Making Environmental Policy

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University of California Press, 2023. gada 28. apr. - 288 lappuses
Who speaks for the trees, the water, the soil, and the air in American government today? Which agencies confront environmental problems, and how do they set priorities? How are the opposing claims of interest groups evaluated? Why do certain issues capture the public's attention?

In Making Environmental Policy, Daniel Fiorino combines the hands-on experience of an insider with the analytic rigor of a scholar to provide the fullest, most readable introduction to federal environmental policymaking yet published. A committed environmental advocate, he takes readers from theory to practice, demonstrating how laws and institutions address environmental needs and balance them against other political pressures.

Drawing on the academic literature and his own familiarity with current trends and controversies, Fiorino offers a lucid view of the institutional and analytic aspects of environmental policymaking. A chapter on analytic methods describes policymakers' attempts to apply objective standards to complex environmental decisions. The book also examines how the law, the courts, political tensions, and international environmental agencies have shaped environmental issues. Fiorino grounds his discussion with references to numerous specific cases, including radon, global warming, lead, and hazardous wastes. Timely and necessary, this is an invaluable handbook for students, activists, and anyone wanting to unravel contemporary American environmental politics.

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Challenges
1
INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
3
MODELS OF PUBLIC POLICY
9
AN OVERVIEW
17
Institutions I
22
THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK
23
EPA AS THE FOCUS FOR POLICY MAKING
36
THE REGULATORY DECISION PROCESS
48
ANALYSIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
132
Problems
134
SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
135
DEFINING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
141
SETTING THE POLICY AGENDA
151
CONNECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS
165
Strategies
167
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
169

LAWS AGENCIES AND RULE MAKING
59
Institutions II
61
CONGRESS AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT
63
THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
69
THE COURTS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW
80
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTICIPANTS IN POLICY MAKING
84
NONGOVERNMENTAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY
92
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AS AN INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE
96
INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
97
Analyses
100
RISK ANALYSIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
101
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
116
ISSUES IN THE USE OF RISK ANALYSIS AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
128
STRATEGIES
188
A STRATEGY FOR LEAD
196
STRATEGIES AND POLICY INSTRUMENTS
200
Prospects
202
THE ENVIRONMENT THE ECONOMY AND DEMOCRACY
204
CHALLENGES AND TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
206
VISIONS OF THE FUTURE
220
RATIONALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
224
Notes
227
Glossary
253
Selected Bibliography
257
Index
263
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Daniel J. Fiorino, who earned his Ph.D. in political science at Johns Hopkins University, has fifteen years' experience in national environmental policymaking and has published extensively on the topic.

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