{"product_id":"sustainability-policy-9781118916377","title":"Sustainability Policy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA complete guide to sustainability policy at the federal, state, and local levels\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: The Role of Government in the Transition to a Sustainable Economy vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 What is Sustainability Management? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Why We Need Sustainability Public Policy 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Policy Levers for Sustainability: The Federal Level 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Policy Levers for Sustainability: The State Level 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Policy Levers for Sustainability: The Local Level 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Sustainability Measurement and Metrics 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The Politics of Sustainability 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Conclusion 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index 267 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406946148695,"sku":"9781118916377","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118916377.jpg?v=1730497649","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sustainability-policy-9781118916377","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}