Protecting our environment [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from the European Union / / Janet R. Hunter and Zachary A. Smith

• Autore: Hunter Janet R. <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7/094
• Soggetto topico: Environmental policy - European Union countries; Sustainable development - European Union countries
• Altri autori: SmithZachary A <1953-> (Zachary Alden)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-188) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The organizational structure of the European Union -- The European environment -- Successes and challenges in European Union environmental policy -- A comparative evaluation of the European Union and the United States -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: Significant changes in how the world approaches global environmental problems have occurred since the late 1970s. Countries have become increasingly aware of the "borderless" nature of environmental issues, i.e., that production and consumption in one country can spill over to affect another country's environment. Protecting Our Environment considers the successes that have been achieved in the European Union (EU), as well as issues the Union still faces regarding the protection of the environment in the future. Authors Janet R. Hunter and Zachary A. Smith identify the factors that have allowed the EU to form a successful environmental regime, including the development of the environmental management approach and the principles upon which it is based. They examine in detail the challenges that have been encountered in the implementation of environmental programs, and the solutions that have been developed to address those challenges. Also considered is how economic development and environmental protection have been reconciled within the EU. By analyzing the successful example of the EU, Protecting Our Environment provides a model for a contemporary approach to global environmental problems.
• Titolo autorizzato: Protecting our environment
• ISBN: 0-7914-8293-6; 1-4237-4867-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820366103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in global environmental policy.