Product policy in Europe : new environmental perspectives
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Product policy in Europe : new environmental perspectives
(Environment & policy, v. 7)
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Final report prepared within the project 'Product policy in support of environmental policy'."
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Product Policy in Europe: New Environmental Perspectives presents an overview and assessment of a relatively new area of environmental policy in Europe. Whereas the more `traditional' environment policy mainly deals with individual emissions, waste and substances, product policy is a more comprehensive approach addressing the environmental impacts of products during their whole life cycle. The study reviews the current state of affairs and the prospects for product policy in the EU and Switzerland. It shows the relationship with other areas of environmental policy and the potential role of new instruments and approaches. Four case studies (on paint, batteries, public procurement and eco-labelling) illustrate the barriers and opportunities of product policy.
Environmental policy makers and policy analysts will find useful information and recommendations in this book. It is also written for those who have a professional interest in reducing the environmental impact of products, including marketing managers, product developers, procurement officers and staff members of environmental and consumer organisations, standardisation and certification institutions, etc.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Conceptual Framework and Theoretical Background of Product Policy.- 3 The Product Policy Quadrangle.- 4 Product Policy in Practice: Four Case Studies.- 5 Assessment, Applicability and Improvability of Product Policy.- 6 Product Policy in Europe: Experiences, Trends and International Trade Aspects.- 7 Product Management: Trends and Prospects.- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations.- 1 Introduction.- 1.1 The Need for a Product-Oriented Approach in Environmental Policy.- 1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Study.- 1.3 Outline of this Book.- 2 Conceptual Framework and Theoretical Background of Product Policy.- 2.1 The Relationship between Ecosphere and Technosphere.- 2.2 Internalizing the External Costs of Products.- 2.3 History of the Development of Product Policy.- 2.4 Product Policy in Relation to Other Approaches of Environmental Policy.- 2.5 Characteristics of Product Policy.- 2.6 Relationship between Policy Making and Actors.- 2.7 Conclusions.- 3 The Product Policy Quadrangle.- 3.1 Objectives.- 3.2 Instruments.- 3.3 Actors.- 3.4 Products.- 3.5 Interrelationship Between the Four Corners of the Product Policy Quadrangle.- 4 Product Policy in Practice: Four Case Studies.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Paints.- 4.3 Batteries.- 4.4 Public Procurement.- 4.5 Eco-labelling.- 5 Assessment, Applicability and Improvability of Product Policy.- 5.1 Policy Objectives: Attitudes, Appropriateness and Interrelationship.- 5.2 The Assessment of Product Policy Instruments.- 5.3 The Application of Product Policy Instruments.- 6 Product Policy in Europe: Experiences, Trends and International Trade Aspects.- 6.1 Experiences in European Union Member States.- 6.2 Trends Within European Product Policy.- 6.3 Product Policy and International Trade.- 7 Product Management:Trends and Prospects.- 7.1 From Product Policy to Product Management: New Trends.- 7.2 The Actors and Their New Roles.- 7.3 Co-operative Behaviour Among Product Managers.- 7.4 New Forms of Production and Consumption.- 8 Conclusion and Recommendation.- 8.1 Conclusions.- 8.2 Policy Recommendations.- 8.3 Research Recommendations.- References.- Abbreviations.
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