As with the first edition, the purpose of the book is to present a synthesis of ideas and professional experience to address the complex area of environmental assessment. In keeping with the approach outlined in federal law -- NEPA -- and its implementing regulations, the book provides a comprehensive, systematic approach to analyzing the effect that a project or action may have on the human environment. 
Key Features: 
*Provides a comprehensive approach for analyzing the environmental impact of a project. *Present examples of methodologies for assessing the environment. *Explores related topics, such as international perspectives on environmental assessment, the global commons, environmental justice, social and economic impacts. *Includes about 150 pages of new text as well as case studies and case law.

Environmental Assessment

Business & Money

Urban, L. V.

Jain, Ravi K.

Stacey, Gary S.

Balbach, Harold E.

Economics

McGraw-Hill Professional

Environmental policy studies commissioned by government agencies or other stakeholders can play a vital role in environmental decisionmaking; they provide much-needed insight into policy options and specific recommendations for action. But the results of even the most rigorous studies are frequently misappropriated or misunderstood and are as likely to confuse an issue as they are to clarify it.Better Environmental Policy Studies explores this problem, as it considers the shortcomings of current approaches to policy studies and presents a pragmatic new approach to the subject. Reviewing five cases that are widely regarded as the most effective policy studies to have been conducted in the United States in the last few decades, the authors present a comprehensive guide to the concepts and methods required for conducting effective policy studies. The book:describes and explains the conventional approach to policy studies and its shortcomingpresents the history, impacts, and common elements of five successful policy studiesoffers an in-depth look at the different tools and techniques of policy analysisextends the concepts and principles of successful policy studies to their potential uses in the international arenaBetter Environmental Policy Studies presents a practical, battle-tested approach to overcoming the obstacles to formulating effective environmental policy. It is an invaluable resource for students and faculty in departments of environmental studies, public policy and administration, and planning, as well as for professional policy analysts and others involved with making decisions and mediating disputes over environmental issues.

Better Environmental Policy Studies: How To Design And Conduct More Effective Analyses

Susskind, Lawrence

Martyniuk, Andrew O.

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

Island Press

Environmental policy studies commissioned by government agencies or other stakeholders can play a vital role in environmental decisionmaking; they provide much-needed insight into policy options and specific recommendations for action. But the results of even the most rigorous studies are frequently misappropriated or misunderstood and are as likely to confuse an issue as they are to clarify it.
Better Environmental Policy Studies explores this problem, as it considers the shortcomings of current approaches to policy studies and presents a pragmatic new approach to the subject. Reviewing five cases that are widely regarded as the most effective policy studies to have been conducted in the United States in the last few decades, the authors present a comprehensive guide to the concepts and methods required for conducting effective policy studies. The book: 
<ul>
<li>describes and explains the conventional approach to policy studies and its shortcoming </li>
<li>presents the history, impacts, and common elements of five successful policy studies </li>
<li>offers an in-depth look at the different tools and techniques of policy analysis </li>
<li>extends the concepts and principles of successful policy studies to their potential uses in the international arena</li>
</ul>
Better Environmental Policy Studies presents a practical, battle-tested approach to overcoming the obstacles to formulating effective environmental policy. It is an invaluable resource for students and faculty in departments of environmental studies, public policy and administration, and planning, as well as for professional policy analysts and others involved with making decisions and mediating disputes over environmental issues.

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