{"product_id":"9781402002243","title":"Environment \u0026 Policy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEnvironment \u0026amp; Policy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eScoullos, M.J.; Vonkeman, Gerrit H.; Thornton, I.; Makuch, Z.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough this is a handbook for policy and regulation, the  major part of it is filled with data on the three heavy metals that  served as examples: mercury, cadmium and lead. Their stocks,  productions, prices, trade flows, uses and applications, recovery and  recycling, as well as their (eco)toxicological characteristics have  been collected and presented to their fullest extent. \u003cbr\u003e  In addition, they are thoroughly analysed for consistency, future  developments and trends and, of course, their consequences for  sustainable development and future policy and regulation. \u003cbr\u003e  The second part, on policy and regulation, begins with an extensive  and fundamental consideration on the characteristics of a sustainable  heavy metals policy, whereby innovative policy tools are developed. In  many aspects, these considerations are also valid for other metals and  even non-metallic persistent substances. \u003cbr\u003e  Addressing the European Union in particular, its policy-making  structure and practice are critically analysed, in order to develop  feasible and viable guidelines for long-, medium- and short-term EU  policy measures. \u003cbr\u003e  The results of this exercise are then applied to the three heavy  metals. In each of these three chapters, all existing EU measures are  presented in detail and confronted with better practices elsewhere,  resulting in many suggestions and recommendations for the future.   In the last chapter, the main conclusions and recommendations are  carefully summarised. Together with a very extended table of contents,  this makes the book easily accessible, in spite of its volume.   This Handbook is a must for policy-makers and administrators at all  levels, as well as for their counterparts in a wide variety of  industries. In addition, it is well-suited for environmental science  courses at academic or higher professional level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2001-12-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781402002243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-010-0403-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 525\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265559351436,"sku":"9781402002243","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781402002243.jpg?v=1770783759","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781402002243","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}