| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 144 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
SUNY series in global environmental policy
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SUNY series in global environmental policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-139) and index. |
| Contents |
Local growth coalitions, environmental groups, and air pollution -- Political economy and the policymaking process -- The politics of air pollution during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries : the failure of technology -- Real estate and the rise of the automobile -- The establishment of automobile emission standards -- Democratic ethics, environmental groups, and symbolic inclusion -- Conclusion : political power and global warming. |
| Summary |
"Who has been at the political forefront of clean air policy development in the United States? In The Politics of Air Pollution, George A. Gonzalez argues that the answer is neither the federal government, nor environmental groups, but rather locally oriented economic elites in conjunction with state and local governments. These local growth coalitions, composed of mostly large landholders, land developers, and the owners of regional media and utility firms, support clean air policies insofar as they contribute to the creation of a positive investment climate and, in turn, bring about greater profits through increased land values and an expanded local consumer base."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Air -- Pollution -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Air -- Pollution -- Economic aspects. |
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United States. |
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Air -- Pollution -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Air -- Pollution -- Political aspects. |
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Air -- Pollution. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gonzalez, George A., 1969- Politics of air pollution. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2005 0791463354 (DLC) 2004045257 (OCoLC)54536805 |
| ISBN |
1423743741 (electronic book) |
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9781423743743 (electronic book) |
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0791463354 (alkaline paper) |
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9780791463352 (alkaline paper) |
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9780791483862 |
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079148386X |
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