New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309084222)

Many people believe that environmental regulation has passed a point of diminishing returns: the quick fixes have been achieved and the main sources of pollution are shifting from large "point sources" to more diffuse sources that are more difficult and expensive to regulate. The political climate has also changed in the United States since the 1970s in ways that provide impetus to seek alternatives to regulation.

This book examines the potential of some of these "new tools" that emphasize education, information, and voluntary measures. Contributors summarize what we know about the effectiveness of these tools, both individually and in combination with regulatory and economic policy instruments. They also extract practical lessons from this knowledge and consider what is needed to make these tools more effective.

The book will be of interest to environmental policy practitioners and to researchers and students concerned with applying social and behavioral sciences knowledge to improve environmental quality.


Author: National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc,Committee on the Human Dimensions of Glo
ISBN-10: 0309084229
ISBN-13: 9780309084222
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 07/13/2002
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d