Deregulation in the European Union : environmental perspectives / edited by Ute Collier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Collier, Ute, 1964-

European University Institute. Working Group on Environmental Studies.

Series:

Routledge/EUI studies in environmental policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--European Union countries--Congresses.

Environmental policy.

Factory and trade waste--Law and legislation--European Union countries--Congresses.

Factory and trade waste.

Deregulation--European Union countries--Congresses.

Deregulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the environmental implications of economic deregulation through case studies of the energy, transport and water sectors, and particularly the challenges facing the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I: Deregulation and liberalisation: new challenges for environmental policy; 1 THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS OF DEREGULATION: AN INTRODUCTION; 2 COMPETITIVENESS, DEREGULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; 3 DEREGULATING ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN A PERSPECTIVE OF STIMULATING KNOWLEDGE GENERATION; 4 ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN A DEREGULATED ENVIRONMENT; 5 DEREGULATION AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTRUMENT IN HUNGARY; Part II: Sectoral perspectives

6 LIBERALISATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR: ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT OR OPPORTUNITY7 LIBERALISATION OR DEREGULATION? THE EU's TRANSPORT POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; 8 MARKET AND REGULATORY FAILURE IN THE WATER SECTOR; Part III: Industry in a deregulatory climate; 9 LARGE FIRMS, SMEs, ENVIRONMENTAL DEREGULATION AND COMPETITIVENESS; 10 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTRUMENTS IN A DEREGULATORY CLIMATE: THE BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE; 11 VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AS A FORM OF DEREGULATION? THE DUTCH EXPERIENCE; 12 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN THENETHERLANDS: TOWARDS THE THIRD GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING

13 EPILOGUEIndex

Notes:

"This volume has its roots in a workshop on Deregulation and the Environment, organised by the Working Group on Environmental Studies (WGES) of the European University Institute in Florence in May 1996"--P. x.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-72964-2

0-429-23198-9

1-134-72965-0

1-280-31834-1

0-585-45157-5

0-203-44386-1

9780429231988

OCLC:

226376384