PSR encourages submission of manuscripts for peer review that reveal and analyze public policy processes and evaluate the outcomes of particular policies. It welcomes as well theoretical work that addresses the logic of policy inquiry and policy practice. The PSR is interested in work at scientific and technical frontiers that meets the highest standards of analytical rigor and that also has practical implications. The PSR is a journal of the Policy Studies Organization, an interdisciplinary group affiliated with the American Political Science Association. The scope of the journal is broad, including interactions between urban ecosystems and associated suburban and rural environments.
Special emphasis is placed on the ecology of urban forests.
The book will be intended to serve as a 'reader' for researchers, students and sophisticated practitioners in the field of environmental decision making.