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If sustainability is our goal, social and environmental policy must be treated as one and the same field. Examples from Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry, Urban Planning, Care Work, Tourism, and University Management show that such a paradigm shift is indicated, important, and timely. They also show that Environmental or Social Impact Assessments are no longer adequate. The new paradigm synthetically combines environmental and social policy. Not to do so leads to policy inefficiency and perverse effects. One policy domain may counteract or outright "sabotage" the other. To synthetically combine environmental and social policy calls for a trans-disciplinary perspective to include both policy fields and academic disciplines. This is well illustrated by the contributors in this book who represent numerous academic disciplines. They help professionals and students appreciate the centrality of trans-disciplinary thought and practice in working toward sustainability

This book argues that social and environmental policy should be synthetically treated as one and the same field, that they are two aspects of the same coin - if sustainability is the goal. Offers examples from diverse fields, and predicts significant benefits.

Examines the emergence, persistence, & change of policy paradigms, focusing on the role that policy networks play in this process & drawing on the literature of problem definition to explain this role. As an example, water policy in Israel is investigated, 1948-1997. Two primary water policy paradigms emerge: the earlier paradigm was one of expanding water resources & agricultural production, but this was followed by a paradigm of priority of agricultural expansion over water conservation. Also distinguished are periods of anticipatory & reactive water policy. Adapted from the source document.

Examines shifts in water policy, 1948-97, between that of trying to expand both water resources and agricultural production and that of giving priority to agricultural expansion over water conservation.