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Author:   Paul S. Fischbeck ,  R. Scott Farrow
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.793kg
ISBN:  

9781138163737

ISBN 10:   1138163732
Pages:   482
Publication Date:   27 April 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Challenge of Improving Regulation Paul S. Fischbeck, R. Scott Farrow, and M. Granger Morgan Part I: Institutions and Performance 2. Safe Drinking Water--Safe Sites: Interaction between the Safe Drinking Water Act and Superfund, 1969-1995 Jared N. Day 3. The First Federal Drinking Water Quality Standards and Their Evolution: A History from 1914 to 1974 Patrick Gurian and Joel A. Tarr 4. The Unintended Consequence of Reformulated Gasoline David Stikkers 5. The Barriers to Corporate Pollution Prevention: An Analysis of Three Cases James Boyd 6. The Political Economy of Interstate Public Policy: Power-Sector Restructuring and Transboundary Air Pollution Alex Farrell Part II: Behavior and Perception 7. Behaviorally Realistic Regulation Donna M. Riley, Baruch Fischoff, Mitchell J. Small, and Paul S. Fischbeck 8. The Impact of Industrial Strategy and Expert Information on Eco-Labels Alain Nada 9. Trade-Offs among Environmental, Human Health, and Quality-of-Life Impacts James N. Follin and Paul S. Fischbeck 10. The Use of Public Risk Ranking in Regulatory Development Michael L. DeKay, H. Keith Florig, Paul S. Fischbeck, M. Granger Morgan, Kara M. Morgan, Baruch Fischoff, and Karen E. Jenni Part III: Uncertainty and Technology 11. Performance with Uncertainty: A Process for Implementing Performance-Based Fire Regulations Kathy Notarianni and Paul S. Fischbeck 12. Genetic Testing and the Workplace: A Case Analysis of Chronic Beryllium Disease Rafael A. Ponce, Scott M. Bartell, Elaine M. Faustman, and Timothy K. Takaro 13. International Technology Policy: Challenges in Regulating Ship Emissions James J. Corbett and Paul S. Fischbeck 14. Private Eyes in the Sky: Implications of Remote Sensing Technology for Enforcing Environmental Regulation Molly K. Macauley and Timothy J. Brennan Part IV: Evaluating Design and Performance 15. Workplace Accident and Compliance Monitoring: The Case of Offshore Platform Inspections John R. Shultz and Paul S. Fischbeck 16. Evaluating Occupational Safety Costs and Policy in an Input-Output Framework Deanna H. Matthews and Lester B. Lave 17. Integrating Performance in the Design of a Water Pollution Trading Program Martin T. Schultz and Mitchell J. Small 18. Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of Clean Air H. Scott Matthews 19. Facilitating Regulatory Design and Stakeholder Participation: The FERET Template with an Application to the Clean Air Act R. Scott Farrow, Eva Wong, Rafael A. Ponce, Elaine M. Faustman, and Richard O. Zerbe 20. Epilogue: The Challenge of Improving Regulation Paul S. Fischbeck and R. Scott Farrow

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'By detailing complexities and uncertainties across a broad spectrum of regulatory problems, Improving Regulation takes the reader beyond platitudes about cleaner and cheaper environmental regulation and offers insights in' Environment

'By detailing complexities and uncertainties across a broad spectrum of regulatory problems, Improving Regulation takes the reader beyond platitudes about cleaner and cheaper environmental regulation and offers insights in' Environment

'By detailing complexities and uncertainties across a broad spectrum of regulatory problems, Improving Regulation takes the reader beyond platitudes about cleaner and cheaper environmental regulation and offers insights in' Environment

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Paul S. Fischbeck is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Social Policy and the Department of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. R. Scott Farrow is director of the Center for the Study and Improvement of Regulation at Carnegie Mellon University.

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