Seeing beyond Europe’s nose: a critical interpretive synthesis of negative impacts of the European bioeconomy transition Over recent decades, European countries have supported the bioeconomy transition by implementing strategies and policy instruments. The bioeconomy is framed as a shift to a more sustainable future ...

Measures promoting the #bioeconomy in Europe support sustainability, yet can create negative environmental, social and economic impacts beyond Europe.

A new JEPP Critical Review by Alexandra Gottinger & Sonja zu Jeddeloh examines these impacts:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Making well-being legible in Wales: the various territorialities of the Well-being of Future Generations Act The Welsh Government’s Well-being of Future Generations Act represents a ground-breaking attempt to improve well-being, social justice, and sustainability across Wales. The implementation of key pa...

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Making well-being legible in Wales: the various territorialities of the Well-being of Future Generations Act
Greg Edwards & Rhys Jones
Aberystwyth University
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#Wales #FutureGenerations

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Changes in the extent of flood hazard zones and land use within them in Poland: a commune-level perspective

Marta Borowska-Stefańska, Maxim A. Dulebenets & Szymon Wiśniewski

University of Lodz, Florida A&M University-Florida State University

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning Volume 28, Issue 2 of Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

Vol. 28, Issue 2 is now available online. This issue includes ten articles addressing a range of topics, including climate policy backlash, public participation, energy citizenship, cycle lanes, and reflexive governance.

www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjoe20/2...

Critical reviews of key concepts and research topics in environmental governance, policy and planning Explore the article collection: Critical reviews of key concepts and research topics in environmental governance, policy and planning. Published in Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning.

We just published our second Critical Review! In this article Adrienne R. Brown et al. @uarizona.bsky.social review how democracy as an institution, collaboration and revolution relates to the governance of #freshwater.

CR collection is now open for submissions:
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Exploring a Source to Sea approach for plastic pollution policy integration in the European Union: the case of tyre wear particles The European Green Deal marks a shift in policy-making, aiming to transform the European economy and society to achieve sustainability and climate neutrality. Its zero-pollution ambition, outlined ...

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Exploring a Source to Sea approach for plastic pollution policy integration in the European Union: the case of tyre wear particles

Lina Del Savio, Ben Boteler, Judith van Leeuwen et al.

doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#plastics #SourceToSea

Democracy in practice: a global systematic review of democracy and water governance research Both democracy and water governance face substantial challenges in today’s world. Freshwater supplies are critically important, but they are threatened by climate change and human activities. At th...

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Democracy in practice: a global systematic review of democracy and water governance research

Adrienne R. Brown, Andrea K. Gerlak, Sayanangshu Modak, Adriana Zuniga-Teran & Gina Gilson

@uarizona.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#democracy #water

Politics of sustainable mobility transitions: AI urban planning for shrinking cities in South Korea This paper studies the discourse surrounding sustainable mobility transitions (SMTs) implicated in a recent urban planning initiative, ‘Development of Urban Planning Technology Using Big Data and A...

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Politics of sustainable mobility transitions: AI urban planning for shrinking cities in South Korea

Hwankyung Janet Lee

University of Seoul

doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#AIUrbanPlanning #SouthKorea

The Clean Industrial Deal as a new stage of EU climate governance: evaluating the scope and strength of CPI The Clean Industrial Deal (CID) proposed in early 2025 creates a new framework for EU climate action by shifting its emphasis on competitiveness and resilience against geopolitical challenges. How ...

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The Clean Industrial Deal as a new stage of EU climate governance: evaluating the scope and strength of CPI

Frank Wendler

University of Hamburg

doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#EuropeanGreenDeal #GreenIndustrialPolicy

Staying the Course? The EU’s Management of the Environment-Trade Nexus Sieglinde Gstöhl and Simon Schunz (College of Europe, Bruges) Over the past decades, the European Union (EU) has increasingly attempted to use its trade policy to pursue environmental aims by capitali...

We are pleased to share a blog post related to the JEPP Special Issue 'Striking a balance? How the European Union manages the environment-trade nexus', by Sieglinde Gstöhl & Simon Schunz

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Provincial flood risk in Türkiye: hazard–exposure–vulnerability patterns and planning pathways Flooding is one of the most frequent and damaging consequences of hydrometeorological hazards in Türkiye, where growing urbanization, climatic variability, and socio-economic disparities exacerbate...

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Provincial flood risk in Türkiye: hazard–exposure–vulnerability patterns and planning pathways

G. Duygu Butun

Amasya University

doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#Floods #ClimateAdaptation

Exploring the interplay between public and interpersonal trust in participation for sustainable water management: an international comparison Trust in government and trust between stakeholders are important in the context of environmental governance. Trust fosters collaboration and helps in dealing with challenges that stakeholders face....

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Exploring the interplay between public and interpersonal trust in participation for sustainable water management: an international comparison

Jasper R. De Vries et al.

Wageningen University and Research
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#participation #InterpersonalTrust

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Discursive power of risks, resilience, and responsibility in multi-scalar climate and disaster governance: evidence from Pakistan
Sunya Zaman & Leonora Angeles
University of British Columbia
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#DisasterRisks #Pakistan #Governance

We hear a lot about climate policy backlash, but what exactly does it mean, and what does social science research have to say about it?

Find out more in our first Critical Review by James Patterson and colleagues from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

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We are launching a new category of articles in our journal: the JEPP Critical Reviews. In this editorial, we explain the relevance of Critical Reviews for JEPP scholarship and set out the criteria a JEPP Critical Review article should meet.

