Environmental Policy: New Directions For the Twenty-First Century, 6th Edition [Paperback]

Vig N (Author), M. Kraft (Author)

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Publication Date: July 13, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1933116013 | ISBN-13: 978-1933116013 | Edition: 6

In this best-selling collection of essays, a team of distinguished contributors seeks to explain the most important developments in environmental policy and politics since the 1960s, and to analyze the central issues that face us in the new century.

Environmental Policy focuses on underlying trends, institutional frameworks and shortcomings, and policy dilemmas that citizens and lawmakers face in attempting to resolve environmental controversies. This new fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to include the latest data, research, and policy initiatives in the field.

Readers interested in President Clinton's environmental record, or those wondering how the "Republican Revolution" and attempts to downsize the federal government will affect environmental policy will find helpful new insights in this new edition. Two new chapters focus on climate change and the "new era" in natural resource policies. The theme of sustainable development -- the reconciliation of environmental goals with economic necessities -- receives attention throughout.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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About the Author

Norman J. Vig is 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 E. Kraft) of Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-first Century, Fifth Edition (2003). His most recent book is Green Giants? Environmental Policies of the United States and the European Union, coedited with Michael G. Faure (2004).

Michael E. Kraft is professor of political science and public affairs and Herbert Fisk Johnson Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. He is the author of, among other works, Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives (2004) with Scott R. Furlong, Environmental Policy and Politics, 3rd ed. (2003), and the coeditor of Public Reactions to Nuclear Waste (1993), with Riley E. Dunlap and Eugene A. Rosa; Environmental Policy: New Directions in the 21st Century, 5th ed. (2002) and Technology and Politics (1988), with Norman J. Vig; and Toward Sustainable Communities: Transition and Transformations in Environmental Policy (1999), with Daniel A. Mazmanian. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 394 pages
• Publisher: CQ Press; 6 edition (July 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933116013
• ISBN-13: 978-1933116013
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael E. Kraft is professor of political science and public affairs and Herbert Fisk Johnson Professor of Environmental Studies emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He is the author of Environmental Policy and Politics (5th ed., Pearson Longman 2011 ), co-author of Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives (3rd edition 2010), and co-author of Coming Clean: Information Disclosure and Environmental Performance (MIT Press 2011). In addition, he is co-editor of Environmental Policy : New Directions for the Twenty-First Century, 7th ed. (2010), with Norman J. Vig; Business and Environmental Policy (2007) and The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy (forthcoming 2012), with Sheldon Kamieniecki; and Toward Sustainable Communities: Transition and Transformations in Environmental Policy, 2nd ed. (2009), with Daniel A. Mazmanian. He has taught courses in environmental policy and politics, public policy analysis, and Congress for over thirty-five years, primarily at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, but also at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oberlin College, and Vassar College.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Newest in a classic series, September 6, 2000

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This review is from: Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)

This is the new edition of "Environmental Policy in the 1990s," a series now considered to be the most important in the field. This edition has some of the classic essays from earlier editions, but is expanded to cover the Clinton administration and address issues of a global nature.

I have been using this series as a basic text in graduate courses in environmental policy for years. I consider it to be a primary source of not only teaching, but research and basic information. All of the essays are clearly written and as unbiased as possible. I give this my highest recommendation.

(Addendum in 2007. This series is up to six editions with a seventh due out this summer. All are essential for the serious student of environmental policy and history).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars informative and interesting, November 11, 2007

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This review is from: Environmental Policy: New Directions For the Twenty-First Century, 6th Edition (Paperback)

a lot of books in this genre can be dry and a total snooze to read. this book is written not only well and full of great information, but it is such an easy read. i read through chapters faster than any other "text" book i have had. i was entertained enough that it is questionable if i wasn't reading the book for pleasure instead of work. :)

4 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning: This Book is EXTREMELY Biased, February 15, 2009

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This review is from: Environmental Policy: New Directions For the Twenty-First Century, 6th Edition (Paperback)

This book is INCREDIBLY biased. It's basically an excuse to bash the Republicans and all conservatives in general. It does not portray events and facts fairly. For example, when the Democratic Congress or President failed to accomplish, they are called well-intentioned but constrained by political pressures. If the Republicans fail to accomplish, they are labeled actively anti-environmental and "secretly" taking advantage of their power to purposely harm the environment. The policies and concepts are well-explained, but the rampant bias makes the book much less credible. It's really hard to take seriously.