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The Conflict Over Environmental Regulation in the United States

Origins, Outcomes, and Comparisons With the EU and Other Regions

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  1. Frank T. Manheim

    1. George Mason University, Fairfax, USA

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  • Insightful account of the origins of the current conflict between environmentalists and industry in the US
  • Case studies compare the US with European countries
  • Suitable for researchers, professionals and diverse general audience
  • Highly accessible presentation in Part I is supported by more profound documentation and analysis in Part II

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. The Story

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Our Current Conflict

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      Pages 3-19

    3. Tracing the Roots of the Conflict

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      Pages 21-53

    4. Why History Is Important for Environmental Decision Making Today and Tomorrow

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      Pages 55-78

    5. The Environmental Revolution of the 1970s and Its Outcomes

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      Pages 79-109

    6. Why do Conflict and Polarization Matter?

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      Pages 111-137

    7. Foreign Experience

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      Pages 139-163

    8. Reform Efforts and the Future: Where Do We Go from Here?

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      Pages 165-182

  3. Cases, Documentation, and Policy Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Case Studies and Examples

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      Pages 185-239

    3. Policy Analysis

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      Pages 241-260

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 261-319
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in Congress – are not considered, they may affect future energy programs just as they have past programs. Finally, potentially ruinously costly increases in energy imports force attention to the problem of how major public policy plans have been and are prepared in the United States. A witches’ brew of some 500 energy bills proposed in the 110th C ongress in the House and Senate is now being stirred up. This “inspirational” approach to public policymaking bears little resemblance to the thoughtful way critical policies have been developed in the EU. A change of the way major national planning is undertaken may do more than anything else to bring facts and reality into play, reduce hostilities, open up cooperation, new resources, technologies, creative energies, and productivity toward energy policy transitions. Chapter 6 Foreign Experience 6. 1 The European Union and Other Nations Take the Lead “The EU has pioneered a new form of post-national government, in which nation-states pool some of their sovereignty for the common good. Many of its admirers see this as a useful potential model for Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, China-Taiwan, Latin America, parts of Africa and so on. The EU takes some issues, like human rights, global warming and the fostering of an international system of justice, with admirable seriousness . . . . . . Considering the kind of Europe it replaced, the EU has been an almost miraculous success (Walker, 2007).

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"Managing the environment has become an issue of such bitter partisanship in the U.S. that the prospects for further progress may seem bleak. Frank Manheim's detailed, even-handed, and historically grounded analysis offers a generous counterpoint to today's rancorous environmental politics. His book challenges Americans to look beyond domestic gridlock, and regain perspective by taking advantage of EU experience and building a sense of mission around the interlocking goals of climate stabilization, energy independence, and economic vitality."

-Daniel Sarewitz, Director of the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes, Arizona State University

Authors and Affiliations

  • George Mason University, Fairfax, USA

    Frank T. Manheim

About the author

Frank T. Manheim is an affiliate professor in the School of Public Policy, George Mason University. In course of more than 30 years as a federal government ocean and earth scientist he served on numerous interagency and scientific advisory panels including the National Academy of Science--National Research Council, National Science Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management and Minerals Management Service, and industry associations. Manheim has cooperated with European, Russian, and Japanese scientists and agencies and is a recipient of the Swedish Academy of Science Pettersson Medal for Excellence in Ocean Research. He is an author of 190 published articles and has edited or co-edited five books.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Conflict Over Environmental Regulation in the United States

  • Book Subtitle: Origins, Outcomes, and Comparisons With the EU and Other Regions

  • Authors: Frank T. Manheim

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75877-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-75876-3Published: 21 November 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4545-7Published: 04 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-75877-0Published: 30 November 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 318

  • Topics: Environmental Economics, Environmental Management, Political Science

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