Environmental Policy Integration in Practice - 9781844078158

Taylor & Francis

Environmental Policy Integration in PracticeShaping Institutions for Learning\nAuthor(s): Mans Nilsson, Katarina Eckerberg\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781844078158, 978-1844078158\nSynopsis\nEnvironmental values and concerns are meant to be reflected through environmental policy, which is then integrated into mainstream economic and social policy that serves to govern society and the economy in different sectors. Yet effective environmental policy integration has proved to be very difficult in practice and it remains largely an elusive aspiration. \n\nThis groundbreaking volume presents the first ever detailed examination of EPI at the national policy level, focusing on the key sectors of energy and agriculture within Sweden, a country that is widely recognized as a front runner in environmental management. The authors deconstruct EPI, look at what it means in policy formation and examine how environmental.