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Author Marsden, Simon, 1964- author.

Title Transboundary environmental governance in Asia : practice and prospects with the UNECE agreements / Simon Marsden, Elizabeth Brandon
Published Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource
Contents Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Table of international cases, treaties and other international instruments; PART I Transboundary environmental governance; 1. Introduction; 2. Institutions and regimes; PART II Treaties and Protocols; 3. The Public Participation Convention and Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers Protocol; 4. The Environmental Impact Assessment Convention and Strategic Environmental Assessment Protocol; 5. The Industrial Accidents Convention and Civil Liability Protocol; 6. The Water Convention and Water and Health Protocol
7. The Air Pollution Convention and Associated ProtocolsPART III Combined effect and outlook; 8. Practice and capacity building in Central Asia; 9. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
Summary A comprehensive overview of treaty implementation and compliance concerning transboundary environmental governance in Asia is provided in this timely book. Recent United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) membership by Asian states in the Caucasus and Central Asia has shifted focus on environmental governance away from its Euro-centric roots and placed Asia at the forefront of discussion. The focus of this book is centred on the five UNECE treaties: Public Participation, Environmental Impact Assessment, Industrial Accidents, Water and Air Pollution. Twelve related protocols are dis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 28, 2015)
Subject United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe.
SUBJECT United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe fast
Subject Environmental management -- Law and legislation -- Asia
Environmental law, International.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Environmental law, International
Environmental management -- Law and legislation
Asia
Form Electronic book
Author Brandon, Elizabeth, author.
ISBN 9781782547129
1782547126