Actions for Protecting our environment : lessons from the European Union

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

Author
Hunter, Janet R., 1955-
Published
Albany : State University of New York Press, [2005]
Copyright Date
©2005
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 196 pages).
Additional Creators
Smith, Zachary A. (Zachary Alden), 1953-
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Contents
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.
Summary
Annotation 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.
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ISBN
1423748670 (electronic bk.)
9781423748670 (electronic bk.)
079146511X (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780791465110 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780791482933
0791482936
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-188) and index.
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