US environmental policy in action : practice and implementation / Sara R. Rinfret and Michelle C. Pautz.

US Environmental Policy: A Practical Approach to Understanding Implementation provides a comprehensive look at the creation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental policy, which is of particular importance in an era of congressional gridlock. With a focus grounded in the front-lines of envi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Authors: Rinfret, Sara R. (Author), Pautz, Michelle C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Environmental Policy in Practice
  • 2. Contextualizing Environmental Policy
  • 3. The Messy Process of Making Environmental Policy
  • 4. Official Actors in the Policy Process
  • 5. Unofficial Actors in the Policy Process
  • 6. Translating Vague Statutes into Rules and Regulations
  • 7. Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Implementing Environmental Policy
  • 8. Is it Working? Evaluating Environmental Policy
  • 9. Understanding Environmental Policy From the Ground Up.