Managing the Environmental Union

by Fafard, Patrick C.; Harrison, Kathryn; Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.) Institute of Intergovernmental rel

• ISBN13: 9780889118379
• ISBN10: 088911837X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

The authors offer insights into the consequences of these patterns for both environmental protection as well as for the broader sweep of intergovernmental relations. They compare Canada to the United States and to other federations, notably Germany and Australia. Managing the Environmental Union offers a detailed account of how, and to a certain extent why, governments interact in the ways that they do, demonstrating the merits of moving beyond a simple dichotomy of conflict or cooperation when describing intergovernmental relations. Contributors include Patrick Fafard, Kathryn Harrison, Debora L. Van Nijnatten (Windsor), Steven A. Kennett (Calgary), Alastair R. Lucas (Calgary), Cheryl Sharvit (lawyer), an Kernaghan Webb (Carleton).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Contributors	ix
Introduction
Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Policy: Concepts and Context	3	(20)
Kathryn Harrison
PART ONE: EXPLAINING PATTERNS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Policy Making: A Cross-National Perspective	23	(26)
Debora L. VanNijnatten
The Origins of National Standards: Comparing Federal Government Involvement in Environmental Policy in Canada and the United States	49	(32)
Kathryn Harrison
Groups, Government and the Environment: Some Evidence from the Harmonization Initiative	81	(24)
Patrick C. Fafard
PART TWO: THE CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERENT PATTERNS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Meeting the Intergovernmental Challenge of Environmental Assessment	105	(28)
Steven A. Kennett
Underlying Constraints on Intergovernmental Cooperation in Setting and Enforcing Environmental Standards	133	(30)
Alastair R. Lucas
Cheryl Sharvit
Gorillas in Closets? Federal-Provinical Fisheries Act Pollution Control Enforcement	163	(44)
Kernaghan Webb
Conclusion
Managing the Environmental Union: Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Policy in Canada	207	(10)
Patrick C. Fafard
Bibliography	217