Книга "Environmental Policy and Public Health. Air Pollution, Global Climate Change, and Wilderness" представляет собой обзор основных вопросов окружающей среды, как прошлых, так и настоящих, и объясняет взаимодействие между правом, наукой и защитой интересов при формировании экологических политик в США и за рубежом. В книге рассматриваются основные источники загрязнения и угрозы экологической целостности, а также изучаются последствия загрязнения на окружающую среду и население. Автор, эксперт в области экологической политики Уильям Н. Ром, объясняет юридические основы экологических мер, начиная с Закона об очистке воздуха, Закона о дикой природе, Закона о национальной экологической политике, Закона об охране видов и международных договоров. В дополнение к информации о существующих законах, автор представляет потенциальные альтернативы политики, которые предлагают практические решения. Книга охватывает развитие права, экономики, глобального потепления и загрязнения воздуха. Автор также уделяет большое внимание защите дикой природы. Важным аспектом книги является оценка роли анализа политики в формировании и реализации национальной и местной экологической политики. Книга снабжена веб-сайтом: www.josseybass.com/go/rom.
This textbook provides an in-depth overview of current and historical environmental policy concerns and explains how these fit together with respect to government actions and public perceptions. Major aspects of this subject area covered in this book include air pollution, global climate change, and wilderness preservation, with emphasis throughout on policy formation, political advocacy, and how science and law combine in environmental decision making. Through this textbook, experienced environmental policy specialist William N.Rom explains the statutory basis of environmental protection, introducing subjects such as the Clean Air and Wilderness Acts, the major provisions of the National Environmental Protection Act, landmark decisions under the Endangered Species act, as well as international agreements. The author will also discuss relevant policy options and share their experiences in formulating practical solutions. This ambitious study ultimately offers a comprehensive look at environmental law, regulatory economics, and global warming through a lens of air pollution assessment. It also addresses the topic of wilderness conservation with an eye towards assessing past and prospective strategies pertaining to its protection. Another notable focus laid out within this text is a brief consideration to conceptualizing the role played by policy analyses in the pursuit of creating and implementing comprehensive and localized environmental management frameworks. A dedicated website supplements this resource (www.josseybass
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of environmental policy and how it influences public health and wilderness. It analyses the main sources of air pollution, their impacts on the environment, and their effect on the population's health. The book also looks at threats to wilderness and their implications for preserving nature and biodiversity.
Электронная Книга «Environmental Policy and Public Health. Air Pollution, Global Climate Change, and Wilderness» написана автором William Rom N. в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9781118095645
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This textbook provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, past and present, and explains the interplay among law, science, and advocacy as related to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad. Environmental Policy and Public Health examines the main sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity and explores the consequences of pollution on the environment and the population. Throughout the book, noted environmental policy expert William N. Rom explains the legal basis for environmental action, beginning with the Clean Air Act, the Wilderness Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and international treaties. In addition to providing information about existing laws, the author presents potential policy alternatives that offer real-world solutions. Comprehensive in scope, the book incorporates developments in law, economics, global warming, and air pollution. Environmental Policy and Public Health covers these topics and also puts an emphasis on wilderness protection. An important focus of the book is an assessment of the role of policy analysis in the formation and implementation of national and local environmental policy. Companion Web site: www.josseybass.com/go/rom
