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Helps readers understand and compare a wide range of environmental policies in widely diverse nations throughout Europe. This is a systematic presentation of information on the politics and institutional context of environmental policies in ten highly-diverse European countries. It outlines the environmental situation, socioeconomic features, political and environmental institutions in each nation, and then shows how these elements have interacted to deliver a unique response to environmental issues. It describes the current politics of the environment in each nation, with special coverage of the impact of the European Union.