Thinking ecologically : the next generation of environmental policy

摘要: Twenty-five years ago, the Cuyahoga River in Ohio was so contaminated that it caught fire, air pollution some cities thick enough to taste, and environmental laws focused on obvious enemy: large American factories with belching smokestacks pipes gushing wastes. Federal legislation has succeeded providing cleaner water, but we now confront a different set of problems-less visible more subtle. This important book offers thought-provoking ideas how America can respond changing public health ecological risks create sound policy for future. The innovative thinkers Next Generation Project Yale Center Environmental Law Policy-experts from business, government, nongovernmental organizations, academia-propose reforms balance efforts other needs issues. They call new foundations law policy, adoption diverse tools strategies (economic incentives, ecolabels), connections between critical sectors (agriculture, energy, transportation, service providers) policy. Future progress must involve not only officials U.S. Protection Agency state protection departments, say authors, also decision-makers as mayors, farmers, energy company executives, delivery route planners. To be effective, next-generation policy-making will view challenges comprehensively, connect academic theory practical bridge gaps have caused recent debates break down rancor. begins process accomplishing these challenging goals.