...Katrien Steenmans; Rosalind Malcolm Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact that property rights can have on the implementation of circular waste economies, in which waste is reused, recycled or recovered, within the European Union’s Waste Framework Directive. Design...

... and analyse the main features of the quality control systems of the countries (e.g. scope, focus and main characteristics of the procedures and quality demands on building professionals). Findings Several similar trends can be recognised in the quality control systems of the various European Union (EU...

.... A different approach to such projects has thus been needed to reduce this information asymmetry: PPPs/PFIs were supposed to bring about this change with new ways of procuring and managing public infrastructure. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 European Union Directives Procurement...

...Sylwia Lindqvist Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical framework for the subsequent analysis of the European Union internal market's concept of transparency in residential real estate transactions. Specifically, it seeks to identify the essential factors that should...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Buildings Control systems European Union Article Type: 2011 Awards for Excellence From: International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, Volume 4, Issue 1 The following article was selected for this year’s...

...João Branco Pedro; Frits Meijer; Henk Visscher Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the tasks and responsibilities of public and private parties in the building control systems of the 27 European Union (EU) countries. Design/methodology/approach To gather the necessary information...

...Julie Adshead Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive. It seeks first to determine whether its provisions align with modern thinking on integrated river basin management and second to assess the degree to which it has the potential...

.... Design/methodology/approach The paper utilizes a desktop approach to examine the various regimes. Particular focus is placed upon the regimes in the European Union States of the UK, Malta, Ireland and France and these are contrasted with those in the non‐European states of Australia and the USA...