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California Greenin': How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader

Hardback

Main Details

Title California Greenin': How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Vogel
SeriesPrinceton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155
Category/GenreEnvironmental economics
Environmentalist thought and ideology
Conservation of the environment
Pollution and threats to the environment
ISBN/Barcode 9780691179551
ClassificationsDewey:363.7009794
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 1 May 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

A political history of environmental policy and regulation in California, from the Gold Rush to the present Over the course of its 150-year history, California has successfully protected its scenic wilderness areas, restricted coastal oil drilling, regulated automobile emissions, preserved coastal access, improved energy efficiency, and, most r

Author Biography

David Vogel is professor emeritus in the Haas School of Business and the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His many books include The Politics of Precaution (Princeton) and The Market for Virtue.

Reviews

"Winner of the Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize, Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association" "[A] truly fabulous book, one of the best I've read this year."---Alice Evans, London School of Economics Review of Books "So, while California Greenin' is a must read, expect more scholarship on this intriguing and important subject."---Thomas J. Osborne, Environmental History