Managing Facts and Feelings in Environmental Governance

Edited by Lorenzo Squintani, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, Jan Darpö, Faculty of Law, Uppsala University, Sweden, Luc Lavrysen, Department of European, Public and International Law, Ghent University, Belgium and Peter-Tobias Stoll, Jean Monnet Chair, Faculty of Law, Göttingen University, Germany

• Contents:Foreword1. IntroductionLorenzo Squintani, Jan Darpö, Luc Lavrysen and Peter-Tobias StollPart 1The Inclusion and Management of the Feelings and Opinions of the Public in Environmental Decision-Making2. Public Participation in Decision-Making on Energy Projects: When Does it Lead to Better and More Acceptable Energy Projects?Goda Perlaviciute3. Towards Equal Opportunities in Public Participation in Environmental Matters in the European UnionLorenzo Squintani and Hendrik Schoukens4. When Feelings Become Scientific Facts: Valuing Cultural Ecosystem Services and Taking Them Into Account in Public Decision-MakingAlexandra AragãoPart II Scientific Evidence In Environmental Judicial Proceedings5. Understanding the Nuts and Bolts: Scientific and Technical Knowledge in Environmental Litigation: National Solutions, EU Requirements and Current ChallengesJan Darpö6. Scientific Facts and Litigants' Feelings: Practical Innovations From the Vermont Environmental Court and Other JurisdictionsMerideth Wright7. Scientific evidence in Swedish courts: the use of technical judges for better integration of scientific data in environmental decision-makingMikael SchultzPart III The Precautionary Principle: A Challenged Tool to Manage Scientific Uncertainty8. Of Fear and Prudence: Precaution Through Better Regulation and InnovationPeter-Tobias Stoll9. The Limits to Precaution in International Trade Law: From WTO Law to EU Trade AgreementsWybe Th. Douma10. Conclusions: facts and feelings as catalysts for environmental administration 3.0Lorenzo Squintani, Jan Darpö, Luc Lavrysen and Peter-Tobias StollIndex

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