Air Quality Management in the United States (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780309089326)

Managing the nation's air quality is a complex undertaking, involving tens of thousands of people in regulating thousands of pollution sources. The authors identify what has worked and what has not, and they offer wide-ranging recommendations for setting future priorities, making difficult choices, and increasing innovation. This new book explores how to better integrate scientific advances and new technologies into the air quality management system.

The volume reviews the three-decade history of governmental efforts toward cleaner air, discussing how air quality standards are set and results measured, the design and implementation of control strategies, regulatory processes and procedures, special issues with mobile pollution sources, and more. The book looks at efforts to spur social and behavioral changes that affect air quality, the effectiveness of market-based instruments for air quality regulation, and many other aspects of the issue.

Rich in technical detail, this book will be of interest to all those engaged in air quality management: scientists, engineers, industrial managers, law makers, regulators, health officials, clean-air advocates, and concerned citizens.

Author: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climat
ISBN-10: 0309089328
ISBN-13: 9780309089326
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2004
Pages: 426
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.78lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.24w x 1.13d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2005 pg. 1621