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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791944803321

Autore

Knill Christoph

Titolo

Environmental politics in the European Union [[electronic resource] ] : policy-making, implementation and patterns of multi-level governance / / Christoph Knill and Duncan Liefferink

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-78170-146-6

1-84779-220-0

Edizione

[Online-ausg.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Issues in Environmental Politics MUP

Issues in environmental politics

Altri autori (Persone)

LiefferinkDuncan

Disciplina

333.7094

Soggetti

Environmental policy - European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of boxes, tables and figures; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction and historical overview: the establishment of environmental policy as a European policy domain; 2 Patterns of regulation; 3 Central institutions and actors; 4 Political processes and decision-making procedures; 5 Typical interest constellations and patterns of interaction; 6 Making EU environmental policy in practice: three case studies; 7 Implementation effectiveness of EU environmental policy; 8 Strategies to improve implementation effectiveness: 'new' environmental policy instruments as a panacea?

9 The implementation of EU environmental policy in the UK, France, Germany and Spain 10 Taking stock: the environmental problem-solving capacity of the EU; 11 Conclusions; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the development, making and implementation of European Union environmental politics and identifies the central areas and instruments of EU environmental policy. It analyses the factors influencing not only the formulation but also the implementation of environmental measures in the complex multi-level setting of the EU. On this basis, it takes a critical look at the EU's effectiveness and problem-solving capacity in the environmental field. Designed as a textbook at undergraduate and graduate level, the



book employs a clear and insightful anal.