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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455422103321

Autore

Keller Ann Campbell

Titolo

Science in environmental policy [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of objective advice / / Ann Campbell Keller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2009

ISBN

0-262-25832-3

1-282-69459-6

9786612694592

0-262-25898-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 278 p.) : ill

Collana

Politics, science, and the environment

Disciplina

363.7/0561

Soggetti

Environmental policy

Science and state

Scientists - Political activity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

An analysis of the role & influence of scientists at the agenda-setting, legislative & implementation stages of environmental policy making, Keller draws on political theory & on empirical evidence from scientific reports, news coverage Congressional hearings & interviews.