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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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Sustainable development --- Econometric models --- Social Sciences and Humanities. Development Studies --- Econometric models. --- Development Studies (General) --- Development Studies (General). --- Sustainable development - European Union countries - Econometric models

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"European policy patterns are in a state of transformation. New governance models are shifting power away from states and toward the involvement of all stakeholders and the idea of shared responsibility. It's a move from command and control to push and pull.What's in this new approach for the environment? This book provides a detailed analysis of the example of integrated product policy (IPP) which aims to improve the environmental performance of products and services through their life-cycle. All products cause environmental degradation in some way, whether from their manufacturing, use or disposal. The life-cycle of a product is often long and complicated. It covers all the areas from the extraction of natural resources, through their design, manufacture, assembly, marketing, distribution, sale and use to their eventual disposal as waste. At the same time it also involves many different actors such as designers, manufacturers, marketers, retailers and consumers. IPP attempts to systematically stimulate each phase of this complicated chain to improve its environmental performance. With the involvement of so many different products and actors there cannot be one simple policy measure for everything. Instead, IPP employs a whole variety of tools - both voluntary and mandatory - which are used to achieve identified objectives. These include economic instruments, the phase-out of dangerous materials, voluntary agreements, eco-labelling and product design guidelines.IPP is still in relative infancy and can be seen as an ongoing process hugely dependent on effective governance measures to ensure its continued success. This book presents a plethora of perspectives from policy-makers, researchers and consultancies, representatives from business, environmental and consumer associations on how to effectively conceptualise, institutionalise and implement IPP.The book is divided into four parts. First, the approach to the governance of IPP is examined in relation to other approaches to sustainable production and consumption. Second, the widely differing approaches to environmental product policy in practice at national, supranational and global level are analysed. Third, the book explores the challenge of designing a coherent policy mix to support the integration of sustainable consumption and production patterns by sector and theme. Finally, the book concentrates on the key issue of how to involve stakeholders in IPP in order to encourage continuous innovations for sustainability throughout the value chain.Governance of Integrated Product Policy? aims to fill a clear gap in work to date on sustainable production and consumption by providing researchers and practitioners from politics, business and civil society new insights into modern environmental governance in practice."--Provided by publisher.

Sustainable development --- Production management --- Consumption (Economics) --- Développement durable --- Production --- Consommation (Economie politique) --- Law and legislation --- Environmental aspects --- Droit --- Gestion --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Environmental policy -- European Union countries. --- Sustainable development -- European Union countries. --- Commerce --- Business & Economics --- Marketing & Sales --- Environmental policy --- Industrial ecology --- Développement durable --- Materials management

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"The local dimension is not considered any longer the final part of a top down long chain of processes bringing democracy and wealth but rather an essential and founding part of it. This publication gives a significant and unique overview on the processes of decentralised cooperation and the ways in which it impacts and engages communities in the European Union and from the Enlargement and the Neighbourhood. Decentralised cooperation is an instrument with an important and evidenced added value to be further strengthened and empowered. The compelling narrative develops a comprehensive perspective on the processes of Decentralisation and development through cooperation between local authorities and civil society based on thorough research on legislative, extensive work in the field as well as good practices from relevant countries in Europe and its Neighbourhood"--

Decentralization in government --- Local government --- Sustainable development --- Civil society --- European Union --- European Union countries --- Politics and government --- Decentralization in government - European Union countries --- Local government - European Union countries --- Sustainable development - European Union countries --- Civil society - European Union countries --- European Union countries - Politics and government

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Biodiversiteit in verschillende ecosystemen: agricultural, forest, freshwater, marine and coastal, wetlands, mountain The EU and global environmental issues

Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- European Union --- Ecology --- Biodiversity --- Sustainable development --- Ecologie --- Biodiversité --- Développement durable --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Landbouw / veeteelt 63 --- Natuur 614.7:719 --- Milieubescherming 712.2 --- EG / Europese Unie 339.543EC/EU --- E-books --- Biodiversité --- Développement durable --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology - European Union countries --- Sustainable development - European Union countries