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Better environmental policy studies
"Environmental policy studies commissioned by government agencies or other stakeholders can play a vital role in environmental decision making, they provide much needed insight into policy options and specific recommendations for action. But the results of even the most rigorous studies are frequently misappropriated or misunderstood and are as likely to confuse an issue as they are to clarify it.". "Better Environmental Policy Studies explores this problem as it considers the shortcomings of current approaches to policy studies and presents a pragmatic new approach to the subject. Reviewing five cases that are widely regarded as the most effective policy studies to have been conducted in the United States in the past few decades, the authors present a comprehensive guide to the concepts and methods required for conducting effective policy studies.". "Better Environmental Policy...
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