The Policy Process
A Practical Guide for Natural Resources Professionals
Published on 11. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
228 pages
978-0-300-09012-3 (ISBN)
Description
This useful book is designed to teach natural resources professionals how to be more effective in solving conservation and environmental policy problems. Its presentation of basic concepts, case studies, and "real world concerns" provides a deeper understanding of the policy process and makes the book an invaluable aid for students and practitioners in such fields as wildlife biology, conservation biology, forestry, range management, ecosystem management, and sustainable development.
Susan G. Clark begins by describing the challenges faced by natural resources professionals. She then explains how the substance and process of policy analysis and decision making can be improved by using a policy sciences framework that takes into account biological, social, political, and institutional considerations. Finally she reflects on how issues of human rights and morality should affect natural resources management and policy analysis. The book is very user-friendly.
Susan G. Clark begins by describing the challenges faced by natural resources professionals. She then explains how the substance and process of policy analysis and decision making can be improved by using a policy sciences framework that takes into account biological, social, political, and institutional considerations. Finally she reflects on how issues of human rights and morality should affect natural resources management and policy analysis. The book is very user-friendly.
Reviews / Votes
"The best primer on how the resource analyst, manager, or activist should understand natural resource policy issues and operate effectively in the policy process."- William Ascher, Duke UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-09012-3 (9780300090123)
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Person
Tim W. Clark is professor adjunct of wildlife ecology and policy at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and fellow at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University. He is also president of the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative, Jackson, Wyoming. A companion volume to the present book is Clark's Foundations of Natural Resources Policy and Management (0 300 08356 4 cloth, [pound]25.00, and 0 300 08144 8 pb. [pound]12.00), both published by Yale University Press.