Environmental Policy
New Directions for the Twenty-First Century
12th Edition
Published on 29. March 2024
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432 pages
978-1-0719-0210-3 (ISBN)
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As environmental issues continue to become more prevalent in society and surrounding policy challenges become more complex, Environmental Policy once again brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American environmental policy since the late 1960s and their implications for current policy. Students will learn to decipher the underlying trends, institutional constraints, and policy dilemmas that shape today's environmental politics as they evaluate approaches to future challenges.
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12th Revised edition
Language
English
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Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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Revised edition
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Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
580 gr
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978-1-0719-0210-3 (9781071902103)
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Persons
Michael E. Kraft is professor emeritus of political science
and public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Green
Bay. He is the author of, among other works, Environmental
Policy and Politics, 8th ed. (2022), and coauthor of
Coming Clean: Information Disclosure and Environmental
Performance (2011), with Mark Stephan and Troy D. Abel.
In addition, he is the coeditor of Environmental Policy:
New Directions in the 21st Century, 12th ed. (2025), with
Barry G. Rabe and Norman J. Vig; Toward Sustainable
Communities: Transition and Transformations in Environmental Policy, 2nd ed. (2009), with
Daniel A. Mazmanian; and Business and Environmental Policy: Corporate Interests in the
American Political System (2007) and The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy (2013),
with Sheldon Kamieniecki. For over forty years, he taught courses in environmental policy and
politics, American government, Congress, and public policy analysis.
Barry G. Rabe is the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy and the
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Environmental Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School
of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He also serves as a nonresident senior
fellow at the Brookings Institution and as a fellow of the National Academy of Public
Administration. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Statehouse
and Greenhouse: The Emerging Politics of American Climate Change Policy (Brookings,
2004), which received the 2017 Martha Derthick Book Award from the American
Political Science Association for making a lasting contribution to the study of federalism.
His latest books are Can We Price Carbon? (MIT Press, 2018) and Trump, the
Administrative Presidency, and Federalism (Brookings, 2020), coauthored with Frank J.
Thompson and Kenneth K. Wong, and he is currently working on a book examining
the politics of short-lived climate pollutants such as methane.
Norman J. Vig is the Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Science, Technology,
and Society emeritus at Carleton College. He has written extensively on environmental
policy, science and technology policy, and comparative politics and is coeditor
with Michael G. Faure of Green Giants? Environmental Policies of the United States
and the European Union (MIT Press, 2004) and with Regina S. Axelrod and David
Leonard Downie of The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy, 2nd ed.
(CQ Press, 2005).
and public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Green
Bay. He is the author of, among other works, Environmental
Policy and Politics, 8th ed. (2022), and coauthor of
Coming Clean: Information Disclosure and Environmental
Performance (2011), with Mark Stephan and Troy D. Abel.
In addition, he is the coeditor of Environmental Policy:
New Directions in the 21st Century, 12th ed. (2025), with
Barry G. Rabe and Norman J. Vig; Toward Sustainable
Communities: Transition and Transformations in Environmental Policy, 2nd ed. (2009), with
Daniel A. Mazmanian; and Business and Environmental Policy: Corporate Interests in the
American Political System (2007) and The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy (2013),
with Sheldon Kamieniecki. For over forty years, he taught courses in environmental policy and
politics, American government, Congress, and public policy analysis.
Barry G. Rabe is the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy and the
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Environmental Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School
of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He also serves as a nonresident senior
fellow at the Brookings Institution and as a fellow of the National Academy of Public
Administration. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Statehouse
and Greenhouse: The Emerging Politics of American Climate Change Policy (Brookings,
2004), which received the 2017 Martha Derthick Book Award from the American
Political Science Association for making a lasting contribution to the study of federalism.
His latest books are Can We Price Carbon? (MIT Press, 2018) and Trump, the
Administrative Presidency, and Federalism (Brookings, 2020), coauthored with Frank J.
