It is a commonplace that pollution knows no borders, and that environmental law must allow for cross-border implementation. The European Union specifies this principle in EC directives on integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC), on environmental impact assessment (EIA), and on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances (Seveso II). This is the first book to investigate - from both empirical and normative perspectives - the effectiveness of these directives at the national level. It provides by far the most extensive comparative analysis and evaluation of the industrial permitting and inspections, EIA, and major accident prevention in the EU. Offering an in-depth study of the transposition and implementation of EC environmental directives in eight EU member states (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), the author - who has played a significant role in the formulation of environmental legislation and regulation at both the national (German) and EU levels - provides a stable base for an assessment of the benefits and costs of the integrated approach to environmental protection. Among the factors considered are the following: key features of national constitutional, administrative, and judicial systems which provide the framework for environmental regulations and their implementation in the eight countries under study; procedures and substantive requirements transposing the IPPC, EIA and Seveso II directives into national laws; and, evaluation of national deficiencies and the extent of "muddling through." The empirical part of Dr. Bohne's analysis draws on 138 expert interviews with public and private actors, a survey of 178 public authorities, and document analyses of selected industrial permits and environmental impact statements. His comparative analysis of procedural, organizational, and substantive integration makes it possible to identify and compare national accomplishments in regulatory integration, and offers new insights into the effectiveness and limits of EC law. The study concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for European governance and better regulation after the enlargement of the EU. This thoroughly researched, rigorous, and insightful study will be of great interest and value to policymakers, regulators, business people, environmental NGOs, consultants, and lawyers, as well as to students of environmental policies and European governance.

Das Lehrbuch enthält den Besonderen Teil der Verwaltungswissenschaft und knüpft an Bd. 1 mit dem Allgemeinen Teil an. Das Lehrbuch gibt einen systematischen, interdisziplinären Überblick über Aufgaben, Handlungsformen und Organisation, den Öffentlichen Dienst sowie über das Finanz- und Haushaltswesen der öffentlichen Verwaltung in Deutschland. Ausgehend von dem Rollenverhältnis des Bürgers gegenüber der öffentlichen Verwaltung, stellt das Lehrbuch die Haupttypen der öffentlichen Verwaltung dar – Polizei und Ordnungsverwaltung, Wirtschaftsaufsicht, Umweltaufsicht, Leistungsverwaltung, Infrastrukturverwaltung und Ko-Produktion öffentlicher Leistungen durch Bürger und öffentliche Verwaltung. Die Darstellung verbindet eine ökonomische, politische und rechtliche Perspektive. Bd. 1 und 2 bilden zusammen ein umfassendes, systematisches Kompendium der Verwaltungswissenschaft für Studium, Lehre und Praxis.

Das Buch bietet eine Einführung in die Verwaltungswissenschaft. Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende aller Fachrichtungen, die sich mit Problemen der öffentlichen Verwaltung befassen, sowie an alle Angehörigen von Verwaltungsberufen innerhalb und außerhalb des öffentlichen Dienstes.

Die Referate und Diskussionen des Sammelbandes geben einen Einblick in die Dynamik der Entwicklungen in der Praxis und zeigen Loesungsmoeglichkeiten fur die kommunale Selbstverwaltung auf.

The contributions of this volume are based on the colloquium "Repositioning Europe and America for Growth: The Role of Governments and Private Actors in Key Policy Areas," held by the Transatlantic Policy Consortium. The 16 provocative papers analyze and compare approaches of collaborative governance, co-production, and traditional command and control to current policy issues in key policy areas. The volume provides a unique insight into these problems from a European and US perspective.

The first volume of the new Transatlantic Public Policy Series comprises contributions by members of the Transatlantic Policy Consortium (TPC). Earlier versions of the papers published in this volume have been presented and discussed at the TPC Colloquium in Speyer, Germany, in June 2003 on the theme of Liberalization and Democratic Governance. They centre around subthemes which are critical on both sides of the Atlantic: the role of the state with social and economic actors, policy development and regulatory challenges to the state and the changing nature of democratic institutions and participation. Some contributions represent updated versions of papers originally prepared for the TPC Colloquium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/USA, in September 2001 on public service ethics at both national and international levels. The earlier publication of these papers fell victim to the terrorist attacks of that time. The volume provides a unique insight into European and US-American public policy issues and thinking.