Environmental Priority-Setting in U. S. States and Communities : A Comparative Analysis

How do states & local governments decide which environmental problems are most important to them? Are decisions about which environmental problems to address, & how to address them, based on the probable cost of remedies, Federal mandates, public clamor, science, or some combination of these & other factors? This report explores efforts by states & local governments to establish environmental priorities through comparative risk projects. This research is to better understand how priority setting efforts: (1) identify, characterize, rank & prioritized risks: (2) are used to reduce risks or provide amenities: (3) are evaluated; & (4) can be improved to better manage problems. Graphs.Feldman, David Lewis is the author of 'Environmental Priority-Setting in U. S. States and Communities : A Comparative Analysis', published 2000 under ISBN 9780788142307 and ISBN 0788142305.