Thompson and Kenneth K. Wong, and he is currently working on a book examining
the politics of short-lived climate pollutants such as methane.
Norman J. Vig is the Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Science, Technology,
and Society emeritus at Carleton College. He has written extensively on environmental
policy, science and technology policy, and comparative politics and is coeditor
with Michael G. Faure of Green Giants? Environmental Policies of the United States
and the European Union (MIT Press, 2004) and with Regina S. Axelrod and David
Leonard Downie of The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy, 2nd ed.
(CQ Press, 2005).
Content
Environmental Policy and Politics in Transition
US Environmental Policy: An Overview - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
The Challenges of Contemporary Environmental Problems - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
The Role of Government and Politics - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
The Development of Environmental Policy from the 1960s to the Twenty-First Century - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Seeking New Policy Directions: From the 1990s to the Twenty-First Century - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Budgets and Policy Implementation - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Improvements in Environmental Quality - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Assessing Environmental Progress - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Racing to the Top, the Bottom, or the Middle of the Pack? The Evolving State Government Role in Environmental Protection - Barry G. Rabe
States as the "New Heroes" of American Federalism - Barry G. Rabe
The Cutting Edge of Policy: Cases of State Innovation - Barry G. Rabe
State Limits - Barry G. Rabe
Next Steps in Environmental Federalism - Barry G. Rabe
Priorities, Preferences, and Policy: Twenty-First Century Public Opinion on the Environment - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
The Relationship Between Public Opinion and Environmental Policy - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
Aggregate-Level Determinants - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
Individual-Level Determinants - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
A Bold New Era of Public Opinion? - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
Federal Institutions and Policy Change
Presidential Powers and Environmental Policy - Norman J. Vig
Presidential Powers and Constraints - Norman J. Vig
Comparing Environmental Presidencies - Norman J. Vig
The Reagan Revolution: Environmental Backlash - Norman J. Vig
President George H. W. Bush: Clean Air Legislation - Norman J. Vig
The Clinton Presidency: Frustrated Ambitions - Norman J. Vig
President George W. Bush: Regulatory Stalemate - Norman J. Vig
President Barack Obama: Climate Breakthrough - Norman J. Vig
President Donald Trump: Policy Reversal - Norman J. Vig
President Joe Biden: Ambition and Achievement - Norman J. Vig
Environmental Policy in Congress - Michael E. Kraft
Environmental Challenges and Political Constraints - Michael E. Kraft
Congressional Authority and Environmental Policy - Michael E. Kraft
Causes and Consequences of Environmental Policy Gridlock - Michael E. Kraft
From Consensus in the Environmental Decade to Deadlock in the 1990s - Michael E. Kraft
Environmental Policy Actions in Recent Congresses - Michael E. Kraft
Environmental Policy in the Courts - Kimberly Smith
The Judicial System - Kimberly Smith
Forcing Policy Action - Kimberly Smith
Delaying Policy Action - Kimberly Smith
Shaping Policy - Kimberly Smith
Constitutional Review - Kimberly Smith
The Environmental Protection Agency - Richard N. L. Andrews
Background - Richard N. L. Andrews
Implementing the Laws Amid Political Pressures - Richard N. L. Andrews
Achievements And Limitations - Richard N. L. Andrews
The Trump Administration: Dismantling the EPA? - Richard N. L. Andrews
The Biden Administration - Richard N. L. Andrews
Public Policy Dilemmas
Energy Policy - Sanya Carley
Setting the Context: A U.S. Energy Transition - Sanya Carley
Policy Priorities: GHG Emissions and Technology Deployment - Sanya Carley
Policy Priorities: Preparing for or Protecting Against the Energy Transition - Sanya Carley
Natural Resource Policies in an Era of Polarized Politics - William R. Lowry
Introduction - William R. Lowry
Evolution of Natural Resource Policies - William R. Lowry
Natural Resource Agencies and Policies - William R. Lowry
Trends in Natural Resource Policies - William R. Lowry
Applying Market Principles to Environmental Policy - Sheila M. Olmstead
Economic Concepts and Environmental Policy - Sheila M. Olmstead
