This volume inc1udes a selection of papers presented at the second
European Research Conference (EURESCO) on "The International Dimension
of Environmental Policy" held in Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, in
October 2001. We thank those who made this conference possible: the
European Science Foundation (ESF), which provided financial and
organizational support; the European Commission EURESCO Programme; the
Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) in Milan; and GLOBUS, Tilburg
University. The European Science Foundation (ESF), the EURESCO
Programme, FEEM and GLOBUS cannot be held responsible for the contents
and/or opinions expressed in this volume. Our gratitude also goes to the
people who assisted us in editing this volume: the papers' referees, the
authors, our publisher Kluwer, and especially to Stefan Jost in Rostock
who handled the manuscript with maximum care during the process of
copy-editing. None of these persons bears any responsibilities for
remaining errors or shortcomings. Laura Marsiliani, Michael Rauscher,
and Cees Withagen [Marsiliani, L., Rauscher, M. and Withagen, c.]
(eds.), [Environmental Policy in an International Perspective], xi.
(c) 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Introduction a C Laura Marsiliani,
Michael Rauscherb and Cees Withagen a University 0/ Rochester and
University 0/ Durham, b University 0/ Rostock, C Free University
Amsterdam and Ti/burg University 1. THE ISSUES Nowadays, the proteetion
of the environment is one of the most debated issues in the
international are a. Because of the transboundary nature of pollution
and the characteristic of the environment as aglobaI public good,
international co- operation is highly desirable.
