Environmental Policy / Edition 1

by Jane Roberts

Overview

Within the overall context of sustainable development Environmental Policy discusses the opportunities and constraints that environmental systems place upon the operation of human systems. It suggests environmental policy is a potential way to modify the operation of human systems so that they function within environmental constraints. Key social scientific concepts (political, social and economic) are used to explain the background for the formulation and implementation of environmental policy.
Environmental problems, the role of humans in creating them, sustainable development and how this concept relates to environmental policy are all introduced. The book then considers environmental policy formulation, implementation and evaluation, within three specific contexts: the firm, the nation state and at the international level. It also reviews the place of economics, science and technology in environmental policy.
Detailed case-studies, drawn from a range of international examples, are used throughout to illustrate issues such as global warming, international trade, tourism and the human rights of indigenous peoples. It is well illustrated and includes end of chapter summaries and further reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415198868
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/09/2003
Series:	Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jane Roberts is an Associate Member of the Development Policy and Practice Group at the Open University. She is an environmental policy analyst with strong interests in education for sustainable development. Her PhD studied the role of environmental interest groups in UK electricity privatisation. Jane was awarded a Teaching Fellowship by the University of Gloucestershire in 2005 and in 2009 achieved Associate Fellowship of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA). She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Table of Contents

1. So, What's the Problem? 2. The Roots of Environmental Problems 3. Sustainable Development and the Goals of Environmental Policy 4. Science and Technology: Policies and Paradoxes 5. Corporate Environmental Policy 6. The Policy Process 7. Policies for the Planet 8. Economics: Servant or Master? 9. Conclusions

Editorial Reviews

'A book that manages to say something new and interesting about environmental policy dilemmas in so many contexts and in such clear terms deserves to be widely read by a new generation of interdisciplinary environmental policy makers.' - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

'Undergraduate students will appreciate the clear language, copious tables and figures, the extensive bibliography and index.' - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

'A book that manages to say something new and interesting about environmental policy dilemmas in so many contexts and in such clear terms deserves to be widely read by a new generation of interdisciplinary environmental policy makers.' - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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