Environmental policy-making in Britain, Germany and the European Union The Europeanisation of air and water pollution control

by Wurzel, Rüdiger K. W.

• ISBN13: 9780719073342
• ISBN10: 0719073340
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-30
• Publisher: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS

Summary

Environmental policy has become an increasingly important area of European Union (EU) policy-making and the source of political conflict between Britain and Germany. This book explains why national conflicts have arisen and how they are resolved at EU level by focusing on the Europeanization of air and water pollution control in particular.

Author Biography

Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Hull.

Table of Contents

Part I: British and German environmental policy in Europe * Environmental pressures and regulatory styles * Theorising multilevel European Union policy-making * The European Union environmental governance system * Part II: Car emission regulation * The origins of car emission regulation * The catalytic converter versus the lean-burn engine controversy * The auto-oil programmes * Part III: Bathing water protection * The origins of bathing water regulation * Implementation and sewage treatment policies * The revision process and bathing water science * Conclusion

Part I: British and German environmental policy in Europe * Environmental pressures and regulatory styles * Theorising multilevel European Union policy-making * The European Union environmental governance system * Part II: Car emission regulation * The origins of car emission regulation * The catalytic converter versus the lean-burn engine controversy * The auto-oil programmes * Part III: Bathing water protection * The origins of bathing water regulation * Implementation and sewage treatment policies * The revision process and bathing water science * Conclusion