Handbook of environmental protection and enforcement : principles and practice / Andrew Farmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farmer, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental auditing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental auditing.

Environmental protection--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Earthscan, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Environmental Enforcement Authorities (EEAs), sometimes called Environmental Protection Agencies (EPAs), are the regulatory, monitoring and enforcement agencies of national, state/provincial and local governments worldwide responsible for implementing, monitoring and enforcing environmental legislation. This one-of-a-kind, authoritative handbook offers a comprehensive assessment of the principles and best practice of EEAs throughout the world with a focus on Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, east and south-east Asia and various other OECD, transition and developing countries.The book assesse

Contents:

Handbook of Environmental Protection and Enforcement; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Cases; Foreword; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Principles and Nature of Regulation; 2 The Nature of Environment Enforcement Authorities; 3 Permitting; 4 Monitoring and Inspection; 5 Action in Response to Non-compliance; 6 Compliance Promotion; 7 Financing Environmental Enforcement Authorities; 8 Management of Environmental Enforcement Authorities; Chapter 9 Networking; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-56434-9

1-136-56435-7

1-280-86242-4

9786610862429

1-84977-153-7

600-00-0130-4

1-4294-7982-5

9781849771535

OCLC:

466436229