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:

Foreword

1. Introduction
Lorenzo Squintani, Jan Darpö, Luc Lavrysen and Peter-Tobias Stoll

Part 1The Inclusion and Management of the Feelings and Opinions of the Public in Environmental Decision-Making
2. Public Participation in Decision-Making on Energy Projects: When Does it Lead to Better and More Acceptable Energy Projects?
Goda Perlaviciute

3. Towards Equal Opportunities in Public Participation in Environmental Matters in the European Union
Lorenzo Squintani and Hendrik Schoukens

4. When Feelings Become Scientific Facts: Valuing Cultural Ecosystem Services and Taking Them Into Account in Public Decision-Making
Alexandra Aragão

Part II Scientific Evidence In Environmental Judicial Proceedings
5. Understanding the Nuts and Bolts: Scientific and Technical Knowledge in Environmental Litigation: National Solutions, EU Requirements and Current Challenges
Jan Darpö

6. Scientific Facts and Litigants' Feelings: Practical Innovations From the Vermont Environmental Court and Other Jurisdictions
Merideth Wright

7. Scientific evidence in Swedish courts: the use of technical judges for better integration of scientific data in environmental decision-making
Mikael Schultz

Part III The Precautionary Principle: A Challenged Tool to Manage Scientific Uncertainty
8. Of Fear and Prudence: Precaution Through Better Regulation and Innovation
Peter-Tobias Stoll

9. The Limits to Precaution in International Trade Law: From WTO Law to EU Trade Agreements
Wybe Th. Douma

10. Conclusions: facts and feelings as catalysts for environmental administration 3.0
Lorenzo Squintani, Jan Darpö, Luc Lavrysen and Peter-Tobias Stoll

Index