Walter A. Rosenbaum - Environmental Politics And Policy

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Available this summer in its eighth edition, Rosenbaum&BAD:rsquo;s classic, comprehensive text once more provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. Notable revisions include: &BAD:bull; A completely revamped energy chapter covering conventional energy policy as well as a comparative examination of alternatives to current energy production. &BAD:bull; Expanded discussion of current U.S. climate change policy with attention to the role of the states, the impact of global environmental politics, and emerging technologies on policy alternatives. &BAD:bull; Analysis of the Obama administration&BAD:rsquo;s energy agenda and its profound differences from Bush administration policies and the practical difficulties of creating an effective political coalition in support of the new policy agenda. &BAD:bull; Greater emphasis on executive-congressional relations in the policy-making cycle. &BAD:bull; Examination of changes in the environmental movement, with particular attention to newly emerging cleavages over energy and climate issues. &BAD:bull; A thorough updating of all policy chapters, including an examination of such topics as &BAD:ldquo;mountain top removal,&BAD:rdquo; the emergence of Bisphenol A as an endocrine disruptor issue, and the &BAD:ldquo;new NIMBYism.&BAD:rdquo; New and revised tables, figures, and other data illustrate key environmental information while a new, detailed timeline frames the initial chapter&BAD:rsquo;s historical narrative of evolving environmental policy.