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Environmental policy --- Environnement --- Politique gouvernementale --- Information resources --- Environmental policy - European Union countries - Information resources

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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.

Environmental policy -- European Union countries. --- Sustainable development -- European Union countries. --- Business & Economics --- Economic History --- Environmental policy --- Sustainable development

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Environmental law --- European Union --- Environmental protection --- Environmental policy --- Environmental protection - European Union countries --- Environmental law - European Union countries --- Environmental policy - European Union countries

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Environmental impact analysis. --- Strategic planning --- Environmental policy --- Environmental impact analysis --- Environmental aspects. --- Environmental aspects --- Environmental policy. --- Strategic planning - Environmental aspects. --- Environmental impact analysis - European Union countries. --- Strategic planning - Environmental aspects - European Union countries. --- Environmental policy - European Union countries.

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Annotation This systematic investigation of the interaction among international and European institutions provides both a theoretical framework for analysis and the first broad overview of this largely uncharted field of research. By offering detailed case studies and a systematic analysis of results, the book examines the effects of institutional interaction on environmental governance and explores the ways in which international and European Union policies can either reinforce or undercut one another. After a conceptual overview in which Oberthür and Gehring identify three causal mechanisms by which institutional interaction can affect environmental governance, ten case studies apply this theoretical approach. Six cases use an international institution as their starting point and four begin with a European Union legal instrument. The international regimes examined include the widely known Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and World Trade Organization and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The EU instruments analyzed include lesser-known directives on the protection of habitats, the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment, and air quality. The studies show that although conflict and interference among different regimes and institutions do take place, synergistic interactions are common. The findings on the importance of, and mechanisms behind, these outcomes offer valuable insights for both scholars and policymakers. Contributors:Beatrice Chaytor, Clare Coffey, Andrew Farmer, Thomas Gehring, John Lanchbery, Sebastian Oberthür, Alice Palmer, G. Kristin Rosendal, Jon Birger Skjærseth, Olav Schram Stokke, Ingmar von Homeyer, Jacob Werksman, Jørgen Wettestad.

Environmental law, International. --- Environmental policy -- European Union countries. --- Environmental policy -- International cooperation. --- Environmental policy --- International cooperation. --- SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/International Relations & Security --- ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy --- International environmental law --- International law --- Common heritage of mankind (International law)