Balancing risk and finance : the challenge of implementing unfunded environmental mandates
By: CIMITILE, Carole J
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Contributor(s): KENNEDY, Victoria S | LAMBRIGHT, W. Henry | O'Leary, Rosemary.
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ArticlePublisher: malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, jan./feb.1997Public administration review: PAR 57, 1, p. 63-74Abstract: What impact have unfunded enviromental mandates had on local governments? Carol Cimitile, Victoria Kennedy, Henry Lambright, Rosemary O'Leary, and Paul Weiland's - two-pronged research studied seven local governments in New York state in 1994. First, they examined if and how these local governments prioritized risks (such as environmental and public health problems)to decide what environmental areas should have priority. Second, they examined how local governments were paying for the implementation of environmental mandates. The division of responsibility for environmental programs differs dramatically among the seven local governments studied. Common themes, however, were discovered and are discussed. The authors conclude that the problems posed by unfunded environmental mandates are the result of a number of factors including fragmentation (institutional, scientific, legal, and political), lack of information, and the rigidity of laws and regulations. They call for a national reexamination of enviromental regulation.
What impact have unfunded enviromental mandates had on local governments? Carol Cimitile, Victoria Kennedy, Henry Lambright, Rosemary O'Leary, and Paul Weiland's - two-pronged research studied seven local governments in New York state in 1994. First, they examined if and how these local governments prioritized risks (such as environmental and public health problems)to decide what environmental areas should have priority. Second, they examined how local governments were paying for the implementation of environmental mandates. The division of responsibility for environmental programs differs dramatically among the seven local governments studied. Common themes, however, were discovered and are discussed. The authors conclude that the problems posed by unfunded environmental mandates are the result of a number of factors including fragmentation (institutional, scientific, legal, and political), lack of information, and the rigidity of laws and regulations. They call for a national reexamination of enviromental regulation.
Public administration review PAR
Jan./Feb. 1997 Volume 57 Number 1
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