Emerging Governance of a Green Economy

Cases of European Implementation

Jenny M. Fairbrass, Nicholas Vasilakos

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781108490436
• eBook ISBN:
  9781108800242
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Environmental Law
• Index: Law

The idea of building an economy which supports sustainable development without degrading the environment has been widely debated and broadly embraced by politicians, civil servants, the media, academics and the public alike for several decades. This book explores the measures being trialled at various levels of governance in the European region to reduce the adverse impacts of human behaviour on the environment whilst simultaneously addressing society's economic and social needs as part of the intended shift towards a 'green' economy. It includes European case studies that scrutinise the efforts being undertaken at sub-national, national and regional tiers of governance to facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy. This book will be of interest to graduate students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers working in environmental governance, European studies, environmental studies, political science, and management studies.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Book Synopsis
• Acknowledgements
• List of Abbreviations
• 1 The Green Economy: Setting Out the Agenda
• 2 The Green Economy: Changing Meanings in a Changing World
• 3 The Green Economy as Good Governance: The Right Thing to Do?
• 4 On the Verge of a Second Revolution in the European Union's Utilities Market for Energy Production?: The Role of Social Enterprises
• 5 'Great Expectations': The Green Economy Discourse and Practice in Romania
• 6 Overcoming Structural Disadvantages with Local Green Economies?: The Case of Two Maritime Cities
• 7 Shifting Models of Energy Companies towards Green Economy in Europe
• 8 Carbon Calculation and the Urban Green Economic Opportunity
• 9 The Green Economy: Key Lessons and the Way Forward
• Index