The National Environmental Policy Act
Judicial Misconstruction, Legislative Indifference, and Executive Neglect
Seiten
2008
Texas A & M University Press (Verlag)
978-1-60344-048-6 (ISBN)
Texas A & M University Press (Verlag)
978-1-60344-048-6 (ISBN)
Shows how federal courts and agencies have failed to implement many of the values and goals fundamental to the success of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). This book examines NEPA's origins, and addresses how it had been implemented and enforced, and highlights its shortcomings.
Growing public concerns about environmental degradation and the compromised integrity of the earth's ecological system spurred Congress to pass the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the first law to focus such environmental concerns into a comprehensive national policy.Though NEPA has had a positive effect on U.S. environmental policy and the national quality of life, this book shows how federal courts and agencies have failed to implement many of the values and goals fundamental to the success of NEPA. To explain this divergence, Matthew J. Lindstrom and Zachary A. Smith examine NEPA's origins, address how it had been implemented and enforced, and highlight its shortcomings. Lindstrom and Smith argue compellingly that if NEPA were fully and properly implemented, it would prove to be a valuable tool for balancing the needs of the world population and the protection of the earth's environment.
Growing public concerns about environmental degradation and the compromised integrity of the earth's ecological system spurred Congress to pass the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the first law to focus such environmental concerns into a comprehensive national policy.Though NEPA has had a positive effect on U.S. environmental policy and the national quality of life, this book shows how federal courts and agencies have failed to implement many of the values and goals fundamental to the success of NEPA. To explain this divergence, Matthew J. Lindstrom and Zachary A. Smith examine NEPA's origins, address how it had been implemented and enforced, and highlight its shortcomings. Lindstrom and Smith argue compellingly that if NEPA were fully and properly implemented, it would prove to be a valuable tool for balancing the needs of the world population and the protection of the earth's environment.
Matthew J. Lindstrom, who earned his Ph.D. from Northern Arizona University, is an assistant professor in the Political Science Department and Environmental Studies Program at Siena College in Loudonville, New York. He is the author of several journal articles and is currently editing a book on suburban sprawl and eco-cities, in addition to his work as the director of Eco-Logic: Siena Institute for Sustainable Land Use.Zachary A. Smith earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is a professor at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. He has served as a consultant on environmental matters and is the author or editor of fifteen books and more than thirty articles on environmental policy topics.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.8.2008 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Environmental History Series |
| Zusatzinfo | bib., index |
| Verlagsort | College Station |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60344-048-8 / 1603440488 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60344-048-6 / 9781603440486 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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