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Course Readings

Many of the required or recommended readings are contained in the following books that can be purchased at local book stores or through vendors on the internet:
bulletClark, Tim W.. 2002. The Policy Process: A Practical Guide for Natural Resource Professionals.  New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
bulletMajone, Giandomenico. 1989. Evidence, Argument, & Persuasion in the Policy Process. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
bulletO'Leary, Rosemary, Robert F. Durant, Daniel J. Fiorino, Paul S. Weiland. 1999. Managing for the Environment: Understanding the Legal, Organizational, and Policy Challenges. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
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Additional readings have been placed on reserve at the UNCW library or are  available electronically through the library or can be downloaded directly from this web site.  A packet of all of the reserve readings that are not available electronically can be checked out from the professor for photo copying. 
   

Schedule of Readings

Introduction

O'Leary, et al., pp. 3 - 73
RES #1: Dzurik, Andrew A.  2003. Water Resources Planning. Third Edition. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. pp. 233 - 252.
  

Part I: Problems, Problems, & More Problems

The Importance of Reflective Practice

Clark, pp. 1 - 31
RES #2:  Forester, John. 2000. The Deliberative Practitioner: Encouraging Participatory Planning Processes. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. pp. 19 - 58.
RES #3:  Ashworth, Kenneth. 2001. Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug - or - How to Survive Public Service. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 34 - 44.
   

Defining Problems

Clark, pp. 85 - 110
RES #4:  Bardwell, Lisa V.. 1991. "Problem Framing: A Perspective on Environmental Problem-Solving." Environmental Management 15 (no. 5): 603 - 612. 
RES #5:  Fiorino, Daniel J. 1995. Making Environmental Policy. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. pp. 134 - 166.
  

Searching for Solutions

Clark, pp. 32 - 55
Majone, pp. 1 - 20; 145 - 166
RES #6:  Rose, Richard. 1993. Lesson-Drawing in Public Policy: A Guide to Learning Across Time and Space. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers, Inc. pp. 19 - 76.
RES #7:  Neustadt, Richard E. and Ernest R. May. 1986. Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision-Makers. New York, NY: The Free Press. pp. 232 - 275.
RES #8: Ashworth, Kenneth. 2001. Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug - or - How to Survive Public Service. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 73 - 81.
  

Context Matters

RES #9:  Rose, Richard. 1993. Lesson-Drawing in Public Policy: A Guide to Learning Across Time and Space. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers, Inc. pp. 77 - 157.
RES #10:  Imperial, Mark T.. 1999. "Institutional Analysis and Ecosystem-Based Management: The Institutional Analysis and Development Framework." Environmental Management 24 (no 4, November 1999): 449 – 465. (Download a copy)
  

Part II: Making Policy

Policy Tools, Feasibility, and Other Practical Matters

O'Leary, et al., pp. 258 - 336
Majone, pp. 116 - 144
RES #11:  Fiorino, Daniel J. 1995. Making Environmental Policy. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. pp. 167 - 201.
RES #12:  Ashworth, Kenneth. 2001. Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug - or - How to Survive Public Service. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 45 - 62.
  

Evidence, Argument, & Persuasion

Majone, pp. 21 - 115
Clark, pp. 56 - 84; 127 - 152
RES #13:  Ashworth, Kenneth. 2001. Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug - or - How to Survive Public Service. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 1 - 22; 89 - 120.
   

Science, Values, & Public Policy

O'Leary, et al., pp. 164 - 191
RES #14: Healey, Michael C. and Timothy M. Hennessey. 1994. "The Utilization of Scientific Information in the Management of Estuarine Ecosystems." Ocean & Coastal Management 23: 167 - 191. 
RES #15:  Lee, Kai N. 1993. Compass and Gyroscope: Integrating Science and Politics for the Environment. Washington, DC: Island Press. pp. 51 - 114; 161 - 184
RES #16:  Cortner, Hanna J. and Margaret A. Moote. 1999. The Politics of Ecosystem Management. Washington, DC: Island Press. pp. 57 - 72.
  

Public Involvement & Education

O'Leary, et al., pp. 103 - 163
RES #17:  Cortner, Hanna J. and Margaret A. Moote. 1999. The Politics of Ecosystem Management. Washington, DC: Island Press. pp. 91 - 108.
RES #18:  Ashworth, Kenneth. 2001. Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug - or - How to Survive Public Service. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 23 - 33.
  

Resolving Disputes

O'Leary, et al., pp. 192 - 220
RES #19:  Kiester, Edwin. 1999. "A Town Buries the Axe." Smithsonian 30 (no. 4): 70 - 79.
RES #20:  Fisher, Roger, William Ury, and Bruce Patton. 1991. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. New York, NY: Penguin Books. pp. 3 - 143.
  

Diffusion of Innovations

RES #21:   Rogers, Everett M.. 1995. Diffusion of Innovations. New York, NY: The Free Press. pp. 131 - 251; 371 - 404 (Week one)
RES #22:  Rogers, Everett M.. 1995. Diffusion of Innovations. New York, NY: The Free Press. pp. 252 - 370 (Week two)
   

Part III: Does it Work?

Measuring Performance

O'Leary, et al., pp. 77 - 102; 223 - 257
Majone, pp. 167 - 183
RES #23:  Metzenbaum, Shelly H. 2002. "Measurement that Matters: Cleaning Up the Charles River." in Donald F. Kettl (ed) Environmental Governance: A Report on the Next Generation of Environmental Policy. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press. pp. 58 - 117.
   

Learning & Other Important Things to Remember

O'Leary, et al., pp. 339 - 358
Clark, pp. 111 - 126; 153 - 172
RES #24:  Lee, Kai N. 1993. Compass and Gyroscope: Integrating Science and Politics for the Environment. Washington, DC: Island Press. pp. 136 - 160.
RES #25:  Ashworth, Kenneth. 2001. Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug - or - How to Survive Public Service. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 178 - 184.
RES #26:  Forester, John. 2000. The Deliberative Practitioner: Encouraging Participatory Planning Processes. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. pp. 221 - 241.
  
 

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