Contents: Foreword
1. Introduction / Lorenzo Squintani, Jan Darpö, Luc Lavrysen and Peter-Tobias Stoll
Part 1 the inclusion and management of the feelings and opinions of the public in environmental decision-making
2. Public participation in decision-making on energy projects: When does it lead to better and more acceptable energy projects? / Goda Perlaviciute
3. Towards equal opportunities in public participation in environmental matters in the European Union / Lorenzo Squintani and Hendrik Schoukens
4. When feelings become scientific facts: Valuing cultural ecosystem services and taking them into account in public decision-making / Alexandra Aragão
Part II: Scientific evidence in environmental judicial proceedings
5. Understanding the nuts and bolts: Scientific and technical knowledge in environmental litigation: National solutions, EU requirements and current challenges / Jan Darpö
6. Scientific facts and litigants' feelings: Practical innovations from the vermont environmental court and other jurisdictions / Merideth Wright
7. Scientific evidence in Swedish courts: The use of technical judges for better integration of scientific data in environmental decision-making / Mikael Schultz
Part III: The precautionary principle: A challenged tool to manage scientific uncertainty
8. Of fear and prudence: Precaution through better regulation and innovation / Peter-Tobias Stoll
9. The limits to precaution in international trade law: From WTO law to EU trade agreements / Wybe Th. Douma
10. Conclusions: Facts and feelings as catalysts for environmental administration 3.0 / Lorenzo Squintani, Jan Darpö, Luc Lavrysen and Peter-Tobias Stoll
Index.