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Co-Operative Environmental Governance
Pieter . Ed(S): Glasbergen
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Description for Co-Operative Environmental Governance
Hardback. When co-operation is embedded in environmental policy, it becomes a means to achieve the environmental objectives of the state. This volume explores this option in environmental governance: the nature of the approach, the preconditions and its chances of success. It analyzes theoretical issues and practical experiences in a number of countries. Editor(s): Glasbergen, Pieter. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
New philosophies of environmental management are being put to the test in many countries.· New ideas are needed to replace or at least flank the old command and control approach, which has lost its credibility. One of the most interesting new avenues is co-operative environmental management, whereby public and private parties work together to tackle a problem. It is interesting because it seems to be well suited to handling complex environmental problems. This kind of management makes use of the policy instrument known as the Environmental Agreement. That tool is geared to the development of sustainable procedures for working out ... Read more
New philosophies of environmental management are being put to the test in many countries.· New ideas are needed to replace or at least flank the old command and control approach, which has lost its credibility. One of the most interesting new avenues is co-operative environmental management, whereby public and private parties work together to tackle a problem. It is interesting because it seems to be well suited to handling complex environmental problems. This kind of management makes use of the policy instrument known as the Environmental Agreement. That tool is geared to the development of sustainable procedures for working out ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
Series
Environment & Policy
Number of Pages
295
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792351481
SKU
V9780792351481
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Co-Operative Environmental Governance
`...Co-operative Environmental Governance provides a useful appraisal of the merits and limitations of existing partnerships and agreements. It deserves to be read widely and fills an important niche at a critical time when there is a great deal of interest in market-friendly, co-operative solutions to environmental problems.' Environmental Politics, 9:2 (2000) ... Read more