TY - JOUR
T1 - A framework for analysis of transboundary institutions for air pollution policy in the United States
AU - Nordenstam, Brenda J.
AU - Lambright, William Henry
AU - Berger, Michelle E.
AU - Little, Matthew K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the International Business Machines Corporation, under grant No. 3537411-22021, which provided funds to Syracuse University under which this study was done.
PY - 1998/8
Y1 - 1998/8
N2 - Air pollution is a transboundary problem, disregarding jurisdictional boundaries. To devise and implement effective pollution controls, policy makers must often cross political boundaries. Using recent case studies, we examine air pollution policy at three regional scales: within states, among states, and across national borders. Each scale has a 'policy regime' that best operates within its jurisdictional boundaries. As spatial scale increases, policy making becomes more difficult and the resultant policies are less equipped to deal with air pollution or similar environmental problems capable of traveling across human-designated jurisdictions.
AB - Air pollution is a transboundary problem, disregarding jurisdictional boundaries. To devise and implement effective pollution controls, policy makers must often cross political boundaries. Using recent case studies, we examine air pollution policy at three regional scales: within states, among states, and across national borders. Each scale has a 'policy regime' that best operates within its jurisdictional boundaries. As spatial scale increases, policy making becomes more difficult and the resultant policies are less equipped to deal with air pollution or similar environmental problems capable of traveling across human-designated jurisdictions.
KW - Air quality
KW - Environmental policy
KW - OTC
KW - SCAQMD
KW - Spatial scale
KW - Transboundary pollution
KW - US-Canada air quality agreement
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U2 - 10.1016/S1462-9011(98)00021-5
DO - 10.1016/S1462-9011(98)00021-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0040088744
SN - 1462-9011
VL - 1
SP - 231
EP - 238
JO - Environmental Science and Policy
JF - Environmental Science and Policy
IS - 3
ER -