Principles of Market-Based Environmental Policy - Sheila M. Olmstead
Market-Based Environmental Policy Instruments in Practice - Sheila M. Olmstead
Sustainability in Cities - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Introduction - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Defining Sustainability in Cities - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
The Local Sustainability Policy Environment - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Case Studies of Challenges and Opportunities in Pursuing Sustainability in Cities - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Looking Forward - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Global Issues and Controversies
Global Climate Change Governance: Where Next After Paris - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
Science, GHG Emissions, and the IPCC - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
International Law and Climate Change Negotiations - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
EU Leadership and Policy Responses - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
U.S. and North American Climate Change Policy and Politics - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
The Developing World and the Brics - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
Conclusions: Looking for Leadership - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
Environment, Population, and the Developing World - Richard J. Tobin
Population Growth: Cure or Culprit? - Richard J. Tobin
Providing Food and Fuel for Growing Populations - Richard J. Tobin
The Destruction of Tropical Forests - Richard J. Tobin
Conflicting Signals from Developed Countries - Richard J. Tobin
Causes for Optimism? - Richard J. Tobin
Creating the Green Economy: Government, Business, and a Sustainable Future - Daniel J. Fiorino
Two Worlds Colliding - Daniel J. Fiorino
What Is the Green Economy? - Daniel J. Fiorino
The Microlevel: Greening the Private Sector - Daniel J. Fiorino
The Green Economy Policy Agenda - Daniel J. Fiorino
Is Anyone Actually Trying to Create a Green Economy? - Daniel J. Fiorino
Is the Green Economy a Valid Concept? - Daniel J. Fiorino
The Need for International, Collective Action - Daniel J. Fiorino
Conclusion
Conclusion: Emerging Challenges in Environmental Policy - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft
The American Role in International Environmental Policy - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft
The Trade Environment Nexus - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft
Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Policy - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft
Revisiting The Administrative Presidency - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft
US Environmental Policy: An Overview - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
The Challenges of Contemporary Environmental Problems - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
The Role of Government and Politics - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
The Development of Environmental Policy from the 1960s to the Twenty-First Century - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Seeking New Policy Directions: From the 1990s to the Twenty-First Century - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Budgets and Policy Implementation - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Improvements in Environmental Quality - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Assessing Environmental Progress - Michael E. Kraft and Barry G. Rabe
Racing to the Top, the Bottom, or the Middle of the Pack? The Evolving State Government Role in Environmental Protection - Barry G. Rabe
States as the "New Heroes" of American Federalism - Barry G. Rabe
The Cutting Edge of Policy: Cases of State Innovation - Barry G. Rabe
State Limits - Barry G. Rabe
Next Steps in Environmental Federalism - Barry G. Rabe
Priorities, Preferences, and Policy: Twenty-First Century Public Opinion on the Environment - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
The Relationship Between Public Opinion and Environmental Policy - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
Aggregate-Level Determinants - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
Individual-Level Determinants - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
A Bold New Era of Public Opinion? - Christopher Borick and Erick Lachapelle
Federal Institutions and Policy Change
Presidential Powers and Environmental Policy - Norman J. Vig
Presidential Powers and Constraints - Norman J. Vig
Comparing Environmental Presidencies - Norman J. Vig
The Reagan Revolution: Environmental Backlash - Norman J. Vig
President George H. W. Bush: Clean Air Legislation - Norman J. Vig
