Environmental regulation in the twenty-first century: a systematic review of (and critical research agenda for) JEPP scholarship

Abstract

Statutory and other forms of government-led environmental regulation (further 'environmental regulation') have evolved considerably since the mid-twentieth century. However, JEPP scholarship has shown little engagement with these developments over the last two decades. This lack of attention is unwarranted because environmental regulation is still a dominant approach to achieving the goals of environmental policy and planning. This article seeks to map, explore and evaluate current JEPP engagement with environmental regulations; explore three of the major developments in statutory and other forms of government-led regulation over the last decades relevant to environmental policy and planning; and present an environmental regulation research agenda for future JEPP scholarship.

Environmental Regulation, Scientific and Technological Innovation, and Industrial Structure Upgrading in the Yellow River Basin, China

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Fiscalização Ambiental De Agrotóxicos No Brasil

“…De fato, muito embora haja uma tendência na adoção de abordagens alternativas, a abordagem tradicional, baseada na dissuasão, ainda se constitui no núcleo da regulação ambiental na maioria dos países (EISNER; WORSHAM; RINGQUIST, 2006;FARMER, 2007;VAN DER HEIJDEN, 2020). No Brasil predomina a abordagem regulatória tradicional de comando e controle, na qual a dissuasão fundamenta a estratégia de fiscalização adotada pelo IBAMA (IBAMA, 2016).…”

Environmental Inspection Of Pesticides In Brazil

“…In fact, despite the trend towards adoption of alternative approaches, a traditional, deterrence-based approach is still the core of environmental regulation in most countries (EISNER; WORSHAM; RINGQUIST, 2006;FARMER, 2007;VAN DER HEIJDEN, 2020). In Brazil, the traditional command-and-control regulatory approach prevails, in which deterrence underlies the inspection strategy adopted by IBAMA (IBAMA, 2016).…”