework. understanding environmental policy -- A framework for understanding environmental policy -- Applying the framework. Why New York City can't take out the garbage -- Why companies let valuable gasoline leak out of underground tanks -- Have we learned how to clean up toxic waste sites, and can we afford it? -- Have we made the planet warmer, and if we have, how can we stop? -- Critiquing the framework. What have we learned from the framework about environmental problems, and what else do we need to know? --Conclusions: Improving environmental policy