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Innovation In Environmental Policy?
Integrating the Environment for Sustainability

Edited by Andrew J. Jordan, Professor in Environmental Politics, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK and Andrea Lenschow, Professor in European Integration and Policy, Department of Social Science, University of Osnabrück, Germany
‘. . . a bank of internationally based case studies written by leading environmental experts.’
– The Environmentalist

‘The organisation of th[is] book is exemplary, particularly for an edited volume. . . [A]n impressive intellectual contribution to the understanding of EPI. . . I strongly recommend it to scholars and students. . . and, crucially, also to politicians and civil servants who have attempted (or half-attempted) the task of remedying the historical neglect of environmental issues.’
– Ian Bailey, Environment and Planning C

‘Good social science may not raise our spirits, but it should improve our policy understanding. Andrew Jordan and Andrea Lenschow have produced a volume that provides a subtle and empirically informed understanding of environmental policy integration, using a design that looks both at the full policy cycle and at cross-national comparisons.’
– From the foreword by Albert Weale FBA, University of Essex, UK

‘Policy coordination is normally studied in hierarchical and institutional terms. This volume demonstrates the power of an idea to function as a framework for coordination. It offers an innovative study of policy coordination, as well as a thorough study of environmental policy.’
– Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh, US

‘This book deals with a critical challenge facing modern governments: how to integrate environmental thinking into all policy areas. It provides fascinating insights into the progress made in realizing this objective and is a “must read” for anyone interested in understanding how far we have come, and how far we still have to go, in greening government for sustainable development.’
– James Meadowcroft, Carleton University, Canada

‘This collection brings together leading scholars in the field to explore the origins and applications of different instruments of environmental policy integration from a comparative perspective. This book is a must read for environmental policy practitioners and scholars with an interest in how environmental outcomes can and are being improved.’
– Miranda A. Schreurs, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Environmental Policy Integration (EPI) is an innovative policy principle designed to deliver sustainable development. This book offers an unrivalled exploration of its conceptualization and implementation, drawing upon a set of interlinked case studies of the most common implementing instruments and the varied experience of applying them in six OECD states and the EU. Written by a team of international experts, it identifies and explains broad patterns and dynamics in what is an important area of contemporary environmental policy analysis.

This insightful account of the state-of-the-art aims to offer a valuable resource for academics interested in environmental politics and policy analysis, as well as the broader, interdisciplinary theme of ’governance for sustainable development’. It will interest advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in comparative politics, public administration and environmental politics and policy-making. Given the continuing political relevance of sustainability, it should also appeal to NGOs, think tanks and international bodies attempting to coordinate policies across and within different levels of governance.
2008 384 pp Hardback 978 1 84720 490 5 £ 85.00 on-line discount £ 76.50
2009 384 pp Paperback 978 1 84844 706 6 £ 25.00 on-line discount £ 20.00
    This book is also available as an ebook 978 1 84844 506 2
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