Part Ⅰ: Rationale: The Underlying Issues 3
1 The Rationale Behind this Study&Randall Baker 5
Part Ⅱ: The European Union and the United States:Two Systems Compared 19
2 European and American Political Decision Making &Willem G. van Hasselt 21
3 The European Union: Evolution, Nature, and Trends&Bernard J. S. Hoetjes 31
Part Ⅲ: The Role of International Law 45
4 International Environmental Law: A Stocktaking&Menno T. Kamminga 47
5 Why Do States Take on International Environmental Law Obligations: A Comparison of the United States and the Netherlands&Mary Ellen O'Connell 55
6 Transparency and Locus Standi:Instrumental or Intrinsic Values in European (Environmental) Law?&Ellen Hey 63
Part Ⅳ: Environmental Law and Policy 75
7 The Evolution, Operation, and Future of Environmental Management in the European Union&Ernst R. Klatte 77
8 The Evolution, Operation, and Future of Environmental Policy in the United States&Paul Weiland, Lynton K. Caldwell, and Rosemary O'Leary 97
Part Ⅴ: Case Studies 121
Air Quality Management 123
9 Air Pollution Policy in the European Union&Kenneth Hanf 125
10 Air Pollution Control in the United States&A. James Barnes 147
Water Quality Management 157
11 The European Approach to Water Pollution Control&Carel H. V. de Villeneuve 159
12 The United States Approach to Water Pollution Control&Richard R. Bauer 169
13 The Uneven Geography of Managing Urban Storm Water:A Comparison of Two State Programs&Greg H. Lindsey 181
14 Water Pollution Control in an EU Member State: The Netherlands&Vincent W. J. van den Bergen 195
15 Transnational Dimensions to Water Management: The Great Lakes&Lynton K. Caldwell 207
16 Managing the River Rhine and Its Basin&Hans Wessel 219
Waste Management 231
17 The EU Regulation of Waste: Free Circulation or Self-Sufficiency ?& Ida J. Koppen 233
18 Regulation of Solid and Hazardous Waste in the United States&J. B. Ruhl 249
Index 261
About the Editor and Contributors 265