Conflicting integration: The environmental law of the European Union Author Louka E. Date 2004 Source IUCN (ID: MON-072220) Publisher | Place of publication Intersentia | Schoten-Antwerp, Belgium ISBN 90-5095-360-3 Pages 310 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Country/Territory European Union Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Water, Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Policy/planning Biodiversity Air quality/air pollution Waste management Comprehensive description Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Abstract This book provides a comprehensive explanatory framework for understanding the European Community environmental law It looks behind the technicalities of the European Union environmental law as it explains the purpose and effects of Community 's rulemaking. The explanatory framework proposed is used to analyze several environmental issues such as air pollution, water pollution, waste management and biodiversity protection as well as strategic, planning and economic instruments and to provide normative direction for the future development of EC law. (source: Intersentia Catalogue 2004)