Industrial transformation :: environmental policy innovation in the United States and Europe /

The United States and European countries are experimenting with a new generation of policy approaches for combating environmental degradation. Industrial Transformation evaluates the effectiveness of twelve innovative voluntary, collaborative, and information-based programs, focusing particularly on...

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Weitere Verfasser: Bruijn, Theo J. N. M. de, Norberg-Bohm, Vicki
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2005.
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Zusammenfassung:The United States and European countries are experimenting with a new generation of policy approaches for combating environmental degradation. Industrial Transformation evaluates the effectiveness of twelve innovative voluntary, collaborative, and information-based programs, focusing particularly on the effectiveness of these programs in bringing about industrial transformation--changes in production and consumption structures that will help move their societies toward environmental sustainability. The twelve programs analyzed have the potential to create incentives for industry leadership, stimulate beyond-compliance behavior, address environmental degradation not currently regulated, and encourage innovative solutions by involving a wide range of stakeholders. The programs--six in the United States and six in Europe--include Energy Star product labeling in the United States, R & D collaboration in US Department of Energy programs, the US Toxic Release Inventories, the EU's Eco-Audit Regulation in the UK, the Dutch Target Group Policy, and the German End-of-Life Vehicles Program. The comparative analysis of the twelve programs proves that these new approaches are not a panacea for industrial transformation. Taken together, the cases provide a range of experience from which to draw lessons for future policy design.
Beschreibung:"The papers included were first presented at a workshop at the Kennedy School of Harvard University in the spring of 2001"-
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 408 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780262269391
0262269392
1423726588
9781423726586
0262042282
9780262042284