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Environmental Politics and Policy
11th Edition
- Walter A. Rosenbaum - University of Florida, USA
July 2019 | 352 pages | CQ Press
Walter A. Rosenbaum’s classic Environmental Politics and Policy provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. The first half of the book sets needed context and describes the policy process while the second half covers specific environmental issues such as air and water; toxic and hazardous substances; energy; and a global policymaking chapter focused on climate change and trans-boundary politics. The eleventh edition includes updates on the Trump administration's initiatives and controversies with regard to environmental policy, offering the currency and relevancy needed for any environmental politics course.
Figures, Tables, Boxes, and Maps
Preface
About the Author
Chapter 1 • After Earth Day
Chapter 2 • Making Policy: The Process
Chapter 3 • Making Policy: Governmental Institutions and Politics
Chapter 4 • Common Policy Challenges: Risk Assessment and Environmental Justice
Chapter 5 • More Choice: The Battle Over Regulatory Economics
Chapter 6 • Command and Control in Action: Air and Water Pollution Regulation
Chapter 7 • A Regulatory Thicket: Toxic and Hazardous Substances
Chapter 8 • Energy: America’s Energy Politics in Transformation
Chapter 9 • 635 Million Acres of Politics: The Contested Resources of Public Lands
Chapter 10 • The Politics and Policy of Global Climate Change
List of Abbreviations
Index
“Environmental Politics and Policy is the most engaging book for teaching U.S. Environmental Policy, and the best way to teach the process of making policy.”
Tufts University
“[The text] provides a good overview of domestic environmental policymaking at the federal level. The book fits nicely into my style/format of teaching the course.”
Binghamton University
