Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (441 p.)
Disciplina	320.5/8
Altri autori (Persone)	SteinbergPaul F VanDeveerStacy D
Collana	American and comparative environmental policy
Soggetto topico	Environmental policy - United States Comparative government - United States
ISBN	0-262-30036-2 1-280-49942-7 9786613594655 0-262-30115-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part I. Building Bridges: Comparative Politics and the Environment; Chapter 1. Comparative Environmental Politics in a Global World; Questions Transcend Borders; Beyond "Spaceship Earth" : Engaging Complexity, Fostering Understanding; The Comparative Advantage; A Fresh Take on Global Environmental Politics; An Overview of the Book; Notes; References; Chapter 2. Bridging Archipelagos: Connecting Comparative Politics and Environmental Politics; The Comparative Politics Tradition Toward a Distinctive Tradition in Comparative Environmental Politics The Challenge Ahead; Notes; References; Part II. Greening States and Societies; Chapter 3. Greening the State?; A Brief History of Environmental Governance; Genesis of an Environmental State; Changing Patterns of State Activity; Greening the State; Notes; References; Chapter 4. The Globalization of Environmental Concern; The Theory of Postmaterialist Value Change; Challenges to the Postmaterialist Explanation of Environmental Concern; Revising the Postmaterialist Explanation of Environmentalism; Analyses of the WVS Data Sets Implications for Policy Making and Social Science Theory Notes; References; Part III. Nonstate Actors and Social Mobilization; Chapter 5. The Comparative Study of Environmental Movements; Environmental Movements: A Brief Introduction; Varieties of Environmentalism; Organizational Forms, Trajectories, and Impacts: Social Movement Theory and Environmental Movements; Environmental Movements and Comparative Politics: Political Contexts and Opportunities; Comparing Environmental Movements in a Globalizing World; Future Research Agendas; Notes; References Chapter 6. Business-State Relations and the Environment: The Evolving Role of Corporate Social Responsibility Business-State Relations; The Domestic Origins of Corporate Social Responsibility in Advanced Industrialized Countries; Domestic Origins of Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries; CSR as a Global Movement; Conclusion: From VEPs and Certification to Sustainability; Notes; References; Chapter 7. Political Parties and the "Meaning of Greening" in European Politics; Strategic and Ideological Predicaments; Explaining the Rise of Green Politics Conclusions: Whither the Greens? Notes; References; Part IV. Institutional Effectiveness across Political Systems; Chapter 8. Democracy and the Environment in Latin America and Eastern Europe; Thinking Theoretically about Environment and Democracy; Thinking Quantitatively about Environment and Democracy; Thinking Qualitatively about Environment and Democracy over Time: Democratization in Latin America and Eastern Europe; The Impact of Transition in Central and Eastern Europe; The Impact of Transition in Latin America; Conclusion; Notes; References Chapter 9. Institutional Change in Authoritarian Regimes: Water and the State in Egypt
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910825083303321

