2nd Edition

Environmental Politics Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking

By Norman Miller Copyright 2009
224 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

The second edition of Environmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking  shows students that environmental politics is fundamentally a clash of competing stakeholders’ interests, and environmental policy the result of their reconciliation. But developments in environmental policymaking over the past several years have been little short... Read more

1. The Evolving Landscape of Environmental Politics  2. Legislation: Leveling the Playing Field and Leveraging the Process  3. Environmental Regulation and the Evolution and Capture of the EPA  4. The Burgeoning Role of State and Local Governments  5. The Growing Sophistication of Environmental Advocacy  6. The Greening of Business  7. Re-emerging Activists  8. Uncertain Science – Uncertain Politics  9. The Media Business  10. Federal Courts: A New Posture  Conclusion. A New Environmentalist Landscape

Biography

Norman Miller has served on the faculties of Rutgers University, Rollins and Meredith Colleges, and North Carolina State University. He is currently a member of the Global Warming and Energy Subcommittee of the national Sierra Club, and the Executive Committee of the Sierra Club's North Carolina Chapter. Previously he worked in both the legislative and executive branches of New Jersey state government in a variety of environmental policy capacities. He is also an academic member of the Society of Environmental Journalism.

"The overall approach, quality, and effectiveness of this text are excellent. Miller writes from a 'behind the scenes' perspective, which students will appreciate, and he is well attuned to what is accessible and understandable to undergraduates."

--Robert V. Bartlett, University of Vermont

"Miller’s new edition of Environmental Politics offers a timely and fresh look at the making of environmental policy in the United States. All the basics are here—key stakeholders and agencies, detailed case studies, and descriptions of the pressures on the EPA, news media, scientists, and policy-makers. The second edition also brings new strengths: thoughtful dissection of ground-breaking federal court decisions on global warming, the ‘greening’ of businesses, and the controversy over government attempts to influence the work of climate scientists."

--Dr. Robert Cox, Professor of Communication Studies and the Ecology Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill