1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465201303321

Titolo

Maritime law [[electronic resource] ] : issues, challenges and implications / / Jack W. Harris, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Hauppauge, N.Y.], : Nova Science Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-61728-342-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Laws and legislation

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisJack W

Disciplina

343.09/6

Soggetti

Maritime law

Law of the sea

Marine pollution - Law and legislation

Maritime law - United States

Law of the sea - United States

Marine pollution - Law and legislation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

International approaches to underwater cultural heritage / Mark Staniforth, James Hunter, Emily Jateff -- Things, Inc.: a case for in situ application / Jerome Lynn Hall -- Innovative tools for preventing marine pollution from ships / Griselda Capaldo -- Coast Guard : administrative law judge program contains elements designed to foster judge's independence and mariner protections assessed are being followed / U.S. Government Accountability Office -- Reauthorization of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) : opportunity to reexamine the congressionally mandated antitrust exemption for ocean liner carriers? / John Frittelli -- Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act of 2009 / John D. Rockefeller -- Framework agreement on integrated cross-border maritime law enforcement operations between the government of the United States of America and the government of Canada / Preamble -- Ocean Dumping Act : a summary of the law / Claudia Copeland -- America's advocate for the maritime industry : maritime administration policy paper / Maritime Administration -- Cruise ship pollution : background, laws and regulations, and key issues / Claudia Copeland.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450878903321

Autore

Adams Brian

Titolo

Citizen Lobbyists [[electronic resource] ] : Local Efforts to Influence Public Policy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-09379-3

9786611093792

1-59213-571-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

322.4

324/.40973

Soggetti

Citizen participation

Lobbying - California - Santa Ana - Citizen participation

Lobbying - United States - States - Citizen participation

Lobbying

Local government - United States

Local government

Santa Ana (Calif.) - Politics and government

States

Lobbying - Citizen participation - States - United States

Local government - Citizen participation - United States

Lobbying - California - Santa Ana

Government - U.S

Law, Politics & Government

State Government - U.S

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; PART I. Introduction; 1 Citizen Lobbyists; 2 Citizen Efforts to Influence Local Policy: A Review of the Literature; PART II. Participation Across Local Policies; 3 Policy Characteristics and Patterns of Participation; 4 Policy Entrepreneurs and the Opportunity to



Participate; 5 Local Newspapers and Participation; 6 Social Conflict and Participation; PART III. How Citizens Participate; 7 Participatory Strategies and Tactics; 8 Public Meetings and the Democratic Process; 9 The Political Value of Social Networks; PART IV. Conclusion; 10 The Practice of Local Democracy

Appendix: Policies Discussed by Interview RespondentsNotes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Citizen Lobbyists explores how U.S. citizens participate in local government. Although many commentators have lamented the apathy of the American citizenry, Brian Adams focuses on what makes ordinary Americans become involved in and attempt to influence public policy issues that concern them. It connects theory and empirical data in a new and revealing way, providing both a thorough review of the relevant scholarly discussions and a detailed case study of citizen engagement in the politics of Santa Ana, a mid-sized Southern California city.  After interviewing more than fifty resid