The Clinton Presidency: Frustrated Ambitions - Norman J. Vig
President George W. Bush: Regulatory Stalemate - Norman J. Vig
President Barack Obama: Climate Breakthrough - Norman J. Vig
President Donald Trump: Policy Reversal - Norman J. Vig
President Joe Biden: Ambition and Achievement - Norman J. Vig
Environmental Policy in Congress - Michael E. Kraft
Environmental Challenges and Political Constraints - Michael E. Kraft
Congressional Authority and Environmental Policy - Michael E. Kraft
Causes and Consequences of Environmental Policy Gridlock - Michael E. Kraft
From Consensus in the Environmental Decade to Deadlock in the 1990s - Michael E. Kraft
Environmental Policy Actions in Recent Congresses - Michael E. Kraft
Environmental Policy in the Courts - Kimberly Smith
The Judicial System - Kimberly Smith
Forcing Policy Action - Kimberly Smith
Delaying Policy Action - Kimberly Smith
Shaping Policy - Kimberly Smith
Constitutional Review - Kimberly Smith
The Environmental Protection Agency - Richard N. L. Andrews
Background - Richard N. L. Andrews
Implementing the Laws Amid Political Pressures - Richard N. L. Andrews
Achievements And Limitations - Richard N. L. Andrews
The Trump Administration: Dismantling the EPA? - Richard N. L. Andrews
The Biden Administration - Richard N. L. Andrews
Public Policy Dilemmas
Energy Policy - Sanya Carley
Setting the Context: A U.S. Energy Transition - Sanya Carley
Policy Priorities: GHG Emissions and Technology Deployment - Sanya Carley
Policy Priorities: Preparing for or Protecting Against the Energy Transition - Sanya Carley
Natural Resource Policies in an Era of Polarized Politics - William R. Lowry
Introduction - William R. Lowry
Evolution of Natural Resource Policies - William R. Lowry
Natural Resource Agencies and Policies - William R. Lowry
Trends in Natural Resource Policies - William R. Lowry
Applying Market Principles to Environmental Policy - Sheila M. Olmstead
Economic Concepts and Environmental Policy - Sheila M. Olmstead
Principles of Market-Based Environmental Policy - Sheila M. Olmstead
Market-Based Environmental Policy Instruments in Practice - Sheila M. Olmstead
Sustainability in Cities - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Introduction - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Defining Sustainability in Cities - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
The Local Sustainability Policy Environment - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Case Studies of Challenges and Opportunities in Pursuing Sustainability in Cities - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Looking Forward - Sara Hughes and Aaron Deslatte
Global Issues and Controversies
Global Climate Change Governance: Where Next After Paris - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
Science, GHG Emissions, and the IPCC - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
International Law and Climate Change Negotiations - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
EU Leadership and Policy Responses - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
U.S. and North American Climate Change Policy and Politics - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
The Developing World and the Brics - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
Conclusions: Looking for Leadership - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
Environment, Population, and the Developing World - Richard J. Tobin
Population Growth: Cure or Culprit? - Richard J. Tobin
Providing Food and Fuel for Growing Populations - Richard J. Tobin
The Destruction of Tropical Forests - Richard J. Tobin
Conflicting Signals from Developed Countries - Richard J. Tobin
Causes for Optimism? - Richard J. Tobin
Creating the Green Economy: Government, Business, and a Sustainable Future - Daniel J. Fiorino
Two Worlds Colliding - Daniel J. Fiorino
What Is the Green Economy? - Daniel J. Fiorino
The Microlevel: Greening the Private Sector - Daniel J. Fiorino
The Green Economy Policy Agenda - Daniel J. Fiorino
Is Anyone Actually Trying to Create a Green Economy? - Daniel J. Fiorino
Is the Green Economy a Valid Concept? - Daniel J. Fiorino
The Need for International, Collective Action - Daniel J. Fiorino
Conclusion
Conclusion: Emerging Challenges in Environmental Policy - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft
The American Role in International Environmental Policy - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft
The Trade Environment Nexus - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft
Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Policy - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft
Revisiting The Administrative Presidency - Barry G. Rabe and Michael E. Kraft