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Autore: | Gonzalez George A. <1969-> |
Titolo: | The politics of air pollution [[electronic resource] ] : urban growth, ecological modernization, and symbolic inclusion / / George A. Gonzalez |
Pubblicazione: | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (153 p.) |
Disciplina: | 363.739/2/0973 |
Soggetto topico: | Air - Pollution - Economic aspects - United States |
Air - Pollution - Political aspects - United States | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-139) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Local Growth Coalitions, Environmental Groups, and Air Pollution -- Political Economy and the Policymaking Process -- The Politics of Air Pollution during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries -- Real Estate and the Rise of the Automobile -- The Establishment of Automobile Emission Standards -- Democratic Ethics, Environmental Groups, and Symbolic Inclusion -- Political Power and Global Warming -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Who has been at the political forefront of clean air policy development in the United States? In The Politics of Air Pollution, George A. Gonzalez argues that the answer is neither the federal government, nor environmental groups, but rather locally oriented economic elites in conjunction with state and local governments. These local growth coalitions, composed of mostly large landholders, land developers, and the owners of regional media and utility firms, support clean air policies insofar as they contribute to the creation of a positive investment climate and, in turn, bring about greater profits through increased land values and an expanded local consumer base. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The politics of air pollution |
ISBN: | 0-7914-8386-X |
1-4237-4374-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910820362103321 |
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