Capacity Building in National Environmental Policy

A Comparative Study of 17 Countries

Helmut Weidner, Martin Jänicke (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XI, 448 Seiten

2002 | 2002
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-43158-9 (ISBN)

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This book is the second collection of systematic case studies describing national environmental policies in 17 countries in terms of capacity building (see Appen dix). The OECD defines environmental capacity building as "a society's ability to identify and solve environmental problems. " While various institutions, including UNEP, FAO, World Bank and OECD, have hitherto used the terms environmental capacity and capacity building almost exclusively with reference to developing countries, we have extended the concepts to industrialized countries, as well. The first collection, edited by Martin Janicke, Helge Joergens (both Free University Berlin) and Helmut Weidner (Social Science Research Center Berlin), was pub lished in 1997 under the title "National Environmental Policies - A Comparative Study of Capacity-Building" (Berlin, etc. : Springer Verlag). It included 13 studies of countries. As in the first volume, chapter I presents the conceptual framework underlying the national case studies. It is a slightly shorter version of the corresponding chap ter in volume I. The design of all case studies in the two volumes is largely con gruent with this conceptual framework. Although the various sections of the stud ies do not always have identical titles and subtitles, the central elements of the capacity-building approach have been applied in all cases.

Professor Dr. Martin Jänicke ist Leiter der Forschungsstelle für Umweltpolitik am Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft der FU Berlin und Mitgleid im Rat von Sachverständigen für Umweltfragen.

The Political System's Capacity for Environmental Policy: The Framework for Comparison.- Environmental Capacity Building in Australia.- Austria: An "Eco-land"?.- Brazil.- Environmental Protection Capacity in Post-Communist Bulgaria.- Canada.- National Environmental Policies: Costa Rica.- The Czech Republic.- Environmental Capacity Building in France.- Hungary.- Environmental Capacity-Building: India's Democratic Politics and Environmental Management.- Italy.- Morocco.- Environmental Capacity in Mexico: An Assessment.- New Zealand.- Environmental Policy in Poland.- Taiwan.- Environmental Capacity Building in Vietnam.- Summary: Environmental Capacity Building in a Converging World.- Acronyms.- Appendix: Country Studies and Authors Included in Volume 1.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.3.2002
Mitarbeit	Assistent: H. Jörgens
Zusatzinfo	XI, 448 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	776 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
Schlagworte	Capacity Development • Development • Environment • Environmental change • Environmental Management • Environmental Policy • Environmental politics • environmental protection • Environmental Sciences • Global Environmental Change • globale Umweltveränderungen • Innovation • sustainable development • Umweltpolitik • Umweltschutz
ISBN-10	3-540-43158-6 / 3540431586
ISBN-13	978-3-540-43158-9 / 9783540431589
Zustand	Neuware