J. Michael Martinez

Environmental Sustainability and American Public Administration

Past, Present, and Future

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses the many meanings of "sustainability," explores the importance of economics in environmental policy-making, and highlights the schools of thought in environmental ethics. It concludes that public administrators can play an important role in ensuring that environmental sustainability is an integral part of American government.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 519g
• ISBN-13: 9781498509688
• ISBN-10: 1498509681
• Artikelnr.: 52641885

Autorenporträt

J. Michael Martinez teaches political science at Kennesaw State University and works as an environmental affairs representative for a manufacturing company.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Acknowledgments Part I: Concepts Chapter 1: Defining and
Understanding Sustainability Chapter 2: The "Dismal Science" of Economics
Chapter 3: The Ethics of Sustainability Part II: Processes and Institutions
Chapter 4: The Rise of the American Administrative State Chapter 5: The
Development of Federal Environmental Law Part III: Modern American
Environmentalism Chapter 6: A Brief History of the Modern Environmental
Movement Chapter 7: Interest Groups and the Environmental Lobby Part IV:
Conclusion Chapter 8: Sustainability and American Public Administration:
Where Do We Go From Here? References