Environmental inspection in Europe: comparative analysis and methodological proposal based on the spanish case

Abstract This study comparatively analyses the environmental inspection systems implemented in different European countries with the aim of contextualising and strengthening the evaluation of the model developed in Spain, taking the case of the Valencian Community as a reference. Based on an applied, comparative and mixed approach, the research is structured in three phases: a documentary and regulatory review of the European and regional legal framework; a technical and comparative analysis of