The politics of air pollution : urban growth, ecological modernization, and symbolic inclusion /

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"Who has been at the political forefront of clean air policy development in the United States? In The Politics of Air Pollution, George A. Gonzalez argues that the answer is neither the federal government, nor environmental groups, but rather locally oriented economic elites in conjunction with...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gonzalez, George A., 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2005.
Series:SUNY series in global environmental policy.
Subjects:
Air > Pollution > Economic aspects > United States.
Air > Pollution > Political aspects > United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Air > Pollution > Economic aspects
Air > Pollution > Political aspects
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Local growth coalitions, environmental groups, and air pollution
  • Political economy and the policymaking process
  • The politics of air pollution during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries : the failure of technology
  • Real estate and the rise of the automobile
  • The establishment of automobile emission standards
  • Democratic ethics, environmental groups, and symbolic inclusion
  • Conclusion : political power and global warming.

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