Leeds, UK, 20th January, 2004.

Manual of Environmental Policy Goes Online 

Maney Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of the online version of the Manual of Environmental Policy  

Written by an interdisciplinary team of experts from the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), the Manual of Environmental Policy is a complete and reliable source of information on EU environmental policy. Its European outlook reflects the changing nature and expanding volume of environmental law, as well as the increasingly important role of the EU in developing environmental policy. First published in 1992, the Manual is a vital companion for all those who need to keep pace with environmental policy. 

Maney Publishing obtained publishing rights for the Manual in 2003 and made it their goal to launch an online version. The aim was to make the product more user friendly, including the ability to navigate between chapters using live links, and to enable the full text of the manual to be more easily accessible. 

www.mep-online.com mirrors the loose-leaf manual  and includes chapters on the making of EU policy; integration into sectoral policy; water; waste; air; harmful substances; radioactivity; wildlife and countryside; noise; impact assessment, information and planning; financial and economic instruments; international conventions and climate change. Four invaluable appendices are also available, containing a complete list of all legislation covered in the Manual; details of all proposals being negotiated in the EU; an insight into what to expect from the Commission in the near future; and a comprehensive list of useful websites.

Mep-online is available to all existing subscribers free of charge.  Non-subscribers are able to view a sample chapter, and visitors wishing to subscribe can do so online.

Cecilia Moore, production editor at Maney, and a key player in mep-online's construction says:

"The provision of an online version of the Manual allows subscribers quick and easy navigation through the chapters with live links to relevant internal and external resources. It optimises research potential of the Manual by broadening its usability and improving text accessibility".

Manual of Environmental Policy 

ISSN 1467-0445

Updates 25 & 26 (2004)

EU €230.00

UK £148.00

North America US$236.00

The complete work can be obtained for new subscribers:

EU €490.00

UK £316.00

North America US$498.00

www.mep-online.com

View a sample chapter at http://www.mep-online.com/chapter2/toc_2.html

For further information please contact: Lynne Medhurst

Maney Publishing 

Tel: +44 (0) 113 2497481 

Email: l.medhurst@maney.co.uk