Autore	Philpott Don
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham : , : Bernan Press, , [2015]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (382 p.)
Disciplina	363.700973
Collana	Critical documents series
Soggetto topico	Pollution - United States Ecology - United States Environmental policy - United States
ISBN	1-59888-748-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Critical Government Documents On The Environment ; Contents ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE BIG QUESTION ; A LITTLE BACKGROUND ; KEY MOMENTS ALONG THE ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHWAY ; THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION ; THE ADMINISTRATION; THE ADMINISTRATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; Supporting Land Conservation; Protecting our Oceans; Prioritizing Clean Water; Restoring Treasured Great Ecosystems; Working towards Environmental Justice; THE REPUBLICANS ; Republicans on the Environment; THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT ; THE ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALISTS ; SOURCE MATERIAL; FURTHER READING ; GLOBAL WARMING OUR CHANGING CLIMATE Observed Change ; Future Climate Change ; Recent US Temperature Trends ; Lengthening Frost-free Season ; US Precipitation Change ; Heavy Downpours Increasing ; Extreme Weather ; Changes in Hurricanes ; Changes in Storms ; Severe Convective Storms ; Winter Storms ; Sea Level Rise ; Melting Ice ; Ocean Acidification ; CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ; Earth's Temperature Is a Balancing Act ; The Greenhouse Effect ; The Role of the Greenhouse Effect in the Past ; The Recent Role of the Greenhouse Effect ; The Main Greenhouse Gases ; Other Greenhouse Gases ; Other Climate Forcers Changes in the Sun's Energy The Role of the Sun's Energy in the Past ; The Recent Role of the Sun's Energy ; Changes in Reflectivity ; The Role of Reflectivity in the Past ; The Recent Role of Reflectivity ; FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE ; Increasing Greenhouse Gas Concentrations ; Factors Affecting Future Changes ; Long-Term Affect of Greenhouse Gases ; Future Temperature Changes ; Key Global Projections ; Key US Projections ; Future Precipitation and Storm Events ; Key Global Projections ; Future Ice, Snowpack, and Permafrost ; Key Global Projections ; Key US Projections ; Future Sea Level Change Future Ocean Acidification RESPONSE OPTIONS ; SOURCE MATERIAL ; FURTHER READING ; CLEAN AIR ; THE PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT ; Why Should You Be Concerned About Air Pollution? ; Air Pollution and Your Health; Air Pollution and the Environment ; Air Pollution and the Economy; Understanding the Clean Air Act ; Brief History of the Clean Air Act ; Clean Air Act Roles and Responsibilities ; EPA's Role ; State and Local Governments' Role ; Tribal Nations' Role; Key Elements of the Clean Air Act; Cleaning Up Commonly Found Air Pollutants Cars, Trucks, Buses, and ""Nonroad"" Equipment Interstate and International Air Pollution ; Reducing Acid Rain; Reducing Toxic Air Pollutants; Protecting the Stratospheric Ozone Layer ; Permits; Enforcement; Public Participation; How the Clean Air Act Is Working ; SIX COMMON AIR POLLUTANTS; Ozone; Health Effects; Environmental Effects; Particulate Matter; Health Effects; Environmental Effects; Carbon Monoxide; Nitrogen Oxides; Sulfur Dioxide ; Lead; ACID RAIN; Surface Waters and Aquatic Animals; Lakes and Streams; Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms; Ecosystems; The Role of Nitrogen EPA's Acid Rain Program
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910797700803321

Autore	Steinberg Theodore <1961->
Edizione	[3rd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xii, 372 p. ) : ill., maps ;
Soggetto topico	Human ecology - United States - History Philosophy of nature - United States - History Human beings - Effect of environment on - United States - History
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	Nature's role in American history
Record Nr.	UNISA-996461652303316

Autore	Carlisle Daren M.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (vii, 120 pages) : color illustrations
Collana	Circular / U.S. Geological Survey
Soggetto topico	Stream health - United States Stream ecology - United States Water quality - United States Water quality biological assessment - United States Environmental impact analysis - United States Land use - Environmental aspects - United States Rivers - Regulation - Environmental aspects - United States Water - Pollution - United States
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	Quality of our nation's waters
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910704889503321

Autore	Tichi Cecelia <1942->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2001
Descrizione fisica	xii, 303 p
Disciplina	973
Soggetto topico	National characteristics, American Human body - Social aspects - United States - History Anthropomorphism Landscapes - United States - Psychological aspects - History Landscapes - Social aspects - United States - History Historic sites - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-674-04435-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I Crania Americana -- 1 Mt. Rushmore: Heads of State and States of Heads -- 2 Walden Pond: Head Trips -- II Frontier Incarnations -- 3 Pittsburgh at Yellowstone: Old Faithful and the Pulse of Industrial America -- 4 America’s Moon: “A Dream of the Future’s Face” -- III Bon Aqua -- 5 Hot Springs: American Hygeia -- 6 Love Canal: Hygeia’s Crisis -- Notes -- References -- Credits -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910459888303321