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Tables of Contents for Environmental Politics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
About the Author
xv
Introduction
1
10
A Historical Framework for Environmental Protection
11
24
Germination of an Idea: From the Colonial Period to 1900
12
3
Progressive Reforms and Conservationism: 1900-1945
15
2
Recreation and the Age of Ecology: Post-World War II to 1969
17
1
Another View, Another Voice:
The Hudson River Fishermen's Association
18
2
Robert H. Boyle
Earth Days and Deregulation: 1970-1988
20
4
Global Awareness and Gridlock: The 1990s
24
5
Notes
29
3
For Further Reading
32
3
Participants in the Environmental Debate
35
26
U.S. Environmental Organizations
37
3
The Environmental Justice Movement
40
1
Another View, Another Voice:
Green Party Legislator
41
2
Audie Bock
Environmental Opposition in the United States
43
5
The Global Dimension
48
6
International Governmental Organizations
54
3
Notes
57
2
For Further Reading
59
2
The Political Process
61
32
The Executive Branch Agencies
62
4
Presidential Leadership
66
9
Congressional Policy Making
75
4
Courts and Environmental Politics
79
1
Another View, Another Voice:
``Father Earth''
80
2
Gaylord Nelson
State and Local Policy Making
82
3
The Media and the Environment
85
3
Notes
88
2
For Further Reading
90
3
Public and Private Lands
93
20
The Public Lands
95
1
``The Best Idea America Ever Had'': The National Parks
96
4
Grazing Rights and Wrongs
100
1
Another View, Another Voice:
President, the Grand Canyon Trust
101
4
Geoffrey Barnard
Trends in Land Use and Management
105
1
Private Property and Public Lands
106
3
Notes
109
1
For Further Reading
110
3
Waste Management and the Global Toxics Legacy
113
26
The Nature of Waste: Generation and Disposal
114
8
The Political Response
122
1
Another View, Another Voice:
The Divine Miss M: Environmentalist
123
5
Nuclear and Military Waste
128
4
The Global Dimension
132
2
Policy Stalled: Too Little Too Late
134
1
Notes
135
2
For Further Reading
137
2
The Politics of Energy
139
20
The Energy Pie
141
3
The Nuclear Power Debate
144
1
Another View, Another Voice:
Supplenergy
145
3
Orlo Stitt
The History of Policy Paralysis
148
6
The Global Dimension
154
2
Notes
156
1
For Further Reading
157
2
Managing Water Resources
159
30
Why Don't We Have Enough Water?
160
3
The American Water Wars
163
4
Impacts and Solutions
167
4
The Wetlands Issue
171
2
The Nature and Causes of Water Pollution
173
1
Another View, Another Voice:
Friend of the Everglades
174
2
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
The Politics of Water Quality
176
4
Toxic Contamination
180
2
The Global Dimension
182
2
Notes
184
2
For Further Reading
186
3
Air Quality: Pollution and Solutions
189
24
What Is Air Pollution?
191
1
The Responsibility Dilemma
192
7
Assessing the Impact of Pollution
199
4
Another View, Another Voice:
Chester Street Activist
203
2
Renee Morrison
Visibility
205
2
The Global Dimension
207
2
Notes
209
2
For Further Reading
211
2
The Global Commons
213
30
Transboundary Pollution
214
1
The United States, Mexico, and Canada
215
4
The North American Free Trade Agreement, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and the World Trade Organization
219
3
The Atmosphere
222
7
Another View, Another Voice:
Discovering the Achilles Heel of the Universe
229
5
Mario J. Molina
The Oceans
234
4
Notes
238
3
For Further Reading
241
2
Endangered Species, Biodiversity, and Forests
243
30
Protective Legislation
245
2
International Protection Agreements
247
3
The Making of Wildlife Policy
250
2
The Role of Organized Interests
252
1
The Continuing Saga of Species Protection
253
4
Another View, Another Voice:
Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park
257
4
Michael Finley
The Forest Debate
261
1
The U.S. Timber Management Policy
261
4
The Global Dimension
265
4
Notes
269
2
For Further Reading
271
2
The Human Explosion: Managing Population Growth
273
22
Trends in Population and Projections
276
5
U.S. Population Trends and Policies
281
1
Another View, Another Voice:
The Cato Institute
282
2
Stephen Moore
Global Family Planning Efforts
284
2
The Role of the United States
286
4
Implications for Policymakers
290
1
Notes
291
2
For Further Reading
293
2
Emerging Issues for the Twenty-First Century
295
16
Science and Politics
297
3
Collaborative Decision Making and Civic Environmentalism
300
3
Agriculture and Genetically Engineered Products
303
3
Trade and the Environment
306
1
Another View, Another Voice:
Director General, World Trade Organization
307
1
Michael Moore
Notes
308
2
For Further Reading
310
1
Appendix A Major U.S. Environmental Legislation, 1947-2000
311
4
Appendix B Major International Environmental Agreements, 1900-2000
315
2
Appendix C Environmental Film Resources
317
6
Index
323