Environmental Concepts, Policies, and StrategiesJohn Rose This compilation of 20 papers published in the International journal of environmental studies in the last three years shows results obtained from surveys into the economic, social and political background of environmental decisions and planning. These results encompass a wide range of topics relevant to the study of the environment. The main areas under discussion are politics, control strategies, determinism, rural planning and styles of environmental and agricultural strategies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Part 2 PCBs in the 1980s | 13 |
The Case | 33 |
Theory and PracticeA | 49 |
Part 1 | 63 |
Part 2 | 77 |
Some Unperceived Problems | 91 |
Prioritysetting Strategies for Airborne Toxic Chemicals | 125 |
Nominalism Realism and Planning in a Changing Community | 143 |
Determinism Idealism and the Politics of EnvironmentalismA | 163 |
A Case Study | 185 |
An Expert System Approach to Environmental Impact Assessment | 199 |
What Can Environmentalists | 215 |
Stability and Sustainability of Modern Chemical FarmingA | 237 |
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