This book looks at environmental governance in both Asia and Europe and
offers a comparative analysis of the two regions in order to provide a better
understanding of the concept of ‘environmental governance’ and its status in
Europe and Asia. The book assesses the legislative, institutional and participatory
mechanisms which affect the overall development of environmental
governance, and analyses current issues, concerns and strategies in respect of
environmental governance at the local, national and international levels.
The rapid changes in economic, social and political life have had an enormous
impact on Asia’s ecosystems and resources. Asian countries, in the name of
economic development, are following the same environmentally destructive
path their European counterparts followed in the past. The key to the
environmental future of these two regions lies in the evolution of the character
of governance – the ensemble of social ethics, public policies and institutions
which structure how state actors and civil society interact with the
environment.
This book will be valuable to scholars and students of environmental law,
environmental politics, EU and Asian studies, public policy, and to decisionmakers
and policy analysts.