Environmental Politics and Policy, 1960s-1990s

Environmental Politics and Policy, 1960s-1990s
Author: Otis L. Graham
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 027104473X

This volume of original essays tells the story of how the agenda of the environmental movement in America has changed from the time Rachel Carson sounded her famous clarion call in the early 1960s up to our current era when the &"globalization&" of environmental issues has affected both the severity of the problems we all face and the political difficulty of dealing with them. Besides the editor, whose Introduction and Epilogue frame the book, the contributors include well-known journalist Roy Beck, activist/civil servant Leon Kolankiewicz, environmental scholar Michael E. Kraft, historian Martin V. Melosi, and political scientist David Vogel.This volume was originally published as a special issue of The Journal of Policy History.

Outlook '90

Outlook '90
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 608
Release: 1990
Genre: Agricultural prices
ISBN:

Clean and Competitive

Clean and Competitive
Author: Rupert Howes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134183143

Reconciling wealth creation and environmental care is one of the key challenges in the pursuit of sustainable development. Companies considering greener modes of operation are mindful of their formal responsibilities to advance shareholders' interests. The age of globalization and intensified competition has increased disincentives to be 'green' for its own sake. And yet, a surprisingly high proportion of large companies have put in place environmental management regimes and invest considerable time and resources in them. However, the public continues to believe that these companies are failing to take their environmental responsibilities seriously, and campaigners are unimpressed with the results of industrial self-regulation. In short, there is a gulf in perception between industry and the consumer. Clean and Competitive explores the challenge of motivating industry to address environmental issues, drawing on work undertaken by Sussex University's Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) and the Centre for the Exploitation of Science and Technology (CEST). The authors explore in detail industrial responses to prominent environmental issues, including: climate change, air quality, water pollution, waste minimization, and product recycling. They assess various approaches to environmental problems, such as: traditional regulation, partnership, voluntary agreements, and market-based instruments. Finally, they recommend practical ways forward for addressing an ever more complex environmental agenda. This thoughtful and articulate text is recommended for students on environmental management courses, policy makers, and environmental managers within industry.

A Primer on Critical Thinking and Business Ethics

A Primer on Critical Thinking and Business Ethics
Author: Oswald A. J. Mascarenhas, SJ
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2024-07-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1837533482

The authors encapsulate new developments in Critical Thinking skills for MBA students, in the form of a broad-based cross disciplinary primer in business management, with a special focus on business ethics.

Dumping In Dixie

Dumping In Dixie
Author: Robert D. Bullard
Publisher: Avalon Publishing - (Westview Press)
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2008-03-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0813344271

To be poor, working-class, or a person of color in the United States often means bearing a disproportionate share of the country’s environmental problems. Starting with the premise that all Americans have a basic right to live in a healthy environment, Dumping in Dixie chronicles the efforts of five African American communities, empowered by the civil rights movement, to link environmentalism with issues of social justice. In the third edition, Bullard speaks to us from the front lines of the environmental justice movement about new developments in environmental racism, different organizing strategies, and success stories in the struggle for environmental equity.

Business Strategy for Sustainable Development

Business Strategy for Sustainable Development
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 147
Release: 1994-07
Genre: Business
ISBN: 0788110489

Determines the role of bus. in SD and the market and profit opportunities it presents; defines the strategic choices available to bus. enterprises in relation to SD and the environment, the internat'l. usage of each strategy, and the determinants involved; assesses how managing for SD will require revisions to current mgmt. systems; explores in detail the stakeholder relations and corp. reporting aspects of the mgmt. system; and recommends action by gov't. , bus., and other parties that would encourage bus. enterprises to contribute more actively to global SD.