| Description |
1 online resource (x, 265 pages) : illustrations |
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Assessing environmental policy instruments : an introduction / Michael T. Hatch -- Environmental labeling, innovation, and the toolbox of environmental policy : lessons learned from the German Blue Angel Program / Edda Müller -- Global civil society and global environmental protection : private initiatives and public goods / Ronnie D. Lipschutz -- The role of ISO 14000 and the greening of Japanese industry / Eric Welch, Miranda A. Schreurs -- Voluntary agreements : cornerstone or fig leaf in German climate change policy? / Michael T. Hatch -- Ecological tax reform in Germany : economic and political analysis of an evolving policy / Michael Kohlhaas, Bettina Meyer -- Assessing the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol : implications of joint implementation and the clean development mechanism for national policy instruments / Andreas Oberheitmann -- The costs and benefits of emissions trading / Gary C. Bryner -- Environmental impact statements : gift box or black box? / Walter A. Rosenbaum -- Institutional and technological constraints on environmental instrument choice : a case study of the U.S. Clean Air Act / Daniel H. Cole, Peter Z. Grossman |
| Summary |
The methods employed in the pursuit of environmental protection are often highly contested. Leading to alternative policy approaches. This book details the frequently neglected topic oc these alternative approaches to environmental policymaking through casestudies drawn primarily from the United States, Germany, and Japan. Among the policy instruments analyzed are eco-audits, voluntary agreements, tradable permits, green taxes, environmental impact assessments, and command and control regulations. Also examined are international regulatory arrangements to encourage sustainble forestry management practoces. Various evaluative criteria are applied to each case study, including environmental effeectiveness, economic and political efficiency, administrative efficacy, and technological innovation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental policy.
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environmental policy.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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Environmental policy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hatch, Michael T., 1945-
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| ISBN |
1423743792 |
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9781423743798 |
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0791463478 |
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9780791463475 |
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9780791483817 |
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0791483819 |
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