| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 229 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
New horizons in environmental and energy law series |
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New horizons in environmental and energy law.
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| Contents |
Part I. The inclusion and management of the feelings and opinions of the public in environmental decision-making. Public participation in decision-making on energy projects : when does it lead to better and more acceptable energy projects? / Goda Perlaviciute ; Towards equal opportunities in public participation in environmental matters in the European Union / Lorenzo Squintani and Hendrik Schoukens ; When feelings become scientific facts : valuing cultural ecosystem services and taking them into account in public decision-making / Alexandra Aragão -- Part II. Scientific evidence in environmental judicial proceedings. Understanding the nuts and bolts : scientific and technical knowledge in environmental litigation : national solutions, EU requirements and current challenges / Jan Darpö ; Scientific facts and litigants' feelings : practical innovations from the Vermont Environmental Court and other jurisdictions / Merideth Wright ; Scientific evidence in Swedish courts : the use of technical judges for better integration of scientific data in environmental decision-making / Mikael Schultz -- Part III. The precautionary principle : a challenged tool to manage scientific uncertainty. Of fear and prudence : precaution through better regulation and innovation / Peter-Tobias Stoll ; The limits to precaution in international trade law : from WTO law to EU trade agreements / Wybe Th. Douma ; Conclusions: Facts and feelings as catalysts for environmental administration 3.0 / Lorenzo Squintani, Jan Darpö, Luc Lavrysen and Peter-Tobias Stoll |
| Summary |
"This timely book brings to the foreground the considerable tensions between the need to engage the public in the importance of environmental governance and the need of professional expertise to address the issues which arise. In doing so, it highlights that not only can public opinion deviate from scientific knowledge, but scientific knowledge itself can be lacunose or contradicting. Drawing together insights from some of the leading scholars, this engaging work will provide guidance to decision makers, including judges, on how to govern public participation procedures and professional expertise and the role that the precautionary principle can play in this regard |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title screen (Elgaronline, viewed on September 4, 2019) |
| Subject |
Environmental policy -- Citizen participation.
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Environmental protection -- Public opinion
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Environmental law.
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Globalization -- Environmental aspects
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Environmental protection -- Public opinion
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Environmental policy -- Citizen participation
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Environmental law
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Environmental policy
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Environmental protection
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Globalization -- Environmental aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Squintani, Lorenzo, 1981- editor.
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Darpö, Jan, 1952- editor.
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Lavrysen, L., editor
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Stoll, Peter-Tobias, editor
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| ISBN |
9781788976176 |
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1788976177 |
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