Environmental policy and public health
Subtitle: air pollution, global climate change, and wilderness
By: William N. Rom ; foreword by Frances Beinecke
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Public health/environmental health -- 14
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780470593431
Subjects: Environmental health; Medical policy; Government policy; MEDICAL / Public Health
Description: "This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. It scrutinizes the sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity, the consequences of pollution on the environment and health and explains the legal basis for environmental action. The book explains science-based environmental regulation versus cost-benefit scenarios and advocacy by regulated industry and public health organizations. This resource is designed for graduate students in public health and environmental studies"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.