The book ''Environmental Principles and Policies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction'', written by Professor

Sharon Beder Sharon Beder is an environmentalist and a former professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong (abbreviated as UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of W ...

, examines six well-known environmental and social principles that have been used at the international and national level. It uses them to evaluate the new wave of market-based policy instruments that have been introduced in many countries.

Six principles

The six principles discussed in the book are: * the sustainability principle * the

polluter pays principle In environmental law, the polluter pays principle is enacted to make the party responsible for producing pollution responsible for paying for the damage done to the natural environment. It is regarded as a regional custom because of the strong su ...

* the

precautionary principle The precautionary principle (or precautionary approach) is a broad epistemological, philosophical and legal approach to innovations with potential for causing harm when extensive scientific knowledge on the matter is lacking. It emphasizes cauti ...

* the equity principle * the human rights principles * the participation principle

Interdisciplinary approach

This book on environmental policy-making takes a critical and interdisciplinary approach. Rather than merely setting out policy options in a descriptive way, it evaluates policies from different perspectives. This enables readers to gain a thorough understanding of important principles and current policies, and also to be able to apply the various principles and critically evaluate them.

The author

Professor Beder was included in a list of "Australia's most influential engineers", published by ''Engineers Australia'' in 2004. She was also included in ''Bulletin Magazine's'' "Smart 100" in 2003.

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Review: Principled environmental policySample chapter
2006 in the environment Textbooks Environmental non-fiction books Sustainability books Books by Sharon Beder

Six principles

Interdisciplinary approach

The author

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