Bohne The Quest for Environmental Regulatory Integration in the European Union

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control, Environmental Impact Assessment and Major Accident Prevention
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-411-5597-9
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 660 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Comparative Environmental Law and Policy Series Set

It is a commonplace that pollution knows no borders, and that environmental

law must allow for cross-border implementation. The European Union specifies

this principle in EC directives on integrated pollution prevention and control

(IPPC), on environmental impact assessment (EIA), and on the control of major

accident hazards involving dangerous substances (Seveso II). This is the first

book to investigate from both empirical and normative perspectives the

effectiveness of these directives at the national level. It provides by far

the most extensive comparative analysis and evaluation of the industrial

permitting and inspections, EIA, and major accident prevention in the EU.

Offering an in-depth study of the transposition and implementation of EC

environmental directives in eight EU member states (Denmark, France, Germany,

Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), the author who

has played a significant role in the formulation of environmental legislation

and regulation at both the national (German) and EU levels¿provides a stable

base for an assessment of the benefits and costs of the integrated approach to

environmental protection. Among the factors considered are the following:

key features of national constitutional, administra¬tive, and judicial systems

which provide the framework for environ¬mental regulations and their

implementation in the eight countries under study;

procedures and substantive requirements transposing the IPPC, EIA and Seveso

II directives into national laws; and

evaluation of national deficiencies and the extent of muddling through.

The empirical part of Dr Bohne's analysis draws on 138 expert interviews with

public and private actors, a survey of 178 public authorities, and document

analyses of selected industrial permits and environmental impact statements.

His comparative analysis of procedural, organizational, and substantive

integration makes it possible to identify and compare national accomplishments

in regulatory integration, and offers new insights into the effectiveness and

limits of EC law. The study concludes with a discussion of the implications of

the findings for European governance and better regulation after the

enlargement of the EU.

This thoroughly researched, rigorous, and insightful study will be of great

interest and value to policymakers, regulators, business people, environmental

NGOs, consultants, and lawyers, as well as to students of environmental

policies and European governance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bohne, Eberhard

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Umweltrecht allg., Technikrecht, Immissionsschutzrecht