Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Preface; PART ONE Key Concerns; 1 Municipal Solid Waste Management and Myths; 2 Global Warming: Do We Know Enough to Act?; 3 Battling Smog; PART TWO Putting Environmental Risks in Perspective; 4 Setting Goals for Environmental Safety; 5 Managing Environmental Risks: What Difference Does Ethics Make?; PART THREE Markets and the Environment; 6 Does Capitalism Cause Pollution?; 7 Making the Marketplace Work for the Environment; Bibliography; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
Summary
This book presents a perspective on environmental regulation that is underreported in the national media. It addresses the need for environmental protection at two levels: analyses of ecological concerns and policy responses and general principles that apply to various environmental issues
