Environment law

Dangerous climate change is coming.

This book provides an in depth, yet understandable description of the ecological, socioeconomic, and other parts of the natural environment that may be affected.

Analysis of Chinese environmental law with a focus on the development in statutory regulation, institution building and judicial innovation.

Bringing together scholars of human geography, environmental sociology, law, economics and international policy from Finland, Russia, Sweden and Germany, this book examines how local communities and enterprises adjust to transition and institutional changes in Northwest Russia.

For more than 500 years, Indigenous laws have been disregarded.

Environmental health involves the assessment and control of environmental factors that can potentially affect human health, such as radiation, toxic chemicals and other hazardous agents.

Lack of knowledge about, and noncompliance with, international standards can result in loss of sales and partnership opportunities as well as possible legal action.

An accessible and comprehensive resource, EU Environmental Law and Policy explains the structure and logic of EU environmental law and enables readers to quickly gain a thorough understanding of the different areas of EU secondary law pertaining to the protection of the environment.

This book is mainly about the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the process for its implementation.

This book presents a systematic study of transboundary, regional and local water conflicts and resistance across several river basins in South Asia.

Taking a social science approach, this book explores the governance of sustainable seafood, which is fundamental to food and nutrition security as well as being an important source of income and employment in many regions.

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Routledge Readings on Law, Development and Legal Pluralism presents some of the finest essays on social justice, environment, rights and governance.

Are the tried and true safety practices still effective in the changing workplace?

The goal of every safety professional and safety program is to be proactive and to identify problems while complying within safety guidelines.

Evaluates and compares risk regulation and safety management for offshore oil and gas operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway and Australia.

Environmental engineers work to increase the level of health and happiness in the world by designing, building, and operating processes and systems for water treatment, water pollution control, air pollution control, and solid waste management.

This book critically engages the emerging field of global animal law from the perspective of an intersectional ethical framework.

There are two questions often asked of risk communication: what has been learned from past work, and what is needed to push the field forward?

The earth, our home, is in crisis.

Deforestation in tropical rainforest countries is one of the largest contributors to human-induced climate change.

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is an integrated and comprehensive approach to ocean governance and is used to establish a rational use of marine space and reconcile conflicting interests of its users.

Sustaining and strengthening local livelihoods is one of the most fundamental challenges faced by post-conflict countries.

Does participatory governance benefit the environment?

Now in its eighth edition, The Environmental Policy Paradox continues the book's tradition of offering an accessible introduction to the social, economic, legal, and political matters pertaining to environmental policy while also developing the student's own unique views.

This book provides an analysis of the impact of the climate crisis on corporate law and theory in the coming decades as the world seeks to meet the target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Although tackling the causes of climate change through mitigation is necessary, it is also essential to examine the effect of climate change and what international cooperation can take place to ensure global adaptation measures.

Since mining is a basic and essential industry supplying raw materials for medicines; building materials for homes, schools, hospitals, commerce, roads; fuels for heating and energy; metals for transportation (cars, aircraft and ships), machinery, communications infrastructure and other conveniences, it cannot be done away with as some extremist environmentalists would like.

Through a combination of theoretical and empirical approaches, this book explores the role of international environmental law in protecting and conserving plants.

Today more than ever, when the world is beset by environmental, social, healthcare and economic challenges, we need courage in our politics, both nationally and globally.

Environmental justice research and activism predominantly focus on openly conflictive situations; claims making is central.

Bringing together scholars of human geography, environmental sociology, law, economics and international policy from Finland, Russia, Sweden and Germany, this book examines how local communities and enterprises adjust to transition and institutional changes in Northwest Russia.

Contemporary Climate Change Debates is an innovative new textbook which tackles some of the difficult questions raised by climate change.

The ten catastrophic risks that threaten human civilisation and the planet, and advice on how to overcome or mitigate them.

The growing urgency, complexity and "e;wickedness"e; of sustainability problems-from climate change and biodiversity loss to ecosystem degradation and persistent poverty and inequality-present fundamental challenges to scientific knowledge production and its use.

The introduction of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) in southern Africa was based on an enchanting promise: simultaneously contributing to global biodiversity conservation initiatives, regional peace and integration, and the sustainable socio-economic development of rural communities.

When studying international law there is often a risk of focusing entirely on the content of international rules (i.

The Legal Aspects of Industrial Hygiene and Safety explores various legal issues that are often encountered by Industrial Hygiene and Safety managers during their careers.

The threat of climate displacement looms large over a growing number of countries.

Whilst being an ambiguous and contested concept, sustainability has become one of the twenty-first century's most pervasive ideas, as humanity's increasing impact on the environment, as well as increasing social and economic inequalities, have local and global consequences.

When you need accurate, up-to-date information in the rapidly changing field of asset protection, you need the most authoritative resource available.

Demonstrates how the principles of unitization agreements applied to aquifers could provide a new approach to groundwater governance models.

On the 10th of October 2002 the International Court of Justice delivered the Bakassi decision, which, amongst other things, excised the resource rich land and maritime territory of Bakassi from Nigeria and transferred its legal title to Cameroon.

Unpacks key assumptions about the ''environment'', its relationship with violent conflict, and the justification for its protection underlying international law.

In recent years, the private rented sector has overtaken social housing to become the main housing provider with some of the worse housing conditions that are linked to preventable health inequalities.

This book is a practical guide to the international, EC and UK law applying to the various uses of nuclear energy and radioactive substances.

The adoption of administrative procedures in global governance has the potential to foster proper consideration of marginalized actors' interests, yet risks entrenching the dominance of the well-resourced and powerful.

Twenty years after the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force, the founding of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in 2012 was the outcome of a long process of setting biodiversity issues at the top of the global environmental agenda.

The Land is the Source of Law brings an inter-jurisdictional dimension to the field of indigenous jurisprudence: comparing Indigenous legal regimes in New Zealand, the USA and Australia, it offers a 'dialogical encounter with an Indigenous jurisprudence' in which individuals are characterised by their rights and responsibilities into the Land.