Environmental Policy and Public Health : Air Pollution, Global Climate Change, and Wilderness /
"This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. It scrutinizes the sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity, the consequences of pollu...
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| description | "This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. It scrutinizes the sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity, the consequences of pollution on the environment and health and explains the legal basis for environmental action. The book explains science-based environmental regulation versus cost-benefit scenarios and advocacy by regulated industry and public health organizations. This resource is designed for graduate students in public health and environmental studies"-- |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:4639282021-03-03T05:07:07ZEnvironmental Policy and Public Health : Air Pollution, Global Climate Change, and Wilderness / Rom, William N. author 448352 textSan Francisco : Jossey-Bass,2012©2012eng"This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. It scrutinizes the sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity, the consequences of pollution on the environment and health and explains the legal basis for environmental action. The book explains science-based environmental regulation versus cost-benefit scenarios and advocacy by regulated industry and public health organizations. This resource is designed for graduate students in public health and environmental studies"--Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-406) and index."This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. It scrutinizes the sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity, the consequences of pollution on the environment and health and explains the legal basis for environmental action. The book explains science-based environmental regulation versus cost-benefit scenarios and advocacy by regulated industry and public health organizations. This resource is designed for graduate students in public health and environmental studies"--PSZ_JBEnvironmental healthMedical policyURN:ISBN:9780470593431 |
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| title_full | Environmental Policy and Public Health : Air Pollution, Global Climate Change, and Wilderness / |
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