Dr Richard Perkins STC. S413 and Dr Jennifer Baka KGS1.05

This course is available on the MPA in European Public and Economic Policy, MPA in International Development, MPA in Public Policy and Management, MPA in Public and Economic Policy, MPA in Public and Social Policy, MSc in Development Studies, MSc in Environment and Development, MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change, MSc in Local Economic Development, MSc in Management and Regulation of Risk, MSc in Regional And Urban Planning Studies, MSc in Regulation, MSc in Risk and Finance and MSc in Urban Policy (LSE and Sciences Po). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

This course provides critical insights into the nature, dynamics and practice of environmental regulation. It considers the rationale for policy intervention and the influence of different interest groups on environmental policy making. The course proceeds to examine the characteristics, design and performance of different policy instruments, together with the various influences governing policy implementation processes.

15 hours of lectures and 9 hours of seminars in the MT.

Students are expected to prepare one formative essay.

While there is no one single text that covers all aspects of the course, you are strongly advised to consult the following:

Core reading: D Fiorino (2006) The New Environmental Regulation, London: MIT Press; J Holder and M Lee (2007) Environmental Protection Law and Policy (2nd edition), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; S Bell and D McGillivray (2008) Environmental Law (7th edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.