John C. Morris

Clean Water Policy and State Choice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Clean water is essential to human life. Water quality has been defined in the United States as a policy problem, worthy of public attention and action. The growth of industry, urbanization, and agriculture, along with increases in human population, have placed much of the nation's supply of water in jeopardy. The issue of environmental protection, especially the protection of water quality, is fundamental to the health and welfare of the population"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9781108839129
• ISBN-10: 1108839126
• Artikelnr.: 62433319

Autorenporträt

Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration Department

Inhaltsangabe

1. Setting the Stage: Clean Water, Federal Policy Goals, and State Choice
2. Reagan Federalism, States' Rights, and the Revolving Loan Fund Model
3. The Foundations of Water Quality Policy in the United States
4. Expansion and Contraction in the Federal Role in Water Policy
5. Features of the Water Quality Act of 1987
6. A Model of State Implementation of the Water Quality Act of 1987
7. Initial State Implementation of the Revolving Loan Fund Model
8. Implementation "On the Ground": Four Case Studies
9. The Distributional Impacts of the CWSRF: A National Analysis
10. Promise and Performance: State Choice and National Water Quality Goals
Appendices
References
Index.