An accessible but sophisticated introduction to, and analysis of, the increasingly important role of the European Union in environmental policy. Written by a well-known authority in the field, the book ranges widely over the emergence and evolution of the EU role in this critical field of policy, the relationship between policies made at the EU and member state levels, and the nature of the environmental policy process. The book ends with in-depth studies of EU activities in key policy areas - from air quality and waste management to global warming - and sums up the successes and failures of EU policy to date.

'...the best broad-based introduction to EU environmental policy available…it deserves to be read widely.' - Andrew Tickle, Birkbeck, University of London, European Environment

'a timely, well written and much needed contribution to the growing body of EU policy literature.' - Michael Peters, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

PART 1: THE POLICY PROCESS
Policy Parameters
Policy Evolution
Policy Principles and Agenda-setting
Policy Formulation
Policy Adoption and Implementation
PART 2: POLICY OUTPUTS
Chemicals and Waste
Air and Water Quality
Acidification
Nature and Natural Resources
Ozone, Climate Change, and the International Dimension
Conclusions

JOHN MCCORMICK is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), USA.