William R. Mangun is a Professor of Political Science at East Carolina University. He has authored or
co-authored books, book chapters, articles, monographs, and presented papers on a wide range of
environmental policy issues, including air and water pollution control, hazardous waste management,
wetlands, wildlife management, natural resource management, and outdoor recreation. Among his
publications are Managing the Environmental Crisis: Incorporating Competing Values in Natural
Resource Administration, American Fish and Wildlife Policy: The Human Dimension, Public
Policy Issues in Wildlife Management, The Public Administration of Environmental Policy, and
Nonconsumptive Use of Wildlife in the United States. His articles have appeared in such journals as
Environmental Conservation, Environmental Management, Environment Review, Journal of
Environmental Systems, Public Administration Review, Policy Studies Review, Policy Studies
Journal, Evaluation Review, and Leisure Sciences. Dr. Mangun also has considerable administrative
experience in natural resource management through his employment in the U.S. Department of the
Interior and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He served as the Manager for Policy Analysis
and National Surveys, National Important Resource Problem Coordinator, and National Resource
Management Coordinator in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, DC. Previously he
was an environmental protection specialist in the Office of the Administrator of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. Professor Mangun has also taught environmental policy and
management courses at several major universities such as Indiana University, Mississippi State
University, University of Akron, George Washington University, American University, George Mason
University, Indiana State University, and East Carolina University.