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Our latest news: we have signed our MSCA COFUND grant agreement!
We'll soon announce opportunities for 20 international students to do PhDs in anticipatory governance research at Queen's University Belfast on 5 different research themes.
#Academicsky #AnticipatoryGovernance #PHD #research

The evolution of discourses on livestock farming in Germany: a text mining analysis of parliamentary debates (1949–2021) Intensive livestock farming has significant environmental, health, and animal welfare impacts, driving increased societal pressure for legislative action, particularly in high-income countries. Thi...

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The evolution of discourses on livestock farming in Germany: a text mining analysis of parliamentary debates (1949–2021)

Astrid Artner-Nehls, Peter H. Feindt & Sandra Uthes

Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

Timely transitions? How time-bound targets shape visions for the future of emerging energy storage technologies Cutting-edge energy storage technologies can play a promising role in attaining climate targets. However, due to their emergent nature, these technologies’ future partly depends on stakeholders’ vi...

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Timely transitions? How time-bound targets shape visions for the future of emerging energy storage technologies

Anieke Kranenburg, Eva Wolf & Martijn Groenleer

@tilburg-university.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#ClimateChange #EnergyTransition #Visions

The role of policy capacity in energy transitions: the case of the Brazilian wind energy sector This article examines how analytical, operational, and political capacities shape policy instrument design, using Brazil's wind energy policy as a case study. While prior research has often focused...

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The role of policy capacity in energy transitions: the case of the Brazilian wind energy sector

Leonardo Fabris, Carsten Daugbjerg & Teis Hansen

University of Copenhagen
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#PolicyCapacity #Renewables #WindEnergy

Guardians of the green? A critical examination of procuratorial public interest litigation in China’s environmental governance Procuratorial public interest litigation has become a vital legal mechanism for advancing environmental protection in China. Although public authorities are mandated by law to safeguard the public ...

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Guardians of the green? A critical examination of procuratorial public interest litigation in China’s environmental governance

Hao Shen, Fudan University

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

#PublicInterestLitigation #EnvironmentalGovernace #AuthoritarianEnvironmentalism

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning Volume 28, Issue 1 of Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

New Issue (Vol 28, Issue 1, February 2026) is available online, including 9 papers, and covering topics such as #EnergyCooperatives, #TwinTransition, #GreenInfrastructure, #RiverRestoration, #MarineSpatialPlanning, #ChemicalLegislation and #GardeningGovernance

www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjoe20/2...

Managing urban development for biodiversity: a cross-country analysis of local planning practices Biodiversity conservation is gaining prominence in urban and regional planning, yet limited attention has been paid to how local authorities translate high-level biodiversity policies into effectiv...

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Managing urban development for biodiversity: a cross-country analysis of local planning practices

Sina Shahab, Enzo Falco, Eran Kaplinsky, Peter Lacoere & Fabian Wenner

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

#biodiversity #planning

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Anchoring climate policy integration: progress and limitations under the European Green Deal

Sebastian Oberthür, Kati Kulovesi, Leonie Reins

@uniuef.bsky.social, Erasmus University Rotterdam

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

#ClimatePolicy #EuropeanUnion

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Public participation towards procedural justice: oil and gas development in Colorado

Nathan Jeschke, Deserai Anderson, Betsy L. Smith, Gabriel Chavez, Lisa M. McKenzie & Katherine L. Dickinson

University of Colorado Denver

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

#OilAndGas #participation

A three-perspective problem? Sustainability governance of renewable hydrogen certification in Tasmania Hydrogen generated using renewable energy can support decarbonisation in priority sectors where it has sustainability benefits compared with alternatives. To help navigate the governance of sustain...

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A three-perspective problem? Sustainability governance of renewable hydrogen certification in Tasmania

Daniel Goodwin, Fred Gale, Heather Lovell, Kim Beasy, Hannah Murphy & Marion Schoen

@utas.edu.au

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

#hydrogen #Tasmania #governance

Understanding ‘Bad Governance’ in the urban south: a case study of solid waste management in Ghana Despite a substantial and growing literature on governance, dominant narratives remain centered on the Global North, creating significant gaps in understanding the distinct challenges of urban Sout...

New paper published online, and accompanied by a blog post!

Understanding ‘Bad Governance’ in the urban south: a case study of solid waste management in Ghana

Eugenia Yaa Asabea Danso & Jinliao He

Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Blog: www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-p...

Happy New Year from us at the Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning!! 🥳

Beyond wildfire crisis: explaining policy changes in the wildfire governance subsystem in Argentina through longitudinal analysis Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity worldwide, leading to the development of specialized governance systems that coordinate diverse actors across the different stages of fire events...

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Beyond wildfire crisis: explaining policy changes in the wildfire governance subsystem in Argentina through longitudinal analysis

Gabriela Huidobro, Lukas Giessen, Nestor Ignacio Gasparri & Sarah Lilian Burns

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

#Wildfires #ForestFires

Community garden coproduction under collectivism Coproduction, as both a policy instrument and a planning practice, involves citizens in producing public services, positioning them as consumers and producers. Small vacant lands in cities offer op...

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Community garden coproduction under collectivism

Hongmei Lu, Yanliu Lin, Pieter Hooimeijer & Yuelai Liu

@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, Tongji University

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

#CommunityGarden #CoProduction #Collectivism

A user-oriented application for the economic evaluation of the CO2 sequestration function Ecosystem services are essential for human survival, well-being, and prosperity. Their economic valuation plays a key role in sustainable environmental management and in tackling global challenges ...

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A user-oriented application for the economic evaluation of the CO2 sequestration function

Antonio Nesticò, Monica Sebillo, Pietro Battistoni, Gabriella Maselli & Federica Russo

University of Salerno, University of Sannio

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

#CO2Sequestration