The Context of Environmental Politics : Unfinished Business for America's Third Century /

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Now familiar to all is the cry that present rates of pollution, ecological disruption, and depletion of resources are leading inevitably to worldwide disaster. A multitude of immediate needs, however, compete for the staggering sums required to save the environment, and the reduction of consumption...

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Auteurs principaux: Sprout, Harold, 1901-1980 (Auteur), Sprout, Margaret, 1903-2004 (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1978.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Environmental protection.
Environmental policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Environmental protection > United States.
Environmental policy > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Prologue: What This Book Is About; 1 ""Our Plundered Planet""; 2 Questions for Policymakers; 3 Conflicting Philosophical Postures; 4 Short-Term Benefits vs. Long-Term Hazards; 5 Domestic Social Context; 6 Transnational Context; 7 ""No Free Lunch"": The Costs of Environmental Protection; 8 Costs, Resources, & Priorities: The Statesmen's Dilemma; 9 Unfinished Business: The Setting; Epilogue: Mainly in the Realm of Conjecture; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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