British Environmental Policy and Europe: Politics and Policy in Transition

by Lowe,Philip; Lowe,Philip

• ISBN13: 9780415155007
• ISBN10: 0415155002
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-02-20
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book explores the effectiveness of the response of environmental groups and organizations in Britain. Examining the relative European orientation of British environmental policy, and the impact of British concerns on European environmental policy, the book examines issues of environmental diplomacy, institutional dynamics, and policy debates relating to specific concerns such as pollution, land use, transport, and natural conservation.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Britain in Europe: Themes and Issues in National Environmental Policy

Britain's Position in European Environmental Policy Making

Responding to Europeanisation: A Governmental Perspective

Britain and the European Policy Process

Reflections across the Channel: Britain, France and the Europeanisation of National Environmental Policy

Institutional Dynamics: Challenges and Opportunities in the European Game

Domestic Winners and Losers

The Environmental Lobby

Public Inforamtion on the Environment: The Role of the European Environment Agency

Local Authorities

Business Lobbying on the Environment: The Perspective of the Water Sector

Policy Debates: Issues, Concepts and Instruments

The Impact on the UK Environmental Administration

Waste Management

Nature Conservation

Environmental Planning: Land Use and Landscape Policy

Water Quality

Integrating Pollution Control

The Lessons to be Learned: The Prospects for the British Environment in Europe

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