Industrial Transformation Environmental Policy Innovation in the United States and Europe

Name: Industrial Transformation Environmental Policy Innovation in the United States and Europe
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ISBN: 9780262042284

ISBN-10: 0262042282

ISBN-13: 9780262042284

Edition: 2005

Authors: Theo de Bruijn, Vicki Norberg-Bohm

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The United States and European countries are experimenting with a new generation of policy approaches for combating environmental degradation. Industrial Transformationevaluates 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,…

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List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 6/24/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 376
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Theo de Bruijn is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Clean Technology and Environmental Policy at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.

The late Vicki Norberg-Bohm was Director of the Energy Technology Innovation Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.



About the Authors


A Word to Readers



Introduction: Toward a New Paradigm for the Transition to a Sustainable Industrial Society?




Industry Sector Approaches



Dutch Target Group Policy




Building Sector-Based Consensus: A Review of the US EPA's Common Sense Initiative




Voluntary Approaches in Waste Management: The Case of the German ELV Program




Dynamics of Voluntary Product Labeling Programs: An Energy Star Case Study




Reaching Environmental Goals through R&D Collaboration: Lessons from the US Department of Energy Programs for Gas Turbines and Solar Photovoltaics




Cleaner Technology in Denmark: Support Measures and Regulatory Efforts




Firm-Level Approaches



The Dutch Policy Program on Environmental Management: Policy Implementation in Networks




Voluntary Regulation and Industrial Capacities for Environmental Improvement: The Case of the EU Eco-Audit Regulation (EMAS) in the United Kingdom




Tiered Environmental Regulation: Lessons from the StarTrack Program




Cooperative Environmental Regulation: Examining Project XL




Disclosure of Toxic Releases in the United States




Corporate Environmental Reporting in Norway: Beyond Emission Control?




Conclusions: Lessons for the Design and Use of Voluntary, Collaborative, and Information-Based Approaches to Environmental Policy