Description
Book SynopsisA 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 polic
Table of Contents
Preface: The Role of Government in the Transition to a Sustainable Economy vii
Acknowledgments xv
Chapter 1 What is Sustainability Management? 1
Chapter 2 Why We Need Sustainability Public Policy 21
Chapter 3 Policy Levers for Sustainability: The Federal Level 45
Chapter 4 Policy Levers for Sustainability: The State Level 83
Chapter 5 Policy Levers for Sustainability: The Local Level 123
Chapter 6 Sustainability Measurement and Metrics 161
Chapter 7 The Politics of Sustainability 187
Chapter 8 Conclusion 217
References 227
About the Authors 263
Index 267
