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Climate Change Policy in the United States: The Science, the Politics, and the Prospects for Change

AUTHOR Rahm, Dianne
PUBLISHER McFarland & Company (10/23/2009)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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This overview of global warming and its human causes examines the international agreements regarding climate change and the U.S. response to those agreements, as well as key provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, to explain the difficulties of any subsequent treaties. Framing the scientific debate against moral, ethical, and religious considerations, the book offers potential solutions. The book includes seven maps and tables, notes, bibliography, and index.
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ISBN-13: 9780786442997
ISBN-10: 0786442999
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 226
Carton Quantity: 32
Product Dimensions: 5.90 x 0.70 x 8.90 inches
Weight: 0.70 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy
Political Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)
Political Science | American Government - General
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: 363.738
Library of Congress Control Number: 2009037848
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This overview of global warming and its human causes examines the international agreements regarding climate change and the U.S. response to those agreements, as well as key provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, to explain the difficulties of any subsequent treaties. Framing the scientific debate against moral, ethical, and religious considerations, the book offers potential solutions. The book includes seven maps and tables, notes, bibliography, and index.

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Author: Rahm, Dianne
Dianne Rahm is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Rahm received her Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. Professor Rahm teaches a variety of pubic policy courses including environmental policy, science and technology policy, and policy institutions and processes. She has also taught at Penn State University and Iowa State University. Dr. Rahm is editor of THE POLITICS OF TOXIC WASTE, co-editor of TECHNOLOGY AND AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS, and co-author of UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY R and D COLLABORATION IN THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND JAPAN. She has also written numerous scholarly articles and book chapters on the subject of public policy.
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