Environmental Principles and Policies

<p>Environmental Principles and Policies uses environmental and social principles to analyse the latest wave of economic-based and market-orientated environmental policies currently being adopted around the world. This book provides an in-depth examination of six key principles that have been incorporated into international treaties and the national laws of many countries:</p> <p>* ecological sustainability <br>* the polluter pays principle <br>* the precautionary principle <br>* equity <br>* human rights <br>* public participation</p> <p>These principles are then used to evaluate a range of policies including pollution charges emissions trading water markets biodiversity banks and tradable fishing rights.</p> <p>Environmental Principles and Policies is easily accessible using non-technical language throughout and - in what sets it apart from other books on environmental policy-making - it takes a critical and interdisciplinary approach. It does not set out policies in a descriptive or prescriptive way but analyses and evaluates policy options from a variety of perspectives. This enables readers to gain a thorough grasp of important principles and current policies as well as demonstrating how principles can be used to critically assess environmental policies.</p>