Global Environmental Policy: Concepts, Principles, and Practice

Eccleston, Charles H., March, Frederic

ISBN 10: 1439847665 / ISBN 13: 9781439847664

Published by CRC Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Global Environmental Policy: Concepts, Principles, and Practice
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1439847665
• ISBN 13: 9781439847664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Environmental policy is often practiced reactively with each crisis addressed as an isolated event. Focusing on development of proactive policies, Global Environment Policy: Concepts, Principles, and Practice provides the essential scientific and socioeconomic framework for formulating pragmatic and comprehensive environmental policies. It discusses topics of interest to American and international audiences.

Beginning with basic concepts, the book proceeds successively on to more advanced principles, theories, and practices for developing and implementing comprehensive environmental policy solutions. Topics are introduced in a logical, yet connected, user-friendly manner. Using practical case studies and examples, the book illustrates both the power and limitations of theoretical approaches. It defines the scope and nature of the environmental policy problem, outlining its origins and evolution, and introduces the policy frameworks of the United Nations, European Union, and the United States.

Each chapter begins with a case study and ends with a problem set; the questions are designed to elicit practical and critical thinking. The book ends with two capstone problems that exemplify nearly every major topic and aspect presented in this book. Upon completion, students should possess the competency required to examine a real world problem, evaluate it in terms of the concepts, principles, and tools described throughout the book, and develop a practical policy solution for resolving that problem.

About the Author

Charles H. Eccleston, CEP has over 20 years experience in developing environmental and energy-related policies and analyses. He prepares Environmental Impact Statements to evaluate impacts of projects and policies.