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Environmental Policy Integration (EPI) is an innovative policy principle designed to deliver sustainable development.This book offers an unrivalled exploration of its conceptualisation and implementation, drawing upon a set of interlinked case studies of the most common implementing instruments and the varied experience of applying them in six OECD states and the EU. Written by a team of international experts, it identifies and explains broad patterns and dynamics in what is an important area of contemporary environmental policy analysis.
This insightful account of the state-of-the-art aims to offer a valuable resource for academics interested in environmental politics and policy analysis, as well as the broader, interdisciplinary theme of 'governance for sustainable development'. It will interest advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in comparative politics, public administration and environmental politics and policy-making. Given the continuing political relevance of sustainability, it should also appeal to NGOs, think tanks and international bodies attempting to coordinate policies across and within different levels of governance.
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Contents: Foreword by Albert Weale Preface PART I: THE CONCEPTUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT 1. Integrating the Environment for Sustainable Development: An Introduction Andrew Jordan and Andrea Lenschow 2. Instruments for Environmental Policy Integration in 30 OECD Countries Klaus Jacob, Axel Volkery and Andrea Lenschow PART II: THE TOOLBOX OF IMPLEMENTING INSTRUMENTS 3. Administrative Instruments Adriaan Schout and Andrew Jordan 4. Green Budgeting David Wilkinson, David Benson and Andrew Jordan 5. Sustainable Development Strategies Reinhard Steurer 6. Policy Appraisal Julia Hertin, Klaus Jacob and Axel Volkery 7. Strategic Environmental Assessment Olivia Bina PART III: NATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND PROSPECTS 8. The European Union Andrew Jordan, Adriaan Schout and Martin Unfried 9. Germany Rudiger K. Wurzel 10. Norway William M. Lafferty, Olav Mosvold Larsen and Audun Ruud 11. Sweden Mans Nilsson and A...sa Persson 12. The United Kingdom Duncan Russel and Andrew Jordan 13. The United States of America John Hoornbeek 14. Australia Andrew Ross PART IV: COMPARATIVE CONCLUSIONS 15. Environmental Policy Integration: An Innovation in Environmental Policy? Andrew Jordan and Andrea Lenschow Index
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Edited By: Andrew J Jordan and Andrea Lenschow
384 pages
'Good social science may not raise our spirits, but it should improve our policy understanding. Andrew Jordan and Andrea Lenschow have produced a volume that provides a subtle and empirically informed understanding of environmental policy integration, using a design that looks both at the full policy cycle and at cross-national comparisons.' - From the foreword by Albert Weale FBA, University of Essex, UK 'Policy coordination is normally studied in hierarchical and institutional terms. This volume demonstrates the power of an idea to function as a framework for coordination. It offers an innovative study of policy coordination, as well as a thorough study of environmental policy.' - Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh, US 'This book deals with a critical challenge facing modern governments: how to integrate environmental thinking into all policy areas. It provides fascinating insights into the progress made in realizing this objective and is a must readA" for anyone interested in understanding how far we have come, and how far we still have to go, in greening government for sustainable development.' - James Meadowcroft, Carleton University, Canada 'This collection brings together leading scholars in the field to explore the origins and applications of different instruments of environmental policy integration from a comparative perspective. This book is a must read for environmental policy practitioners and scholars with an interest in how environmental outcomes can and are being improved.' - Miranda A. Schreurs, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany