عنوان

Environmental policy /

(Number (ISBN

0791082059

(Number (ISBN

9780791082058

Number

b767383

Title Proper

Environmental policy /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Yael Calhoun, series editor ; foreword by David Seideman.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Philadelphia :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Chelsea House Publishers,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2005.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxv, 143 pages :

Other Physical Details

color illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Environmental issues

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction: "Why should we care?" -- Section A: Federal lands policy: What are public lands and who decides how they are used?: Heart of the nation: By Bernard Shanks -- What threatens our National Wildlife Refuge System?: The greatest show on earth: By Jessica Snyder Sachs -- How do marine reserves protect ocean resources?: Undiscovered country: By David Helvarg -- What are some public land issues?: Frontal assault: By Joel Connelly -- Section B: Air quality policy: How does our nation protect air quality?: Clean air rules 2004: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Section C: Water Policy: What is the Clean Water Act?: Introduction to the Clean Water Act: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- What are our nation's policies for water use?: Rivers for life: By Sandra Postel and Brian Richter -- Why is the pumping of groundwater an issue?: Perils of groundwater pumping: By Robert Glennon -- Does the Clean Water Act protect the oceans?: Beneath the surface: By Cathy Asato -- Section D: Climate change policy: What are the global policies on climate change?: Reading the weathervane: Climate change from Rio to Johannesburg: By Seth Dunn -- How are our states and cities addressing climate change?: Change of climate: By Susan Joy Hassol and Randy Udall -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Index.

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Text of Note

For more than a hundred years, environmental policy has taken many different approaches, from conservation to cleanup of polluted areas. Debates over how the environment can best be protected often become heated.

Environmental policy.

Environmental policy.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Calhoun, Yael.

Date of Transaction

20201206123522.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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