Better environmental regulation - contributions from risk-based decision-making
Gouldson, A and Morton, Alec and Pollard, Simon JT (2009) Better environmental regulation - contributions from risk-based decision-making. Science of the Total Environment, 407 (19). pp. 5283-5288. ISSN 1879-1026 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.06.013)
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Internationally, pressure is being exerted on governments and regulators to develop modern forms of regulation that deliver more for less, and in better ways. We discuss the ways in which one large regulator, the Environment Agency for England and Wales, has responded to such pressures by implementing risk-based approaches to regulation. After exploring the context for key elements of risk-based environmental regulation, we consider the evolving influence of such approaches. We discuss the impacts against the UK Government's principles for better regulation and the key criteria for policy evaluation, before considering some of the challenges: the need to i) understand the best practice and promote consistency in risk-based regulation; ii) develop reliable, responsive forms of risk assessment and monitoring; iii) build capacities for responsive risk regulation; iv) evaluate the influence of different regulatory styles; and v) better understand the potential role of the private sector.
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Item type: Article ID code: 45481 Dates: DateEvent15 September 2009PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management Department: Strathclyde Business School > Management Science Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 29 Oct 2013 15:32 Last modified: 11 May 2024 10:19 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/45481