Better by design: Rethinking interventions for better environmental regulation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 488-499

  Taylor, C M ^a   Pollard, S J T ^a   Angus, A J ^b   Rocks, S A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Instrument selection; Policy innovation; Regulation; Risk

Indexed keywords

BETTER REGULATION; DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT , FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOME; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY PROBLEM; REGULATION;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INSTRUMENTS; RISKS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION); TYPOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873685395     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.073     Document Type: Article

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