Title British environmental policy and Europe : politics and policy in transition / edited by Philip Lowe and Stephen Ward

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Global environmental change series Global environmental change series. Contents BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Part I INTRODUCTION; 1 BRITAIN IN EUROPE; BRITAIN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: SEMI-DETACHMENT AND THE RELUCTANT EUROPEANS; BRITISH ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS: TRADITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS; British domestic environmental policy before Britain joined the Common Market; Britain's internationalism in the environmental field before joining the Common Market; THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EC ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY SECTOR; ADAPTATION AND INTEGRATION IN THE UK ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR 1973-83: lack of interest and insularity1983-92: defensiveness and isolation: Britain the lag state?; From 1992: environmental slow-down and converging agendas?; THE IMPACT OF EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY; Policy style: flexibility to formality?; Policy making and organisational roles and relations: destabilisation and centralisation?; Policy substance: higher standards?; THE BOOK; Britain and the EU; The characteristics of British domestic environmental policy; Adaptation and integration in the British environmental sector The impact of European environmental politics and policyProspects; Part II BRITAIN'S POSITION IN EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MAKING; 2 RESPONDING TO EUROPEANISATION; THE 1970s AND 1980s; THE HABITATS AND SPECIES DIRECTIVE; THE URBAN WASTE WATER TREATMENT DIRECTIVE; THE INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL DIRECTIVE; THE EC FIFTH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAMME; EUROPEAN PROFESSIONALISM INITIATIVE IN DoE; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; 3 BRITAIN AND THE EUROPEAN POLICY PROCESS; BRITISH ACTORS AND EU ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; OPPORTUNITIES, ACTORS AND THE EU POLICY PROCESS; Setting the agenda Influencing proposals in the makingDecision making; Implementing; CONCLUSIONS; 4 REFLECTIONS ACROSS THE CHANNEL; TWO NATIONS, ONE EUROPE; DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TRADITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND PRIVATISATION; CENTRALISATION, DECENTRALISATION, REGIONALISATION: TOWARDS A NEW TERRITORIALITY; NEW NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; COPING WITH SOVEREIGNTY LOSS; NOTES; Part III INSTITUTIONAL DYNAMICS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EUROPEAN GAME; 5 DOMESTIC WINNERS AND LOSERS; THE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE EU; THE DIFFICULTIES OF OPERATING IN THE EUROPEAN ARENA; SURVEY RESULTS: OVERVIEW INTRA-SECTORAL ANALYSISLocal authorities; Statutory environmental agencies; Environmental interest groups; CONCLUSIONS: STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FIELD; NOTES; 6 THE ENVIRONMENTAL LOBBY; ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT LOBBY; ADAPTIVE CHANGES AT A NATIONAL LEVEL; ADAPTIVE CHANGES: A CASE STUDY OF WWF; ADAPTIVE CHANGES: THE BRUSSELS ENVIRONMENTAL LOBBY; THE CHANGING CLIMATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LOBBYING IN BRUSSELS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; 7 PUBLIC INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT; BUILDING THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (EEA): BACKGROUND Summary This book explores the effectiveness of the response of environmental groups and organisations in Britain in to the challenges of European integration. Examining the relative European orientation of British environmental policy, and the impact of British concerns on European environmental policy, the book examines issues of environmental diplomacy, institutional dynamics, and policy debates relating to specific concerns such as: * pollution * land use * transport * natural conservation Presenting a wealth of examples throughout, the book draws together contributions from leading academics and Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-314) and index Notes Print version record Subject Environmental policy -- Europe Environmental policy -- Great Britain SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental) POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy. Environmental policy Europe Great Britain Form Electronic book Author Lowe, Philip. Ward, Stephen, 1965- ISBN 0203982894 9780203982891 9786610158102 661015810X 9780415155007 0415155002 9780415155014 0415155010

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