Greenhouse & Statehouse: The Evolving State Government Role in Climate Change

Barry G. Rabe
University of Michigan

Barry G. Rabe is a professor of environmental policy in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and professor of public policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In January, he will become Director of the University's new Program in the Environment, which offers undergraduate degrees in environmental science and environmental policy. Dr. Rabe has previously held appointments at the Brookings Institution, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Stanford University.

Dr. Rabe edits the American Governance and Public Policy books series for Georgetown University Press. He has also authored three books on environmental policy and intergovernmental relations and is currently completing a book on the role of states in climate change policy that will be published in 2003. In addition, he has published numerous journal articles and book chapters that examine a range of environmental policy issues in both the United States and Canada. Topics include hazardous and nuclear waste management; integration of environmental regulation across separate media of air, land, and water; and the development of pollution prevention strategies. Much of this work considers questions of decentralization, and the capacity of American states and Canadian provinces to play a lead role in policy development and implementation. Dr. Rabe holds a B.A. in History and Urban Studies from Carthage College, and a M.A. in Social Sciences and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago.