Environmental sustainability and American public administration : past, present, and future /

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This book discusses the many meanings of "sustainability," explores the importance of economics in environmental policy-making, and highlights the schools of thought in environmental ethics. It concludes that public administrators can play an important role in ensuring that environmental s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martinez, J. Michael (James Michael) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]
Subjects:
Environmental policy > Economic aspects > United States.
Environmental economics > United States.
Sustainability > Economic aspects > United States.
Environmentalism > United States.
Environmental ethics > United States.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Économie de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Durabilité de l'environnement > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Éthique de l'environnement > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Environmental economics
Environmental ethics
Environmental policy > Economic aspects
Environmentalism
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Defining and understanding sustainability
  • The "dismal science" of economics
  • The ethics of sustainability
  • The rise of the American administrative state
  • The development of federal environmental law
  • A brief history of the modern movement
  • Interest groups and the environmental lobby
  • Sustainability and American public administration: where do we go from here?

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