Overcoming bureaucratic silos? Environmental policy integration in the Obama administration

2018/08/31 by Robert J. Duffy, Jeffrey J. Cook, Jeffrey Cook · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Policy Transfer and Learning #Public Policy and Administration Research #Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

paper · doi:10.1080/09644016.2018.1511074

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Abstract

Environmental policy in the United States (US) is known for its media-specific approach to problems, and scholars have argued that this is ineffective. To combat these problems, some have argued for a more coordinated, integrated approach to policymaking. With Congressional gridlock prohibiting legislative solutions, the Obama administration offers some examples of a regulatory path to policy integration. Importantly, these efforts do not entail significant organizational remodels, which can be difficult to adopt. Three different ‘types’ of policy integration from the US Environmental Protection Agency and Bureau of Land Management are described. These cases serve as a potential roadmap for broader implementation of policy integration within the fragmented US bureaucracy.

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