Better Environmental Policy Studies: How To Design And Conduct More Effective AnalysesIsland Press, 2013 M03 5 - 256 pages 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:
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. |
Contents
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How Policy Studies Should be Organized | 65 |
Methods and Roles of Environmental Policy Studies | 89 |
Rethinking the Choice of Methods for Policy Analysis | 113 |
International Perspectives | 129 |
Appendix ANational Academy of Sciences National Research Council Report Review Guidelines | 155 |
Acronyms | 159 |
References | 163 |
About the Authors | 175 |
Index | 177 |
Island Press Board of Directors 2001 | 188 |