American politics and the environment / / Byron W. Daynes, Glen Sussman, and Jonathan P. West |
Autore | Daynes Byron W. |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, New York : , : State University of New York Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7/0560973 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - United States
Environmental sciences - Political aspects - United States |
ISBN | 1-4384-5934-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The American political setting and the environment -- American federalism and environmental politics -- Case study : climate change and sea- level rise in South Florida -- Personal profile : Mary Nichols and Carb : environmental champions -- Public opinion, interest groups, and the environment -- Case study : interest groups activism and the place of wolves in the Rocky Mountain regions -- Case study : climate change and public opinion -- Personal profile : Robert F Kennedy Jr -- Congress, the legislative process, and the environment -- Case study : cap and trade : failure to pass a climate bill -- Personal profile : Senator Susan Collins: environmental defender -- The environmental presidency -- Personal profile : FDR and the "golden age" -- Case study : leaving a legacy -- Barack Obama and climate change -- Executive agencies and the environment -- Personal profile : Steven Chu : the scientist in charge -- Case study : EPA regulations and carbon emissions -- The environmental court -- Personal profile : the environment : friend and supporter vs. a "slash-and-burn opponent" -- Case study: the court and those dam fish : TVA vs. Hill -- Case study : climate crisis is real, Mr. Limbaugh, real! -- The global environment -- Case study : biodiversity and endangered species -- Guest essay / Christina Slentz -- American politics and the environment : conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910552751903321 |
Daynes Byron W. | ||
Albany, New York : , : State University of New York Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The economy of the earth : philosophy, law, and the environment / / Mark Sagoff [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Sagoff Mark |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 363.7/0560973 |
Collana | Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - United States
Environmental law - United States Social legislation - United States |
ISBN |
1-107-17913-0
1-281-24310-8 9786611243104 0-511-81747-9 0-511-37767-3 0-511-37676-6 0-511-37582-4 0-511-37432-1 0-511-37856-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- At the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima; or, why political questions are not all economic -- The allocation and distribution of resources -- Values and preferences -- Can we put a price on nature's services? -- Do we consume too much? -- Is an environmental ethic compatible with biological science? -- Settling America or the concept of place in environmental ethics -- Natural and national history -- Environmentalism : death and resurrection. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451547403321 |
Sagoff Mark | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The economy of the earth : philosophy, law, and the environment / / Mark Sagoff [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Sagoff Mark |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 363.7/0560973 |
Collana | Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - United States
Environmental law - United States Social legislation - United States |
ISBN |
1-107-17913-0
1-281-24310-8 9786611243104 0-511-81747-9 0-511-37767-3 0-511-37676-6 0-511-37582-4 0-511-37432-1 0-511-37856-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- At the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima; or, why political questions are not all economic -- The allocation and distribution of resources -- Values and preferences -- Can we put a price on nature's services? -- Do we consume too much? -- Is an environmental ethic compatible with biological science? -- Settling America or the concept of place in environmental ethics -- Natural and national history -- Environmentalism : death and resurrection. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784815403321 |
Sagoff Mark | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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