Regulatory Realities

by Gouldson, Andrew; Murphy, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9781853834585
• ISBN10: 1853834580
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book describes how enhanced industrial environmental regulation can lead to improved industrial environmental performance at reduced cost. It examines the implementation and impact of different approaches and compares mandatory and voluntary regulations in the UK and Europe.

Table of Contents

Boxes, Tables and Figures	viii
Acronyms and Abbreviations	ix
Preface	x
Acknowledgements	xii
Environment, Economy and Policy Reform	1	(18)
Introduction	1	(1)
The Nature of Ecological Modernization	2	(1)
The Merits of Ecological Modernization	3	(1)
Integrating Environment and the Macro-Economy	4	(2)
The Evolution of Environmental Policy	6	(2)
The Barriers to Environmental Policy Reform	8	(2)
The Capacities for Environmental Policy Reform	10	(3)
What Role for Implementation?	13	(4)
Conclusions	17	(2)
Environment, Innovation and Technical Change	19	(20)
Introduction	19	(2)
The Evolution of Industrial Environmental Management	21	(2)
The Barriers to Change	23	(2)
The Nature of Innovation	25	(1)
The Proces of Innovation	26	(1)
The Supply and Demand for Innovation	27	(2)
Perspectives on Innovation and Environment	29	(5)
The Conceptual Framework	34	(3)
Conclusions	37	(2)
Mandatory Regulation and the European Union's Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive	39	(15)
Introduction	39	(1)
The Nature of Mandatory Regulation	40	(2)
The Practice of Mandatory Regulation	42	(2)
The Case for Integrated Pollution Control	44	(1)
The EU's Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive	45	(3)
The Design and Implementation of Mandatory Environmental Regulation: Analytical Variables for the Case of IPPC	48	(4)
Conclusions	52	(2)
Voluntary Regulation and the European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme	54	(16)
Introduction	54	(1)
Defining Voluntary Regulation	55	(3)
The Case for Voluntary Regulation	58	(1)
The Case of the EU's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme	59	(3)
The Strengths and Weaknesses of Environmental Management Systems Standards	62	(2)
The Design and Implementation of Voluntary Environmental Regulation: Analytical Variables for the Case of EMAS	64	(4)
Conclusions	68	(2)
The Implementation and Impact of Industrial Environmental Regulation in the UK	70	(33)
Introduction	70	(1)
The UK Context for Environmental Policy	71	(2)
The UK Environmental Policy Framework in the 1990s	73	(2)
Mandatory Environmental Regulation in the UK: The Case of Integrated Pollution Control	75	(8)
The Impact of Mandatory Environmental Regulation in the UK: The Case of Integrated Pollution Control	83	(4)
Summary: The Implementation and Impact of IPC in the UK	87	(2)
Voluntary Regulation in the UK: The Case of the EU's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme	89	(4)
Implementation Styles and EMAS in the UK	93	(3)
The Impact of Voluntary Regulation in the UK: The Case of the EU's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme	96	(3)
Summary: The Implementation and Impact of EMAS in the UK	99	(2)
Conclusions	101	(2)
The Implementation and Impact of Industrial Environmental Regulation in The Netherlands	103	(32)
Introduction	103	(1)
The Dutch Context for Environmental Policy	104	(1)
The Dutch Environmental Policy Framework in the 1990s	105	(2)
Implementing the NEPPs: Covenants and Company Environmental Plans	107	(2)
Mandatory Environmental Regulation in The Netherlands: The Case of Industrial Pollution Control	109	(7)
The Impact of Environmental Regulation in The Netherlands: The Case of the NEPP Framework and Mandatory Regulation	116	(5)
Summary: The Implementation and Impact of Industrial Environmental Regulation in The Netherlands	121	(1)
Voluntary Regulation in The Netherlands: The case of the EU's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme	122	(6)
The Impact of Voluntary Regulation in the Netherlands: The Case of EMAS	128	(3)
Summary: The Implementation and Impact of EMAS in The Netherlands	131	(1)
Conclusions	132	(3)
Summary and Synthesis: Reshaping Regulatory Realities	135	(24)
Introduction	135	(1)
The Implementation of Mandatory Environmental Regulation	136	(7)
The Implementation of Voluntary Environmental Regulation	143	(6)
The Impact of Industrial Environmental Regulation	149	(6)
Policy Prescriptions: Towards a Composite Model of Industrial Environmental Regulation	155	(2)
Conclusions	157	(2)
References	159	(8)
Index	167