scholarly journals Integrating Planning and Environmental Protection: An Analysis of post-Brexit Regulatory Styles and Practitioner Attitudes in the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-590
Author(s):  
Richard Cowell ◽  
Geraint Ellis ◽  
Thomas Fischer ◽  
Tony Jackson ◽  
Thomas Muinzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Practitioner Attitudes ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Regulatory Styles

scholarly journals The effects of recent austerity on environmental protection decisions

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 1218-1234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Onyango ◽  
Paola Gazzola ◽  
Geoffrey Wood
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Environmental Decisions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Austerity Policy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish the evidence for, the why and how recent austerity policy atmosphere associated with the UK government affected environmental protection decisions within planning in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative analysis based on perspectives gathered via questionnaire survey targeted at stakeholders involved in planning in Scotland was undertaken. The questionnaire responses were analysed thematically, supplemented by using statistical tests of significance and variance to show how responses differed across participants. Findings The evidence showed that austerity policy atmosphere resulted in a pervasive neoliberal imperative of resuscitating the economy; whilst producing subtle and adverse effects on environmental decisions. This was best understood within a neo-Gramscian perspective of hegemony, borrowed from the field of political economy of states. Research limitations/implications The gathered views were constrained within unknown biases that the participants may have had; and because the case study approach was not equipped to generalise the results beyond the study, more research testing cause-effect between the austerity and selected environmental parameters is needed, from various contexts. Practical implications Decision-making frameworks should explicitly acknowledge the unique pressures during austerity periods; and contemplate resilient decision-making frameworks that can withstand the hegemonic tendencies which prioritise economic goals above environmental ones. Originality/value Whilst the area of austerity’s impacts on the environment remains poorly evidenced, empirically, this seminal paper uses robust analysis to establish how the austerity policy atmosphere affects environmental decisions. This is insight into what may be happening in other similar situations outside Scotland, raising concern as to whether and how we should approach the challenge of hegemonic ideas.

scholarly journals Trading deforestation - Why the legality of forest-risk commodities is insufficient

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago N. P. dos Reis ◽  
Vinicius Guidotti de Faria ◽  
Gabriela Russo Lopes ◽  
Gerd Sparovek ◽  
Chris West ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Consumer countries and blocs, including the UK and the EU, are defining legal measures to tackle deforestation linked to commodity imports, potentially requiring imported goods to comply with the relevant producer countries’ land-use laws. Nonetheless, this measure is insufficient to address global deforestation. Using Brazil’s example of a key exporter of forest-risk commodities, here we show that it has ~3.25 Mha of natural habitat (~152.8 million tons of CO2) at a high risk of legal deforestation until 2025. Additionally, the country’s legal framework is going through modifications to legalize agricultural production in illegally deforested areas. What was illegal may become legal shortly. Hence, a legality criterion adopted by consumer countries is insufficient to protect forests and other ecosystems and may worsen deforestation and conversion risks by incentivizing the weakening of social-environmental protection by producer countries.

scholarly journals An overview of forest management and change with respect to environmental protection in the UK

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Farmer ◽  
T. R. Nisbet
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Sustainable Forestry ◽  
Forest Planning ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
The Uk

Abstract. This paper overviews changes in forest management in the UK with respect to environmental protection. The evolution of policy is explained from historical and sustainability perspectives and covers developments in forest planning, accreditation, devolution and future challenges and opportunities. Keywords: forest management, best practice, sustainable forestry, environmental protection, land use change

scholarly journals Back to Square One: Revisiting How We Analyse the Right of Access to Environmental Information

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-485
Author(s):  
Sean Whittaker ◽  
Jonathan Mendel ◽  
Colin T Reid
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Aarhus Convention ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Right ◽  
Right Of Access

Abstract The right of access to environmental information has become a key aspect of contemporary efforts to promote environmental governance in the UK. The right is enshrined in international law through the Aarhus Convention which, alongside other legal developments, has influenced how academics analyse the right in the UK. How research into the right has been conducted is significant because it has led to gaps in how we understand the right and undermines environmental protection efforts. This article identifies and critiques the common analytical trends used to analyse the right of access to environmental information in the UK. The article considers two of these trends, examining their negative impact and the role of the Aarhus Convention in creating these trends. The article concludes by discussing the need to critically engage with these knowledge gaps to improve how the right is guaranteed and, ultimately, the implementation of environmental protection efforts.

scholarly journals EU environmental law and policy post-Brexit: models for engagement between the EU27 and the UK

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-346
Author(s):  
Roderic O'Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Member States ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Environmental Law And Policy

The UK’s departure from the EU will have significant impact on the existing EU environmental protection regimes. This article examines the possible options for the new relationship between the EU27 and the UK and how the environment might be protected under this. This is done through an analysis of how environmental law is dealt with under the EU’s existing relationship models with non-member states. These models are examined in conjunction with the negotiating lines that have been set down by both the UK and EU to see which is most politically feasible, and what impact it will have on how the EU protects the environment.

5. International law and environmental protection

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Bell ◽  
Donald McGillivray ◽  
Ole W. Pedersen ◽  
Emma Lees ◽  
Elen Stokes
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Domestic Law

This chapter describes the development, scope, and application of international environmental law, which has expanded significantly since the late 1960s. The focus is on international treaties relating to environmental protection. The chapter is restricted to discussing public, rather than private, international law—that is, the law between states, rather than the conflict of legal systems. International law has often been regarded as something rather closer to international relations due to the fact that there is no single body with the power to make and enforce law against states, companies, or individuals effectively. In the UK, international law does not necessarily have a direct impact on domestic law or on individuals. Treaties need to be given effect to through national legislation and are concerned with the action of states, not individuals within states—with some notable exceptions, such as the law on war crimes.

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