U.S. environmental policy in action : practice and implementation /

US Environmental policy: practice and implementation is a comprehensive look at the creation, implementation and evaluation of environmental policy in the United States, giving considerable attention to the often-neglected actors and overlooked, alternative avenues to policymaking.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rinfret, Sara R. (Author), Pautz, Michelle C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Subjects:
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.