Environmental Policy in the European Union

Informationen zum Autor John McCormick Klappentext An accessible but sophisticated introduction to! and analysis of! the increasingly important role of the European Union in environmental policy. Written by a well-known authority in the field! the book ranges widely over the emergence and evolution of the EU role in this critical field of policy! the relationship between policies made at the EU and member state levels! and the nature of the environmental policy process. The book ends with in-depth studies of EU activities in key policy areas - from air quality and waste management to global warming - and sums up the successes and failures of EU policy to date. Zusammenfassung The book ends with in-depth studies of EU activities in key policy areas - from air quality and waste management to global warming - and sums up the successes and failures of EU policy to date. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1: THE POLICY PROCESS.- Policy Parameters.- Policy Evolution.- Policy Principles and Agenda-setting.- Policy Formulation.- Policy Adoption and Implementation.- PART 2: POLICY OUTPUTS.- Chemicals and Waste.- Air and Water Quality.- Acidification.- Nature and Natural Resources.- Ozone! Climate Change! and the International Dimension.- Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: John McCormick
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.06.2001
• EAN: 9780333772041
• ISBN: 978-0-333-77204-1
• No. of pages: 347
• Series: European Union; The European Union Series; European Union (Paperback Adul; The European Union Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system