Managing Facts and Feelings in Environmental Governance
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Biographical note
Edited by Lorenzo Squintani, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, Jan Darpö, Faculty of Law, Uppsala University, Sweden, Luc Lavrysen, Department of European, Public and International Law, Ghent University, Belgium and Peter-Tobias Stoll, Jean Monnet Chair, Faculty of Law, Göttingen University, Germany<i>‘The book is a valuable contribution to current scholarship and practice in environmental law, and it is especially significant in inviting further studies on these issues.’</i>
- Anne Saab, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law,
<i>'This book enriches the existing literature on environmental law and policy by discussing the often underestimated influence of facts and feelings on policy decisions. Its scientific approach and the wide experience of the contributors have generated a full consideration of all facets of the problem, including the points of view of industry, environmentalists, scientists and judges. Participation problems, the precautionary principle, the innovation principle and the judges' problems of making decisions in cases of tensions between facts and feelings are discussed in detail. The book presents an innovative and thought-inspiring insight into the challenges and difficulties of environmental decision-making.'</i><br /> --Ludwig Krämer, Derecho y Medio Ambiente S.L., Spain
This timely and insightful book acknowledges the growing role of behavioural science in the determination of environmental policy, regulation and decision-making, providing astute guidance to decision-makers regarding how to balance the needs of public participation procedures and professional expertise. Its multidisciplinary approach provides new insights in the field of public participation, enabling further analysis of environmental psychology, equality law and fundamental rights and offers concrete guidance on how to approach natural science in court. Engaging with the role that the precautionary principle can play in balancing tensions between public and academic spheres, this book includes a state-of-the-art account of the precautionary approach under EU and International Law.
Combining law in action with academic approaches, this book is a must-read for scholars of environmental law, governance and regulation. It also offers valuable guidance for decision-makers and NGOs active in environmental protection, as well as environmental lawyers at national, European and international levels.