Understanding Environmental Administration and Law [Paperback]

Susan J. Buck (Author)

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ISBN-10: 155963474X | ISBN-13: 978-1559634748 | Publication Date: June 1, 1996 | Edition: REV

In this volume, Susan J. Buck examines the use of environmental law by exploring the policy process through which such law is made, the political environment in which it is applied, and the statutory and case laws that are critical to working within the regulatory system. The book provides an analytic framework for the legal context of environmental administration and familiarizes readers with the development and implementation of the federal regulatory structure. Unlike most books that deal with environmental law, the focus of this volume is on understanding the law as a managerial tool and fitting it into the overall policy context. Anyone involved with the environment, from students to citizen activists to mid-level managers at the federal, state, and local level, will find it enormously valuable.

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About the Author

Susan Buck is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Environmental Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has written The Global Commons (Island Press, 1998), a major text in public administration, and contributed numerous articles and book chapters on environmental policy and law. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: Island Press; REV edition (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155963474X
• ISBN-13: 978-1559634748
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,040,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars elementary overview, October 12, 2009

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This review is from: Understanding Environmental Administration and Law, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

This book's intended audience is those without a prior legal background. It is a pretty good overview of how law and politics work together to create the current state of environmental regulation in the United States. The annotated bibliography for each chapter lists some of the better books in each subject area. My biggest criticism is that the author presents every case as a fact pattern/puzzle to be discussed and doesn't provide the outcome or even any relevant legal doctrines. For those with a legal background they could probably look up the case online to find how it turned out, but the intended audience of the book is clearly those without such a background who are probably less likely to want to find the case or to know how to. For a better and more thorough introduction to US environmental law/policy I recommend James Salzman's Environmental Law and Policy, which is accessible and interesting to both lawyers and non-lawyers.