The Southern California Research Conference on Environmental Issues

January 25, 1997

This is the sixth in an annual series of research conferences on U.S. and international environmental issues. The conference includes graduate students and faculty from the Southern California area. The program for the conference will be available in December 1996.

9:15AM Environmental Policy and American Politics

Chair: Sheldon Kamienecki, University of Southern California

Regional Water Policy and the Chesapeak Bay Program
Matthew Cahn and Sheilia Onnen, Calif. State University, Northridge

Intelligent Transportation Systems and Sustainable Communities
Dan Jordan, Claremont Graduate School

Discussant: Helen Ingram, University of California, Irvine

1:00AM Clean Air Policy

Chair: Thomas Rochon, Claremont Graduate School

Business Influence and the Clean Air Act in Southern California
Frank Janeczek, University of Southern California

Smog and Self-interest
David Shafie, University of Southern California

Discussant: Matthew Cahn, Calif. State University, Northridge

2:00PM The International Dimension of Environmental Policy

Chair: Russell Dalton, UC Irvine

Another Shade of Green: Gender and Environmentalism
Diane Roseman, Claremont Graduate School

The Integrative Power of European Environmental Policy
Rachel Cichowski, University of California, Irvine

International Environmental Disputes in Domestic Courts
Julie Silvers, University of Southern California

Social Movements and Ideology: The Case Study of Thailand's NGOs
Piyawat Sivaraks, Claremont Graduate School

Discussant: Monty Hempel, Claremont Graduate School