Three Fronts of Federal Environmental Policy
- 1 July 1971
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the American Institute of Planners
- Vol. 37 (4) , 258-266
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01944367108977966
Abstract
Federal environmental policies, as expressed in legislation and agency action, are discussed in terms of three principal dimensions: control of pollution, or “residuals”; evaluation and coordination of federal program impacts on environmental quality; and planning and controlling uses of environmental resources. Particular attention is paid to the gradual incorporation into policy of new concepts concerning causes of environmental problems, new perceptions of what constitutes a “quality” environment, and new methods of environmental management. Current needs include operational criteria for residuals management and environmental resource planning; more flexible tools for neutralizing economic incentives to pollute; policy oriented technology assessment; and increased citizen access to planning processes during generation of and selection among alternatives.Keywords
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