OECD Environmental Performance Reviews : Iceland 2014
OECD. Publishing
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Paris : : OECD Publishing, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (170 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Preface; Foreword; Table of contents; General notes; Executive summary; Part I. Progress towards sustainable development; Chapter 1. Key environmental trends; 1. Introduction; Figure 1.1. Economic performance in Nordic countries in 2000-12; Box 1.1. The economic and social context; 2. Transition to a low-carbon, energy- and resource-efficient economy; 2.1. Carbon and energy intensities; Figure 1.2. Greenhouse gas emissions: Trend and sectoral breakdown in 2000-11; Figure 1.3. Energy from renewable sources: Top 10 OECD countries in 2000 and 2012; 2.2. Resource efficiency. - 2. Institutional and co-ordination framework for environmental management2.1. Key institutions; 2.2. Horizontal and vertical co-ordination; 3. Environmental policy and performance evaluation mechanisms; 3.1. Environmental monitoring and reporting; Figure 2.1. Iceland's benchmarking results for data delivery to the European Environment Agency in 2000-12; 3.2. Environmental impact assessment; Box 2.2. Investigation of dioxin pollution from waste incineration; Table 2.1. Examples of EU and Icelandic thresholds for projects subject to EIA procedures. - Chapter 3. Towards green growth. - Figure 1.10. Air pollutant emissions in 2000-11Figure 1.11. Air quality in the Reykjavík area in 1995-2011; 4.3. Water supply and sanitation; Figure 1.12. Population connected to wastewater treatment facilities; Notes; References; Chapter 2. Policy-making environment; Assessment and recommendations; Recommendations; 1. Key environmental and sustainable development initiatives; 1.1. Policies and initiatives at the national level; Box 2.1. Land-use planning; 1.2. Regulatory framework; 1.3. Policies and initiatives at subnational level. - Figure 1.4. Domestic material consumption and material productivityFigure 1.5. Generation and management of municipal waste in 1995-2012; Figure 1.6. Gross nutrient balances and agricultural production in 2000-09; 3. Managing the natural asset base; 3.1. Biodiversity and ecosystems; Figure 1.7. Land use and natural protected areas; Figure 1.8. Species on the 2007 Red List of Iceland; Figure 1.9. Fish production in 2000-12; 3.2. Water resources; 4. Improving the environmental quality of life; 4.1. Environment, well-being and health; 4.2. Air emissions and air quality. - Figure 2.2. The environmental impact assessment process in IcelandFigure 2.3. Number of EIA opinions issued by the National Planning Agency of Iceland in 2006-13; 3.3. Strategic environmental assessment; 4. Environmental permitting, enforcement and compliance assurance; 4.1. Environmental permitting; 4.2. Compliance monitoring and non-compliance response; 5. Promoting environmental democracy; 5.1. Access to environmental information and public participation in environmental decision making; 5.2. Access to justice; 5.3. Environmental education; Notes; References. - This report is the third OECD review of Iceland's environmental performance. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on the environmental aspects of Iceland''s energy and tourism policies.
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| ISBN | 9789264214095
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