Canadian Natural Resource and Environmental Policy

This book examines policy-making in one of the most significant areas of activity in the Canadian economy - natural resources and the environment. It discusses the evolution of resource policies from the early era of exploitation to the present era of resource and environmental management. Using an integrated political economy and policy perspective, the book provides a comprehensive analytical framework from which the foundation of ideological perspectives, administrative structures, and substantive issues are explored. Departing from traditional approaches that emphasize a single discipline or perspective, Canadian Natural Resource and Environmental Policy provides:

• an interdisciplinary framework encompassing a range of social science perspectives as they apply to ecological, political, economic, and social issues
• a multi-stage analysis of the policy process from the agenda-setting through the evaluation process
• a discussion of the political and administrative processes through which resource and environmental policy is formulated and implemented
• theoretical approaches that incorporate both material and ideological perspectives of resource and environmental issues.

It is a useful textbook and resource for students of environmental and public policy, policymakers, and environmental organizations.