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Environmental concerns have pushed the decarbonisation of the
European economy high on the EU political agenda. This has renewed
old debates about the role of nuclear energy in the European
economy and society that gravitate around the issues of nuclear
safety and radioactive waste management (RWM). RWM carries many
elements of technical complexity, scientific uncertainty and social
value, which makes policy decisions highly controversial. Public
participation is usually believed to improve these decisions, ease
their implementation by solving substantial conflicts, and enhance
trust and social acceptance. Drawing upon sources including Euratom
and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, the author offers a detailed
overview of public involvement in RWM in the EU, analysing the
implementation of national policies through official programmes and
the views of stakeholders from all Member States. This book
highlights the key successes and challenges in the quest for
greater participation in RWM, and extrapolates insights for other
contested energy infrastructures and controversies in land use.
This book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and
practitioners with an interest in radioactive waste management,
energy policy, and EU environmental politics and policy.
Environmental concerns have pushed the decarbonisation of the
European economy high on the EU political agenda. This has renewed
old debates about the role of nuclear energy in the European
economy and society that gravitate around the issues of nuclear
safety and radioactive waste management (RWM). RWM carries many
elements of technical complexity, scientific uncertainty and social
value, which makes policy decisions highly controversial. Public
participation is usually believed to improve these decisions, ease
their implementation by solving substantial conflicts, and enhance
trust and social acceptance. Drawing upon sources including Euratom
and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, the author offers a detailed
overview of public involvement in RWM in the EU, analysing the
implementation of national policies through official programmes and
the views of stakeholders from all Member States. This book
highlights the key successes and challenges in the quest for
greater participation in RWM, and extrapolates insights for other
contested energy infrastructures and controversies in land use.
This book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and
practitioners with an interest in radioactive waste management,
energy policy, and EU environmental politics and policy.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the
United Nations, more than 80% of world's fish stocks are fully
exploited, over-exploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion.
Although several international agreements have promoted more
responsible fisheries, coastal states have usually maintained
national policies that enable higher harvest levels rather than
greater conservation of fish stocks, and international agreements
for more responsible fisheries have generally experienced a weak
domestic implementation. Among the major coastal fishing states,
China constitutes the largest fish producer and main exporter in
the world, and therefore presents a fascinating case-study for the
domestic implementation of international fisheries agreements. This
book investigates the degree to which China has complied with the
international agreements it has signed, and asks why it is failing
to meet expectations. Crucially, it calls for greater emphasis on
the political, rather than technical, issues involved in the
implementation of international regimes. In turn, it examines how
understanding the case of China can help us to develop solutions
for improved international compliance in the future. Providing an
improved understanding of the implementation of international
regimes, alongside an in-depth study of China's political system,
policy-making and compliance, this book will be of great interest
to students and scholars of Chinese studies, international
relations, public policy, and international law and environmental
studies. It will also be useful for policy makers working in the
fields of environmental regulation and fisheries management.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the
United Nations, more than 80% of world's fish stocks are fully
exploited, over-exploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion.
Although several international agreements have promoted more
responsible fisheries, coastal states have usually maintained
national policies that enable higher harvest levels rather than
greater conservation of fish stocks, and international agreements
for more responsible fisheries have generally experienced a weak
domestic implementation. Among the major coastal fishing states,
China constitutes the largest fish producer and main exporter in
the world, and therefore presents a fascinating case-study for the
domestic implementation of international fisheries agreements. This
book investigates the degree to which China has complied with the
international agreements it has signed, and asks why it is failing
to meet expectations. Crucially, it calls for greater emphasis on
the political, rather than technical, issues involved in the
implementation of international regimes. In turn, it examines how
understanding the case of China can help us to develop solutions
for improved international compliance in the future. Providing an
improved understanding of the implementation of international
regimes, alongside an in-depth study of China's political system,
policy-making and compliance, this book will be of great interest
to students and scholars of Chinese studies, international
relations, public policy, and international law and environmental
studies. It will also be useful for policy makers working in the
fields of environmental regulation and fisheries management.
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