Regional Data on Russian Environmental Performance

2005-09-29 Thread Alcock, Frank
I have a thesis student that wants to examine the impacts of varying levels of fiscal decentralization and/or state capture (hypotheses from Sonja Walti work) on environmental regulation/performance in Russia. He came across some good data on state capture at regional levels in Russia but

Re: Regional Data on Russian Environmental Performance

2005-09-29 Thread Erika Weinthal
For data on state capture/decentralization and fiscal information (i.e., not environmental indicators), I would suggest he look at work by Joel Hellman on state capture, Daniel Triesman on fiscal decentralization and maybe even Gerald Easter on fiscal issues. Alcock, Frank wrote: I have a

Climate Change Policy

2005-09-29 Thread Armin Rosencranz
Has anybody used my book, with climate scientist Stephen Schneider, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY (Island press, 2002)? The book is out of date and we're scoping out a new and completely revised edition. If you've used it, it would be a great help to know a) how useful it was as a teaching tool; b)

RE: Climate Change Policy

2005-09-29 Thread Wil Burns
Armin, I'm glad to see that a revised edition is coming given how dynamic this field is (to put it mildly). In answer to your queries: 1. I used it three times as my primary text for a course on climate change for undergraduates, once at Colby, twice at the University of Redlands, as well as a

Ideas for dept. rooftop env. monitoring (e.g. join network) or PV? Need ideas.

2005-09-29 Thread watershed remote
Dear Colleagues: Greetings. I am writing because in the relatively near future our department is going to be moving to a new building. I asked the administration whether we could get roof access to do environmental monitoring or to place solar panels to provide energy to constantly run some

Central enviro job bank?

2005-09-29 Thread Raul Pacheco
Dear all, Every now and then, people advertise positions for tenure-track jobs and what not, but I always have wondered if there is any particular place (internet) that I could look for advertisements. Any suggestions? Best, Raul