Negotiating Environmental Agreements in Europe: Critical Factors for Success

by Marc De Clercq

Overview

This book aims to further advance analysis on Negotiated Environmental Agreements (NEAs) in a multi-disciplinary and co-ordinated way. The authors advocate increased use of NEAs as policy instruments to deal with environmental problems.

The book analyses, both theoretically and through the example of existing European agreements, the critical factors that can influence the performance of a negotiated environmental agreement. Negotiating Environmental Agreements in Europe contains 12 case studies analysing 12 different negotiated agreements in European countries. These are analysed comparatively in order to examine to what extent the different hypotheses postulated in the book are valid.

Policymakers, environmental economists and researchers as well as NGOs and representatives of industries affected by NEAs will all find this book of immense interest and worth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840647174
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	07/28/2002
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Edited by Marc De Clercq, Professor, Centre for Environmental Economics and Environmental Management, Ghent, Belgium

Table of Contents

Contents: Part I: Theoretical Reflections on Negotiated Agreements 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Reflections on the Proliferation of Negotiated Agreements Part II: Twelve Case Studies on European Negotiated Agreements 3. Self-Commitment on the Collection and Recovery of Spent Batteries and the Reduction of Mercury Content in Batteries 4. The Voluntary Pledge Regarding the Environmentally Sound Management of End-of-Life Vehicles 5. The Belgian Agreement upon the Collection and Recycling of Batteries 6. Agreements on the Use of CFCs in France 7. The Agreement on the Quality of Gasoline in Italy 8. The Eco-Emballages Case Study: Domestic Packaging Waste in France 9. The UK Farm Films Producers Group 10. The Disposal of White and Brown Goods 11. The Energy Efficiency Agreement with the UK Chemical Industries Association 12. Covenant Regulating the Reduction of Sulphur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxide Emissions by the Power Generation Industry 13. The Belgian Electricity Agreement 14. The Province of Vicenza Negotiated Agreements Part III: Bringing Theory and Practice Together: An Evaluation of the Studied Agreements 15. Comparative Evaluation of the Case Studies 16. General Conclusions and Policy Recommendations Index

Editorial Reviews

The result of the European Commission sponsored project "Negotiated Environmental Agreements: Policy Lessons to be Learned from a Comparative Case Study," this volume focuses on the use of negotiated agreements between public authorities and industry as a policy instrument to deal with environmental problems. Sixteen chapters, presented by De Clercq (Centre for Environmental Economics and Environmental Management in Ghent, Belgium), explore background theory, the characteristics of negotiated agreements, their performance, and institutional and economic factors that influence performance. Twelve case studies from Belgium, France, Italy, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom are presented and then cross- compared. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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