CAP regimes and the European countryside : prospects for integration between agricultural, regional, and environmental policies / edited by Floor Brouwer and Philip Lowe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. CAP and the Environment: Policy Development and the State of Research / Floor Brouwer and Philip Lowe --
pt. I. Introduction: The Environmental Reform of Agricultural Policy. 2. The Environmental Effects of Reforming Agricultural Policies / Wilfrid Legg. 3. Integration of Environmental Objectives into Agricultural Policy Making / Philip Lowe and David Baldock --
pt. II. The Environmental Performance of the CAP Regimes. 4. The Beef Regime / Erling Andersen, Alastair Rutherford and Michael Winter. 5. The Sheepmeat and Goatmeat Regime / Stuart Ashworth and Helen Caraveli. 6. The Arable Crops Regime and the Use of Pesticides / Katherine Falconer and Arie Oskam.

"The objectives of this book are to review assessments made on the environmental effects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to judge the contribution of agricultural policy to environmental quality in the European Union. It focuses on the role of agricultural policy in reducing harmful effects and/or creating benefits to the physical environment, landscape and nature. Emphasis is given to comparative studies, rather than any limited to one country. A major part of the book considers the commodity regimes of the CAP - e.g. the beef regime, the arable crops regime, the olive oil regime. It is essential reading for those studying and working in the areas of agricultural and environmental economics and policy and rural geography."--Jacket