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Wicked Environmental Problems

Managing Uncertainty and Conflict

By: Peter J. Balint,Ronald E. Stewart,Anand Desai,Lawrence C. Walters

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Wicked Environmental Problems

Managing Uncertainty and Conflict

By: Peter J. Balint,Ronald E. Stewart,Anand Desai,Lawrence C. Walters

Wicked" problems are large-scale, long-term policy dilemmas in which multiple and compounding risks and uncertainties combine with sharply divergent public values to generate contentious political stalemates; wicked problems in the environmental arena typically emerge from entrenched conflicts over natural resource management and over the prioritization of economic and conservation goals more generally. This new book examines past experience and future directions in the management of wicked environmental problems and describes new strategies for mitigating the conflicts inherent in these seemingly intractable situations. The book: reviews the history of the concept of wicked problems examines the principles and processes that managers have applied explores the practical limitations of various approaches Most important, the book reviews current thinking on the way forward, focusing on the implementation of "learning networks," in which public managers, technical experts, and public stakeholders collaborate in decision-making processes that are analytic, iterative, and deliberative. Case studies of forest management in the Sierra Nevada, restoration of the Florida Everglades, carbon trading in the European Union, and management of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania are used to explain concepts and demonstrate practical applications. Wicked Environmental Problems offers new approaches for managing environmental conflicts and shows how managers could apply these approaches within common, real-world statutory decision-making frameworks. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with managing environmental problems.

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Island Press

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1610910478

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9781610910477

The Life Cycles of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency

1970 - 2035

By: James K. Conant,Peter J. Balint

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The Life Cycles of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency

1970 - 2035

By: James K. Conant,Peter J. Balint

In 1970, due to increasing public concern about the environment, a dramatic series of bipartisan actions were taken to expand the national government's efforts to control pollutants. In that year, the Congress and President Nixon established two key federal agencies to address the nation's growing environmental problems: the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But despite this initial recognition of the pressing problems presented by environmental degradation, support for related policymaking and administration waxed and waned over the next thirty-five years, as other domestic and foreign policy problems rose to the top of the public and legislative agendas. What does the future hold for environmental policy in the United States, given the highly polarized politics surrounding the issue today? In this book, James K. Conant and Peter J. Balint examine what happened to the CEQ and EPA between 1970 and 2010 by using changes in leadership and budgetary resources as key indicators of the agencies' vitality and capacity for implementing pollution control laws. They also examine correlations between the agencies' fortunes and various social, political, and economic variables. The authors conclude with several scenarios about what the future holds for these important environmental agencies.

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Oxford University Press

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0190203730

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9780190203733

Genetically Engineered Marine Organisms

Environmental and Economic Risks and Benefits

By: Raymond A. Zilinskas,Peter J. Balint

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Genetically Engineered Marine Organisms

Environmental and Economic Risks and Benefits

By: Raymond A. Zilinskas,Peter J. Balint

Genetically Engineered Marine Organisms: Environmental and Economic Risks and Benefits provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the environmental, economic, and regulatory implications of advances in marine biotechnology. The book has been specifically designed to bridge the gap between the rapidly advancing marine biotechnology industry and the government agencies that are responsible for risk assessment and regulation. Editors Raymond Zilinskas and Peter Balint have brought together experts in risk assessment, marine ecology, biotechnology, economics, and the law, to provide a unique way of examining complex issues in marine biotechnology. The contributors present innovative and challenging recommendations for protecting public health and the environment, while encouraging the development of beneficial new products in the field of marine biotechnology. As an added feature, each chapter includes a comprehensive, up-to-date bibliography. Genetically Engineered Marine Organisms: Environmental and Economic Risks and Benefits will prove invaluable to students, researchers and public employees involved with risk assessment. The book will appeal to industry personnel involved with the preparation of marine biotechnology products; scientists and administrators involved with applied research in marine biotechnology; policy analysts concerned with the economics of marine fisheries; and university personnel who focus on the interaction of risk, technology, and public policy.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461554314

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9781461554318

The New Politics of American Trade

Trade, Labor, and the Environment

By: I. M. Destler,Peter J. Balint

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The New Politics of American Trade

Trade, Labor, and the Environment

By: I. M. Destler,Peter J. Balint

Imports pour into the United States, up by 79 percent in six years. The trade deficit more than doubles. The House of Representatives solidly rejects a bill that would liberalize global and regional trade and endorses import quotas for a major manufactured product by a two-to-one margin. Although at first glance these events of the 1990s might sound like past chapters of US trade politics, in fact the political dynamics have changed in significant ways. As the impact of globalization comes into focus, politically important constituencies have begun to resist trade liberalization. Labor and environmental groups in particular, demanding that their concerns be addressed, have succeeded in fracturing the long-standing, bipartisan, protrade coalition in Congress, and in the process have undercut US leadership in liberalizing global trade. This new study reexamines the landscape of trade politics. It shows how trade advocates and labor and environmental skeptics differ significantly in both their substantive views and their political and organizational cultures. The authors demonstrate how this new challenge differs from that of traditional trade protectionism, likening it instead to the debate a century ago over whether and how to regulate American capitalism for social purposes. The analysis leads to a set of recommendations aimed at constructive compromise and a new political foundation for US trade policy leadership.

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Peterson Institute

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0881322695

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9780881322699

Chasing Dirty Money: The Fight Against Money Laundering

By: Peter Reuter

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Chasing Dirty Money: The Fight Against Money Laundering

By: Peter Reuter

Originally developed to reduce drug trafficking, efforts to combat money foundering have broadened over the years to address other crimes and, most recently, terrorism. In this study, [the authors] look at the scale and characteristics of money laundering, describe and assess the current anti-money laundering regime, and make proposals for its improvement.-Back cover.

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Peterson Institute

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0881325295

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Book's by Peter J. Balint

Wicked Environmental Problems

Wicked Environmental Problems

The Life Cycles of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency

The Life Cycles of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency

Genetically Engineered Marine Organisms

Genetically Engineered Marine Organisms

The New Politics of American Trade

The New Politics of American Trade

Chasing Dirty Money: The Fight Against Money Laundering

Chasing Dirty Money: The Fight Against Money Laundering

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