The Dataset "ENVIPOLCONCHANGE (Environmental Policy Change). A dataset on environmental regulations in 24 OECD countries from 1970 to 2005" has been collected by the ENVIPOLCON group at the University of Konstanz (Stephan Heichel, Katharina Holzinger, Christoph Knill, Thomas Sommerer) in 2009. Data collection was funded by the German Research Foundation DFG (Grant HO 1811/3-1; KN 891/1-1)."
The names of most variables follow the following structure:
epcc_in2 - the introduction of the policy for the first time;
epccch2 - change in the policy, including the introduction;
epccs, epcc_car, and epcc_lcp_* - standards, such as limit values on emissions and similar,
where * is a code of the policy issue.
| Dataset type: | Other |
| Dataset level: | Country |
(Holzinger et al.,
2011)
The variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for eco-audit in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for eco-audit. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for the quality of bathing water in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for quality of bathing water. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableA limit value for CO emissions in g/km, adjusted.
More about this variableA limit value for HC emissions in g/km, adjusted.
More about this variableA limit value for NOx emissions in g/km, adjusted.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for exhaust emissions from cars in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for exhaust emissions from cars. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableSum of downward changes in all 17 variables that measure standards/regulatory levels in the recorded year. Higher score, on average, corresponds to a decrease in policy standards.
More about this variableSum of all upward changes in the 17 variables that measure standards/regulatory levels included in this dataset in the recorded year. Higher score corresponds to, on average, increased policy standards.
More about this variableSum of all changes in policies, including introductions, in the recorded year.
More about this variableCumulative sum of all Policy-in-Place variables. Higher score corresponds to a higher number of policies in place.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for contaminated sites in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for contaminated sites. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for recycling construction waste in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for recycling of construction waste. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for hazardous substances in detergents in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for hazardous substances in detergents. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for eco-labelling in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for eco-labeling. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for environmental impact assessment in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for environmental impact assessment. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for the energy efficiency of refrigerators in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for energy efficiency of refrigerators. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableGlass reuse/recycling target in percent of total waste generated.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for glass reuse/recycling target in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for glass reuse/recycling target. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableSum of all variables measuring the first introduction of a policy. Higher number corresponds to a higher number of policies being adopted in the recorded year.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for waste landfill target in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for waste landfill target. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableA limit value for dust from large combustion plants in mg/m3.
More about this variableA limit value for NOx emissions from large combustion plants in mg/m3.
More about this variableA limit value for SO2 emissions from large combustion plants in mg/m3.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for airborne emissions from large combustion plants in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for airborne emissions from large combustion plants. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for lead emissions from vehicles in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for lead emissions from vehicles. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableA limit value for lead content in petrol in g/l.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for noise level around motorways in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for noise level around motorways. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableMotorway noise emissions standard in decibel (dB (A)).
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for noise emissions from lorries in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for noise emissions from lorries. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableNoise emissions standard from lorries in decibel (dB(a)).
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for waste packaging target in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for waste packaging target. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableWaste paper reuse/recycling target in percent of waste generated.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for waste paper reuse/recycling target in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for waste paper reuse/recycling target. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the soil policy in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the soil policy. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for sulphur content in gas oil in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for sulphur content in gas oil. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableA limit value for sulphur content in gas oil, as % per weight.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for the national environmental policy or sustainable development plan in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable expresses the first introduction of the policy for the national environmental policy or sustainable development plan. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableA limit value for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in industrial discharges in mg/l.
More about this variableA limit value for Copper in industrial discharges in mg/l.
More about this variableA limit value for Chromium in industrial discharges in mg/l.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for efficient use of the water industry in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for efficient use of the water industry. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableA limit value for Lead in industrial discharges in mg/l.
More about this variableThe variable measures whether there was a change in the policy for water protection in industrial discharges in the recorded year. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when there was a change in the policy, including its first introduction, and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableThe variable measures the first introduction of the policy for water protection in industrial discharges. This is a binary variable, where "1" is assigned to the year when the policy was first introduced and "0" is assigned to all other years.
More about this variableA limit value for Zinc in industrial discharges in mg/l.
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