Energy, the Environment, and Public Policy

Introduction: a preliminary overview; the environment and economic welfare, Clement A.Tisdell. Some general positioning: environmental and energy policy in the Reagan Presidency - implications for the 1990s, Michael E.Kraft; environmental restraint - living lightly or not living, John E.Carroll; it's not easy being green, Frank E.Mosier. Selected environmental issues: plant locations and environmental regulation, William D.Gunther; economic impacts of solid waste disposal sites, Joseph Havlicek, Jr.; recycling behaviour - the causal role of demographic, communication and attitudinal factors, Florence W.Lansana, Milton E.Harvey and John W.Frazier; acid rain - public policy and environmental perception, Fred J.Starheim and Daniel V.Steen. Energy related concerns: national security, environmental damage and uncertainty - fundamentals for energy policy, Darwin C.Hall; nuclear oversight - a critical analysis of the public element in decommissioning policy, Martin J.Pasqualetti. Some international issues: Canadian - U.S. transboundary environmental issues - an institutional assessment, Edward R.Bruning; economic diversification and the environment in a small economy, Ransford W.Palmer; developing countries and the potential for global warming, Robert J.Saunders. Conclusion: some final reflections, David L.McKee.

?Edited by an economist (Graduate School of Management, Kent State University), this eclectic collection of 15 essays was contributed by a multidisciplinary (economics, agricultural economics, political science, geography, and marketing) group from business, government, and academia. Most of the essays were originally presented at a 1990 conference at Kent State University. Topics covered include energy and environmental policy during the Reagan administration, plant location and environmental regulation, determinants of recycling behavior, acid rain, and future energy strategies for both the industrialized and developing countries. The presentation is generally accessible and insightful. A large bibliography is included. Appropriate for upper-division and graduate collections.?-Choice