The public policy literature has paid little attention to evaluating the ability of voluntary environmental programs to generate economic bene¢ts for ¢rms. Yet, given their voluntary nature, provision of economic bene¢ts to ¢rms is a necessary condition for these programs to become e¡ective environmental policy instruments. Additionally, little is known about why ¢rms operating in developing co...

As the public becomes more knowledgeable about environmental concerns and health risks, the issue of public participation will become more challenging. The field of risk communication is a key element in environmental clean-up programs and continues to grow rapidly. Waste management organizations must move beyond past practices of simply reassuring the public and instead work to educate and act...

The purpose of this study was to gain insight in barriers and facilitators of sports in paralympic athletes. An online questionnaire was distributed through the Netherlands Olympic Committee and National Sports Confederation to determine personal and environmental barriers and facilitators of sports participation. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model and ...

! ! As evidence regarding the consequences of climate change grows, the need to act cooperatively becomes increasingly apparent. International environmental agreements are one of many means being pursued to improve environmental management and combat climate change at large. This study examines factors that influence international environmental treaty participation among European countries. Usi...

With the rapid development of the waste incineration industry in China, top priority has been given to the problem of pollution caused by waste incineration. This study is the first attempt to assess all the waste incineration plants in Wuhan, the only national key city in central China, in terms of environmental impact, site selection, public health and public participation. By using a multi-c...

Stakeholders who seek to reward or punish businesses for their environmental programs often cannot observe these organizations’ internal policies and operations. To address these informational problems, and signal their beyond-compliance environmental commitments, some businesses are participating in voluntary environmental programs (VEPs). This article examines whether business managers associ...

The main objective of this paper is to design and test a decentralized exchange mechanism that generates the location-specific pricing necessary to achieve efficient allocations in the presence of instream flow values. Although a market-oriented approach has the potential to improve upon traditional command and control regulations, questions remain about how these rights-based institutions can ...

International aid for conservation currently favours assisting projects promoting local-level solutions derived from 'community' initiatives. Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) are fast becoming the preferred infrastructure through which such funding is channelled. This paper examines the role of environmental NGOs in 'community-based' conservation projects in Jamaica. Concepts of participati...