IEEP newsletter - spring 2010
Launching the Manual of European Environmental Policy
Over the last six months IEEP experts have been busy updating, revising and rewriting the text for the new launch of our flagship publication the Manual of European Environmental Policy. This task has now been successfully completed, under new editor Andrew Farmer, and the Manual will be published online from June by the UK publishers Earthscan. We are confident that the Manual’s new format will make it even more useful to readers from the EU Member States and beyond. The fundamental objective of the Manual, however, remains the same: to be the most systematic, reliable and comprehensive source of information on EU environmental policy. It is a consolidation of information and intelligence gathered from work across the Institute and acts as a collective history of EU environmental policy.
Building on the original Manual of Environmental Policy: The EU and Britain, which was first published in 1992 and edited by Nigel Haigh, the new Manual has been restructured and refocused to give it a broader pan-European perspective. In addition, it will be available in a new online format with enhanced search functions, as well as continuing in print format. The text also provides links to all relevant EU texts as well as new analysis of important cases brought to the European Court of Justice and key implementation issues. The chapters include an introduction to the European institutions, policy processes and instruments used in environmental policy making; information on over 500 Directives, Decisions and Regulations; an analysis of the relationship between environmental policy and other EU policy fields; and a summary of forthcoming policy measures as well as a comprehensive index of environmental legislation.
The Manual is an essential guide for those who need to keep up with European environmental policy. We hope that you like the idea of an improved online Manual!
For more details, including how to subscribe, please visit: www.earthscan.co.uk/meep or contact Camilla Adelle