The risks of risk-based regulation: Insights from the environmental policy domain

Rothstein, Henry; Irving, P.E.; Walden, Terry; Yearsley, Roger

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2006.06.008

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“…Three, the survey focused on the main characteristics of national EHR governance regimes; no in-depth research was conducted into specific EHRs. However, many of the trends that we observed are similar to those reported by, for instance, Amendola (2001), De Marchi (2003, Heriard-Dubreuil (2001) and Rothstein et al (2006).…”

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A meta‐level analysis of major trends in environmental health risk governance

Runhaar

Driessen

Bree

et al. 2010

Journal of Risk Research

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Internationally but also within countries, large differences exist regarding how environmental health risks (EHRs) are governed. Despite these differences, at a meta-level some general trends can be discerned that may point to a convergence of EHR governance regimes. One, EHR governance regimes are increasingly taking into account cost-benefit considerations, sectoral goals outside the health risk domain, public concerns and stakeholder interests in early stages of decisionmaking. Two, EHR objectives are increasingly integrated in other, sectoral policies such as land use planning. Three, an increased differentiation of EHR standards is observed (partly as a consequence of the former characteristic). Still little systematic empirical research has been conducted on the dynamics in EHR governance regimes and their causes, on what EHR governance regimes have produced in terms of (perceived) risk reduction and on how these results can be explained. This paper proposes a systematic framework for analysing, explaining and evaluating shifts in EHR governance regimes. The framework in turn is applied to examine and understand the shift towards more integrated and differentiated EHR governance regimes.

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A meta‐level analysis of major trends in environmental health risk governance

Runhaar

Driessen

Bree

et al. 2010

Journal of Risk Research

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“…Over the past years a risk-based approach with regard to the assessment of potential exposure scenarios to identified elevated PTE concentrations within the context of contaminated land assessments has been established in a number of countries (Rothstein et al, 2006). Within the UK, this risk-based assessment is completed in accordance with guidance documents developed by the Environment Agency (EA) using the Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment (CLEA) model (Jeffries and Martin, 2009).…”

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Bioaccessibility of trace elements in soils in Northern Ireland

Barsby

McKinley

Ofterdinger

et al. 2012

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Regulation before the 1980s was largely under more general legislation (41). Early policy was perceived in terms of relatively rare incidents, with poorly known but possible catastrophic consequences for human health and the environment (42).…”

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From Chemical Risk Assessment to Environmental Quality Management: The Challenge for Soil Protection

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Head

Jones

et al. 2010

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The 40 years that have passed since the beginning of the 'environmental revolution' has seen a large increase in development of policies for the protection of environmental media and a recognition by the public of the importance of environmental quality. There has been a shift from policy in reaction to high profile events, then to control of releases to single environmental media, and to the present position of moving toward integrated management of all environmental media at present. This development has moved away from classical chemical risk assessment toward environmental holism, including recognition of the ecological value of these media. This work details how policy developments have taken place for air and water, with examples from the USA and EU, in order to compare this with policy development regarding soil. Soil, with quite different policy frameworks and distinct uses, understanding, and threats compared to other environmental media, is currently attracting attention regarding the need for its protection independent of use. Challenges for soil policy are identified and evaluated, and recommendations on how these challenges can be overcome are discussed with relevance to water and air protection policy.

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The risks of risk-based regulation: Insights from the environmental policy domain

Cited by 79 publications

References 9 publications

A meta‐level analysis of major trends in environmental health risk governance

A meta‐level analysis of major trends in environmental health risk governance

Bioaccessibility of trace elements in soils in Northern Ireland

From Chemical Risk Assessment to Environmental Quality Management: The Challenge for Soil Protection

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