Matthew Cahn

Professor
Department of Political Science
California State University Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA  91330-8254
matthew.cahn@csun.edu
(818) 677-3488
 
 
 

Environmental Policy and Management is predicated on mitigating environmental degradation by affecting technological and behavioral changes.  While improvement in environmental quality has been attained in most areas, significant challenges await environmental policy analysts and agency staff.  And, as most of the easy changes have already taken place, the next increment of environmental improvement will require innovative approaches and bold leadership.  The links below provide a useful point of departure in the environmental policy literature.

Related Research Matthew Cahn:  Linking Science to Decision Making in Environmental Policy:  Bridging the Disciplinary Gap (The MIT Press, forthcoming) Matthew Cahn:  Thinking About the Environment: Readings on Politics, Property, and the Physical World (edited with Rory O'Brien; NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 1996) Click here to see sample chapter. Matthew Cahn:  Environmental Deceptions:  The Tension between Liberalism and Environmental Policymaking in the United States  (Albany:  State University of New York Press, 1995) Click here to see sample chapter. Related Links Environmental Education Resources on the Internet North American Association for Environmental Education Environmental Directory (Commercial) EnviroLink Network: The Online Environmental Community Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) EnviroWeb Support Information Center for the Environment (UC Davis) US EPA CEQ NEPANET US Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)  International Environmental Directories UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP) See Also Marine Resource Management Policy Urban Transportation Policy Smart Growth