DOD Environmental Policy Implementation: A Unit-Level Assessment.
Abstract
Successful implementation of environmental policy as an integral part of the defense mission must be initiated at two primary levels: the macro- implementation level (higher headquarters) and the micro-implementation level (USAF bases). The realization of both historically competing values clearly requires specific and different actions be accomplished at each level. Although the micro-implementation level represents the pivotal point at which environmental compliance and pollution prevention (or conversely, degradation) occurs, this effectiveness will be drastically reduced without adequate macro- implementation level actions. In this particular case study, the environmental goals for which the micro-level must assume responsibility are threefold: compliance, management/restoration, and building community relationship. The broad objective of managing and restoring resources is likewise a burden placed upon the local level. Another environmental goal facing local-level implementation is that of enhancing relationships with neighboring communities. Pollution minimization relates directly to the willingness of macro-level implementators to consider environmental quality factors in long range planning.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA240732
Entities
People
- Elaine A. Robinson
Organizations
- United States Air Force Academy