Synopsis

This book addresses the Chesapeake Bay as a political problem and reveals how the political process has worked against the interests of science, the public, and environmental advocates all at once.

Library Journal

Ernst (political science, U.S. Naval Acad.) has written a slender book that is nonetheless packed with information on the politics and science behind the past, present, and future management of the Chesapeake Bay. Dividing his book first into sections on politics and science and then even further into chapters such as "The Chesapeake Bay as a Political Dilemma: Understanding the Political Barriers to Environmental Policy" and "All You Can Eat?: The Difficult Task of Protecting the Blue Crab," he digs deep into the exterior and interior layers of policy and procedure that surround Chesapeake Bay protection measures. Ernst presents complex ideas and concepts in detail while still making them accessible to beginning students or interested lay readers-no small task. Backed by a plethora of cited references, Ernst goes further than most authors and provides a detailed "Notes" section on interesting and necessary background and "See Also" information for each chapter. A wise choice for all academic libraries as well as for all public libraries in the Chesapeake Bay region.-Susan E. Brazer, Salisbury Univ. Lib., MD Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Biography

Howard R. Ernst is assistant professor of political science at the United States Naval Academy.