NIPR newsletter, October-November, 1998

mailto:Dshaman@WORLDBANK.ORG
Thu, 5 Nov 1998 14:22:07 -0500 

Message-ID:  <852566B3.006A9306.14C@WBLN0014.worldbank.org>
Date:         Thu, 5 Nov 1998 14:22:07 -0500
From: mailto:Dshaman@WORLDBANK.ORG
Subject:      NIPR newsletter, October-November, 1998
To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU


1 - Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS) intensities for US SIC's
at 4-digit level
2 - Revision of the OnTheNet page of environmental links
3 - Research paper, "Monitoring and Enforcement of Environmental Policy"
4 - E-mail discussion forum for the Bank's Public-Private Collaboration in
Pollution Management conference
5 - A guide to environment in the Knowledge for Development/World
Development Report for 1998-99, the full text
6 - Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook, and Environment Matters
magazine


Dear Friends:


We are pleased to present several new additions to the New Ideas in
Pollution Regulation (NIPR) website, as well as some interesting new
resources also available through the World Bank.  We hope you can take time
to review them, and that you will find this new information useful to your
own research on pollution and environmental management issues.


1 - Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS) intensities for US SIC's
at 4-digit level


The Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS) is modeling tool
developed by the NIPR team to estimate industrial pollution parameters and
abatement costs in settings where pollution and abatement data is scarce.
The original IPPS coefficients, calculated from the U.S. EPA's Toxic
Release Inventory and the U.S. Census Bureaus' manufacturing survey data,
was originally
produced for International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) codes.
We are pleased to now make available IPPS intensity coefficients for U. S.
Industrial Codes (SIC) at the 4-digit level to accompany the International
SIC's at 3- and 4-digit level coefficients that are already available.


                    http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/polmod.htm


2 - Revision of the OnTheNet page of environmental links


We have reorganized NIPR's OnTheNet section of pollution and environmental
links to make it more useful to you.  We have emphasized two areas we think
are important for researchers in the field: data sources and other academic
and research institutions working on pollution regulation and brown sector
environmental issues.  Other sections on government, technical assistance,
and environmental news have also been revised and updated.  OnTheNet will
provide brief summaries of each site to help web surfers learn quickly what
type of information each site has to offer.  We also appreciate, and
continue to welcome, the many suggestions the NIPR community has provided
for new sites for potential linkages.


                    http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/onthenet.htm


3 - Research paper, "Monitoring and Enforcement of Environmental Policy"


NIPR is pleased to make available a new research paper, "Monitoring and
Enforcement of Environmental Policy", by Dr. Mark Cohen, an economist at
Vanderbilt University.  In his paper, Dr. Cohen explores why firms comply
with environmental laws.  The scope of the article includes both public and
private mechanisms designed to compel firms (and individuals) to comply
with formal regulations and informal rules of conduct and social norms.  As
part of his review, Dr. Cohen includes non-governmental actions such as
citizen suits authorized by the government and informal mechanisms such as
public pressure, but does not include the role of liability laws such as
torts and nuisance actions.  The paper reviews available empirical studies
on public and private sector enforcement, and provides a concluding section
assessing critical knowledge gaps and opportunities for future research.


                    http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/work_paper/cohen/


4 - E-mail discussion forum for the Bank's Public-Private Collaboration in
Pollution Management conference


On October 26th, the World Bank's Economic Development Institute hosted a
worldwide policy dialogue between
the public and private sectors on "Collaborating for Cost-Effective
Pollution Management" in Washington, D.C.  The conference
explored successful approaches and useful lesson environmental regulators
and industry representatives can utilize to
collaborate on effective pollution management.  To enhance knowledge
sharing, the Bank is hosting an open electronic discussion
that will run from October 26 through December 14.  The discussion will
explore government and business experiences in:
enhancing profitability through responsible environmental management;
designing environmental information disclosure
programs; managing environmental liability and related issues; and removing
 barriers to and promoting incentives for
environmental innovation.  To participate in this dialogue, send an email
to mailto:majordomo@jazz.worldbank.org, and type
subscribe pollmgt.  Or visit the discussion via the Internet.




http://www.worldbank.org/devforum/current-pollution.html


5 - A guide to environment in the Knowledge for Development/World
Development Report for 1998-99, the full text


Earlier this month, the World Bank released its annual report, Knowledge
for Development/World Development Report, which examines the role of
knowledge in advancing economic and social well-being.  The full text of
the WDR is now available, and NIPR has provided several links to sections
related to the environment or our research on industrial pollution
regulation and control issues.


                    http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/wdr99.htm


6 - Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook, and Environment Matters
magazine


The World Bank Group has now approved the Pollution Prevention and
Abatement Handbook, 1998 for use in its operations.
This Handbook, which was compiled by environmental staff from the Bank and
IFC, replaces the 1988 Environmental Guidelines
and supercedes draft versions of the Handbook which have been in
circulation for comment and discussion.  NIPR has linked to
the updated version, as well as Environment Matters, the Bank's Internet
site on what it is doing on a variety of environmental
issues.


The above additions to the NIPR site reflect our ongoing commitment to
provide you with timely and informative research and
analysis of industrial pollution regulation and control issues in the
developing world.  As always, we welcome your comments
and ideas. We would also like to extend a special thank you to the many
NIPR readers who have been generous with their
comments, suggestions, and support of our efforts.


If you wish to no longer receive our monthly mailings, please let us know
by writing David Shaman at mailto:dshaman@worldbank.org.
Best wishes.