EnvStud 673 – ENVIRONMENTALAGREEMENTS - Environmental Effectiveness
Content:
Environmental Agreements are relatively recent in the policy arena so the available literature on the subject is scarce and consists mainly of theoretical studies with very little on the practical application of these instruments. In order to fill this gap this course examines six Agreements covering various countries and environmental issues, and tries to evaluate their environmental effectiveness. Given the growing enthusiasm for this instrument, and in particular the support it has gained from industry, it is important to make a joint effort to improve the design and implementation of Environmental Agreements in order to make it possible to monitor and assess their effectiveness vis-à-vis other policy tools.
Course Lecturer: Gerhard Berchtold, PhD
ECTS credits: 6
Coursebook:
ENVIRONMENTAL
AGREEMENTS
Environmental Effectiveness
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Environmental Agreements are relatively recent in the policy arena so the available literature on the subject is scarce and consists mainly of theoretical studies with very little on the practical application of these instruments. In order to fill this gap this report examines 6 Agreements covering various countries and environmental issues, and tries to evaluate their environmental effectiveness. The report also includes a synthesis of a survey on Environmental Agreements undertaken by the European Commission during 1996 which shows that over 300 Environmental Agreements, are currently recognised by national authorities of the countries of the European Union. Given the growing enthusiasm for this instrument, and in particular the support it has gained from industry, it is important to make a joint effort to improve the design and implementation of Environmental Agreements in order to make it possible to monitor and assess their effectiveness vis-à-vis other policy tools.
- Teacher: Gerhard Berchtold
- Teacher: Peter Hodecek