Flashpoints in environmental policymaking. Controversies in achieving sustainability Author Kamieniecki S., Gonzales G., Vos R. Date 1997 Source IUCN (ID: MON-061429) Publisher | Place of publication State University of New York Press | Albany, NY, USA ISBN 0-7914-3330-7 Pages 367 p. Language English Field of application International Country/Territory United States of America Subject Environment gen. Keyword Comprehensive description Sustainable development Abstract Contents: 1. Regulation at risk: The controversial politics and science of comparative risk assessment 2. The social and political (re)construction of risk 3. Market incentives in air pollution 4. Employing strategic planning in environmental regualation 5. Two faces of equity in Superfund implementation 6. Environmental (in)equity: Race, class, and the distribution of environmental bads 7. Bringing private management to the public lands: Environmental and economic advantages 8. This land is 'our' land: The case for federal retention of public lands 9. Trade liberalisation and the natural environment: Conflict or opportunity? 10. International trade and sustainable development 11. The limits of environmental security 12. Linking environment, culture, and security Conclusion: Obstacles to achieving sustainability