Obstacles to environmental progress : a U.S. perspective /: a U.S. perspective. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter C. Schulze.
• Authors: Schulze, Peter C
• Contents: List of figures ; List of tables and boxes ; List of abbreviations ; Preface ; Acknowledgments 1 Introduction PART I Obstacles to detecting and understanding environmental problems 2 No one on watch 3 Detection challenges 4 Limits on experiments 5 Probabilistic reasoning 6 Inference and extrapolation 7 Scientific errors PART II Obstacles to responding to environmental problems 8 Exaggerated impressions of scientific uncertainty 9 One-sided perspectives on liberty 10 Market freedom 11 Paying for protection 12 Perceived lack of urgency 13 Flawed democracy 14 An endless uphill battle PART III Obstacles to effective responses 15 Devising effective responses 16 Compromises that doom responses 17 Mismatched or overlapping authority 18 Breakdown in policy implementation 19 Conflicts with other societal objectives 20 Recapitulation, reasons for optimism, and recommendations Appendix: the six anti-environmental biases of cost-benefit analysis References ; Index
• Publisher Details: London : UCL Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 333.720973; Environmental protection -- United States; Environmental policy -- United States; Environmentalism -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781800082106; 9781800082076; 9781800082113
• Related ISBNs: 9781800082090; 9781800082083
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