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Loftus, William George was born on February 28, 1926 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William A. and L. Helen (Golembeski) Loftus.
( This long-awaited two-volume book examines how the inte...)
This long-awaited two-volume book examines how the interplay of ideas and actions applied to environmental problems has laid the foundations for global environmental management. It looks at how ideas, interests, and institutions affect management practice; how management capabilities in other areas affect the ability to deal with specific environmental issues; and how learning affects society's approach to the global environment.The book focuses on efforts to deal with climate change, ozone depletion, and acid rain from 1957 (The International Geophysical Year) through 1992 (the UN Conference on Environment and Development). The settings include Canada, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, the former Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and international environmental organizations. Topics include problem framing, agenda setting, issue attention, risk assessment, monitoring, option assessment, goal and strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Volume 1 provides an overview of the project, of global environmental management in general, and of the three central environmental issues studied; it also contains the individual country studies. Volume 2 contains the management function studies and the book's conclusion. Authors in the set includeJeannine Cavender-Bares, William C. Clark, Ellis Cowling, Nancy M. Dickson, Gerda Dinkelman, Rodney Dobell, Renate Ell, Adam Fenech, Alexander Ginzburg, Elena Goncharova, Peter Haas, Eva Hizsnyik, Michael Huber, Peter Hughes, Jill Jäger, Marc Levy, Angela Liberatore, Diana Liverman, Justin Longo, David McCabe, Donald Munton, Elena Nikitina, Karen O'Brien, Edward Parson, Vladimir Pisarev, Ruud Pleune, Miranda Schreurs, Simon Shackley, Peter Simmons, Heather Smith, Vassily Sokolov, Ferenc L. Tóth, Jeroen van der Sluijs, Josee van Eijndhoven, Claire Waterton, Cor Worrell, and Brian Wynne. More information is available from the SLG web site.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262692384/?tag=2022091-20
( This long-awaited two-volume book examines how the inte...)
This long-awaited two-volume book examines how the interplay of ideas and actions applied to environmental problems has laid the foundations for global environmental management. It looks at how ideas, interests, and institutions affect management practice; how management capabilities in other areas affect the ability to deal with specific environmental issues; and how learning affects society's approach to the global environment.The book focuses on efforts to deal with climate change, ozone depletion, and acid rain from 1957 (The International Geophysical Year) through 1992 (the UN Conference on Environment and Development). The settings include Canada, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, the former Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and international environmental organizations. Topics include problem framing, agenda setting, issue attention, risk assessment, monitoring, option assessment, goal and strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Volume 1 provides an overview of the project, of global environmental management in general, and of the three central environmental issues studied; it also contains the individual country studies. Volume 2 contains the management function studies and the book's conclusion. Authors in the set includeJeannine Cavender-Bares, William C. Clark, Ellis Cowling, Nancy M. Dickson, Gerda Dinkelman, Rodney Dobell, Renate Ell, Adam Fenech, Alexander Ginzburg, Elena Goncharova, Peter Haas, Eva Hizsnyik, Michael Huber, Peter Hughes, Jill Jäger, Marc Levy, Angela Liberatore, Diana Liverman, Justin Longo, David McCabe, Donald Munton, Elena Nikitina, Karen O'Brien, Edward Parson, Vladimir Pisarev, Ruud Pleune, Miranda Schreurs, Simon Shackley, Peter Simmons, Heather Smith, Vassily Sokolov, Ferenc L. Tóth, Jeroen van der Sluijs, Josee van Eijndhoven, Claire Waterton, Cor Worrell, and Brian Wynne. More information is available from the SLG web site.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262692392/?tag=2022091-20
Loftus, William George was born on February 28, 1926 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William A. and L. Helen (Golembeski) Loftus.
AB, Syracuse University, 1950.
News editor Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York, 1947-1950. Political editor Associate Press., Philadelphia, 1950-1954. White House correspondent Congressional Quarterly, Washington, 1954-1955.
Editor The Record, Middletown, New York, 1955-1958. News editor The Times, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1958-1969. Senior staff adviser Mobil Oil Corporation, New York City, 1969-1972.
Deputy director special issues American Petroleum Institute, Washington, 1972-1978. Senior vice president public affairs, assistant to chief executive officer American Power Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 1978-1988. President Loftus Associates, Annandale, Virginia, since 1988.
( This long-awaited two-volume book examines how the inte...)
( This long-awaited two-volume book examines how the inte...)
Sergeant United States Army Air Corps, 1944-1946. Member Scioto Chamber of Commerce. National Press Club
Married Verna Catherine Cassatt, February 1, 1952. Children: Linda Jo, Brian (deceased), Pamela Ann, Carol Lee.