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Greening America's Skylines: The Diffusion of Low-Salience Policies.
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Policy Studies Journal . 2010, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p93-117. 25p. 8 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The diffusion literature is replete with examples of highly salient policies spreading across subnational governments. However, low-salience policies that do not benefit from a groundswell of public opinion also spread across jurisdictions in patterns that appear similar to those of other, more well-known policy ideas. This research is an investigation of the mechanisms that propagate low-salience policies. I analyze the adoption of the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy Efficient Design standard across 119 U.S. cities from 2000 to 2008. The investigation indicates that a knowledge broker, in this case the USGBC, occupies critical roles in linking a low-salience policy to a broader set of widely held societal values, developing a common policy vocabulary, providing a base policy that jurisdictions may freely adapt, and creating a diffusion infrastructure by acting as a communication hub for existing and interested jurisdictions to discuss innovations and progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0190292X
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Policy Studies Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 48368347
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0072.2009.00346.x