Sustainability Policy : Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy.
Title:
Sustainability Policy : Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy.
Author:
Cohen, Steven.
ISBN:
9781118916391
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (291 pages)
Contents:
Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy -- Contents -- Preface: The Role of Government in the Transition to a Sustainable Economy -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: What is Sustainability Management? -- Introduction -- The Challenges of Sustainability -- Sustainability Management -- The Evolution of the Environmental Movement -- The Sustainability Perspective -- Evolution of Organizational Management -- The Growing Momentum behind Sustainability Management -- The Expansion of Corporate Sustainability -- Sustainable Cities -- Measuring Sustainability -- Toward a Sustainable, Renewable Economy -- Chapter 2: Why We Need Sustainability Public Policy -- Introduction -- The Need for a Renewable Energy Economy -- The Different Functions of the Public, Private, and Nonprofit Sectors -- Limitations of the Private Sector in Addressing Long-Term Sustainability -- Role of the Government in Building a Sustainable Economy -- Funding Basic Science -- Funding Infrastructure -- Providing Incentives for Private Investment -- Setting and Enforcing Rules to Protect the Environment -- Sustainability Metrics and Management -- Transferring Technology to the Developing World -- Public-Private Partnerships -- Working to Ensure the Transition is Well Managed -- Chapter 3: Policy Levers for Sustainability -- Introduction -- What Is Working? -- Public Investment and Spending -- Investment in Scientific Research and Development -- Public Procurement -- Case Study: Defense Investments in Clean-Energy Technology -- Market-Based Tools -- Case Study: The Production Tax Credit -- Cap and Trade or Tradable Pollution Permit Systems -- Regulations and Standards -- What Is Not Working? -- Fossil Fuel Industry Support -- All of the Above Energy Policy -- Regulatory Capture and Regulatory Failure.
Case Study: Regulatory Capture in the Minerals Management Service -- Federal Regulatory Failure -- What Is Possible? -- Taxes -- Cap and Trade -- Case Study: the European Union Emissions Trading System -- Infrastructure -- High-Speed Rail -- Electrification of Vehicle Transportation -- The Smart Grid -- The Promise of Federally Led Sustainability -- Chapter 4: Policy Levers for Sustainability -- Introduction -- Energy Policies -- Regulatory Tools and Standards -- Regional Cap and Trade Systems -- Case Study: California's Cap and Trade -- Renewable Portfolio Standards -- Energy Efficiency Resource Standards -- Building Codes -- Grid Standards -- Feed-In Tariffs -- Financial Tools and Mechanisms -- Tax Credits, Rebates, and Subsidies -- Public Benefit Funds -- Case Study: New York Systems Benefit Charge -- Green Banks -- On-Bill Financing -- Property Assessed Clean Energy -- Transportation Policies -- Emission Standards -- Fuel Efficiency -- Transportation and Climate Initiative -- Climate Adaptation and Infrastructure Policies -- Climate Adaptation Planning -- Energy Infrastructure -- Water and Wastewater Infrastructure -- Facilitating Innovation -- Chapter 5: Policy Levers for Sustainability -- Introduction -- Why Cities? -- Why Are Cities Taking the Lead in Sustainability? -- What Makes City Efforts So Successful? -- Networks for Sustainability -- High-Level Political Support -- Sustainability as a Driver of Economic Growth -- The Growth of Sustainability Plans in the United States -- Urban Energy Initiatives -- Energy Efficiency and Conservation -- Encouraging Renewable Energy -- Urban Air Quality Programs -- Emissions from Buildings -- Vehicle Emissions -- Transportation Policies -- Public Transportation -- Case Study: Bogota Rapid Bus Transit System -- Encouraging Active Transport -- Electric Vehicle Infrastructure -- Congestion Charging.
Water Management -- Case Study: New York City's Water Supply -- Case Study: Green Infrastructure -- Waste Management -- Community Design and Land Use -- Brownfield Redevelopment -- Parks and Green Spaces -- Resilient, Sustainable Cities -- Sustainable Action -- Chapter 6: Sustainability Measurement and Metrics -- Introduction -- What Are Sustainability Metrics? -- Sustainability Frameworks and Indices -- The Challenges of Sustainability Measurement and Reporting -- The Need for Standard, Generally Accepted Metrics -- The Role of the Public Sector -- Mandated Corporate Sustainability Reporting -- France -- China -- India -- South Africa -- The European Union -- Denmark -- The United Kingdom -- Trends and Impacts -- A U.S. National Commission on Sustainability Metrics -- Measuring the Green Economy -- Metrics as Momentum for Change -- Chapter 7: The Politics of Sustainability -- Introduction -- Increasing Partisanship in Washington -- The Do-Nothing Congress -- The Tea Party and the Deregulation Agenda -- Deregulation at All Costs -- The Costs and Benefits of Regulation -- The Influence of Money, Lobbyists, and the Media -- The Climate Change Denial Machine -- The Impact of a Noisy Media -- All Politics are Local -- Public Opinion on Sustainability -- Public Opinion Polling -- How Americans View Sustainability -- How Americans View Climate Change -- U.S. Public Opinion and Political Ideology -- Opinions on Government's Role in Sustainability -- The Future of Sustainability Politics -- The Role of Citizens -- The Role of Policy Design and Implementation -- The Role of Science -- Toward a New Politics of Sustainability -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- The Role of Consumption and Lifestyle in the Transition to Sustainability -- The Political Change Process that Brings Us to Sustainability -- References -- About the Authors -- Index.
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Abstract:
A complete guide to sustainability policy at the federal, state, and local levels Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy is a fundamental guide for public sector professionals new to sustainability policy development, implementation, strategy, and practice. Featuring detailed cases highlighting innovative sustainability initiatives, this book explores the elements that constitute effective policy, and the factors that can help or hinder implementation and adoption. Readers gain insight into policies in effect at the federal, state, and local levels, in the areas of water, energy, material use, and waste management, and the reasons why local policies are often the most innovative and successful. Discussion surrounding monitoring and measurement addresses the lack of standardization, as well as the government's critical role in leading the field toward generally accepted sustainability metrics, while outlining the reasons why certain policies are more feasible than others. This book is an introductory resource, written in non-technical language, and organized in a coherent manner that establishes foundational knowledge before introducing more complex issues. Even readers with little background in sustainability will gain insight into the current state of the field and the issues at hand.Understand sustainability in public and private enterprises, including the role of government and public policyLearn the current standing federal, state, and local policies surrounding sustainabilityDiscover what makes an effective sustainability policy, including measurement and evaluation metricsExplore the politics and future of sustainability, and the barriers to change Sustainability is a hot topic in both the public and private sector, with vocal advocates on both sides of every issue, so developing effective policy is crucial.
For public sector professionals entering the sustainability field, Introduction to Sustainability Policy & Management is a valuable resource.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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