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Factor Affecting Environmental Enforcement Effectiveness: A Critical Review

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Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Finance and Sustainable Technology (ICGER 2021)

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The study aims to review the existing challenges and shortcoming of environmental compliance and enforcement systems and identify the factors hindering their effectiveness. Various factors were identified from the literature that hinder the effectiveness of environmental compliance and enforcement systems. The weak institutional capacity and commitment, lack of clear authority, inadequate collaboration and coordination including civic engagement, weakened understanding of environmental laws and regulations. Some of the previously identified factors affecting the effectives of environmental compliance and enforcement systems were either incorporated in the 5 discussed issues or excluded from the discussion.

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  1. Brunel University London, London, UK

    Mohamed Al-Qassim & Weifeng Chen

  2. Ahlia University, Manama, Bahrain

    Abdalmuttaleb Al-Sartawi

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  1. Accounting, Finance and Banking Department, College of Business and Finance, Ahlia University, Manama, Bahrain

    Abdalmuttaleb M. A. Musleh Al-Sartawi

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Al-Qassim, M., Chen, W., Al-Sartawi, A. (2022). Factor Affecting Environmental Enforcement Effectiveness: A Critical Review. In: Musleh Al-Sartawi, A.M.A. (eds) Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Finance and Sustainable Technology. ICGER 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 423. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93464-4_35

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