Books by William R. Lowry

By the turn of the millennium, it had become painfully apparent that the United States had made some serious misjudgments in its interactions with the natural world.

Examines the responsiveness of state governments in the area of air and water pollution control policies. This book combines econometric analysis of data on the fifty states with a study of a leading state in each of four major areas of pollution policy. It is useful for students of American public policy, federalism, and environmental politics.

Comparing national efforts to preserve public lands, this title investigates how effectively and under what conditions governments can provide goods for future generations. It examines the effect of institutional structure on the public delivery of these goods.

The politics of building dams and levees and other structures are just part of the policies determining how American rivers are managed or mismanaged. This title looks at how public policy and rivers interact, examines the physical differences in rivers that affect policies, and analyzes the political differences among the groups that use them.