Developments in Environmental Regulation Risk based regulation in the UK and Europe /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Foreman, Jon (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Environmental Policy and Regulation
• Subjects: Environmental policy.; Environmental management.; Environmental law.; Environmental geography.; Environmental Policy.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Environmental Geography.; Environmental Politics.

This book provides a critical examination of contemporary approaches to environmental regulation in the UK and the European Union. It also explores how regulation has evolved in response to a number of factors, including industrial development and improved scientific knowledge, while considering the...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to Environmental Regulation and Practice in the UK and Europe
• 2. Environmental Regulation and Growth - Impact on Sustainable Growth
• 3. Better Regulation Initiatives
• 4. Steps Towards Radically Smarter Regulation in the UK (2012 - 2017)
• 5. The Sector Based Approach and Partnerships - Regulatory Interventions to Reduce Risk and Promote Compliance
• 6. Implementing the Industrial Emissions Directive - The UK Environmental Permitting Regime for High Risk Activities
• 7. Environmental Regulation for High Risk Materials and Hazardous Wastes
• 8. Environmental Risk Management and Assurance
• 9. The Impact of the UK Leaving the EU - Summary and Forward Look on Environmental Regulation.