American Energy - The Politics of 21st Century Policy

Informationen zum Autor Walter A. Rosenbaum  is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Florida and director emeritus of the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service. His recent activities include an analysis of the EPA’s capacity for climate change regulation, prepared for the Brookings Institution; an examination of the data requirements for a new Federal Environmental Legacy Act; preparation of an energy policy text for CQ Press; and an analysis of U.S.energy governance for MIT Press. He has also served as a staff member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and an adjunct professor in the School of Public Health, Tulane University Medical College. In addition to his teaching and research, he has been a consultant to the EPA, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the South Florida Ecosystem (Everglades) Restoration Project. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the  Journal for Environmental Studies and Sciences.   Klappentext There are rapid, and sometimes radical, changes now transforming energy production and consumption in the United States. Utilizing contemporary examples throughout his narrative, Rosenbaum captures this transformation while analyzing how important actors, institutions, and issues impact American energy policymaking. With clear explanations of relevant energy technologies-from controversial fracking to mountain top mining to nuclear waste storage-the book first looks at the policy options available in governing the energy economy and then discusses specific resources (petroleum and natural gas, coal, nuclear power, electricity, renewable energy, conservation) and the global energy challenges associated with climate change. With clear explanations of relevant energy technologies - from controversial fracking to mountain top mining to nuclear waste storage, this book looks at the policy options available in governing the energy economy and then discusses specific resources and the global energy challenges associated with climate change. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Politics of Policy 2. Managing Energy: A Policy Primer 3. Carbon Policy: Petroleum and Natural Gas 4. Carbon Policy: Coal 5. Nuclear Energy 6. Renewable Energy and Electric Power 7. American and Global Energy ...

Product details

• Authors: Walter A. Rosenbaum, Walter A. A. Rosenbaum, Rosenbaum Walter A.
• Assisted by: Walter A. Rosenbaum (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2014
• EAN: 9781452205373
• ISBN: 978-1-4522-0537-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, NATURE / Natural Resources, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Energy Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, Energy technology & engineering, Central / national / federal government policies, Energy resources, Central government policies, Energy technology and engineering