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Richard Hofferbert's recently developed multivariate (six-stage) model of the public policy process (The Study of Public Policy, Indianapolis, Ind: Bobbs-Merrill, 1974) is applied to a specific policy area: environmental protection & land use regulation by the California Coastal Commissions. The results suggest the general usefulness of the model in guiding both conceptual thinking & data analysis. Areas are noted where refinement & greater specificity of the model are needed. 3 Tables, 1 Figure. Modified HA.

AUTHORS IDENTIFY FIVE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY FROM IMPORTANT STATUTES, AND THEN SUGGEST A NUMBER OF STRATEGIES AVAILABLE TO LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER POLICY FORMULATORS FOR OVERCOMING DEFICIENCIES IN ONE OR MORE OF THESE CONDITIONS.

Against a backdrop of unprecedented levels of urbanization, 21st century cities across the globe share concerns for the challenges they face. This Companion provides a framework for understanding the city as a critical building block for a more sustainable future within broader subnational, national, and continental contexts, and ultimately, within a global systems context. It discusses the sustainable strategies being devised, as well as the methods and tools for achieving them. Examples of social, economic, political and environmental sustainable policy strategies are presented, and the extent to which they actually increase sustainability is analyzed