Environment, transport and planning law: general

Playing with Fire chronicles the ongoing struggle facing Louisiana families trying to live and work against the backdrop of corrupt politicians and corporate greed.

Life now without access to electronic telecommunications would be regarded as highly unsatisfactory by most of the UK population.

This book addresses emerging legal and economic issues in competition and investment in air transport, against the backdrop of the role governments and airlines should play in avoiding protectionism and encouraging innovation and creativity.

Critically synthesising a range of disparate literatures and debates, this book asks what is at stake in mounting a decisive response to the 'socio-ecological crisis' - a crisis of humanity's relationship with the rest of nature that places social life as we know it in jeopardy.

Nanobiotechnology in agriculture is a new knowledge area that offers novel possibilities to achieve high productivity levels at manageable costs during the production and merchandising of crops.

Maritime Accident and Incident Investigation covers a wide range of topics relating to maritime-orientated organisational hazards and risks, as well as root cause analyses and techniques for analysing evidence.

This is a major compendium of the existing knowledge of the ecology and management of tidal marshes by some of the leading experts in the field.

La Ley de Cambio Climático y Transición Energética es la primera ley estatal en nuestro país aprobada para afrontar el doble reto de la neutralidad climática y de la transformación integral del sistema energético.

Corporate responsibility and sustainable development are two concepts that may be able to reconcile many of the big challenges facing the world; challenges such as tensions between respect for the natural environment, social justice, and economic development; the long view versus short-term imperatives and the competing priorities between developed and developing economies.

This book provides a first comprehensive legal examination of water rights arrangements and water rights trading in China.

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?

Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.

Examining institutions rather than themes, this critical book provides a comprehensive survey of the inter-relationship between trade-induced economic growth and the environment and its impact on the global quest for sustainable development.

This volume brings together leading research articles in to the theory, research findings and applications of modern dispute resolution.

On the 11th of March 2011, an earthquake registering 9.

Whales and elephants are iconic giants of the marine and terrestrial animal world.

Geopolitical changes combined with the increasing urgency of ambitious climate action have re-opened debates about justice and international climate policy.

Raises the novel legal question of animals during warfare, highlighting deficiencies in current practice and suggesting new readings and reforms.

This handbook explores the dynamic new field of Environmental Restorative Justice.

Presents cutting-edge insights into adapting institutions that build social-ecological resilience to complex multi-scale environmental change.

The book examines the well-established field of 'law and development' and asks whether the concept of development and discourses on law and development have outlived their usefulness.

Poor Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) practice leads to poorly planned projects, and ultimately poor environmental protection.

In the context of increasing division and segregation in cities across the world, along with pressing concerns around austerity, environmental degradation, homelessness, violence, and refugees, this book pursues a multidisciplinary approach to spatial justice in the city.

Property Rights and Climate Change explores the multifarious relationships between different types of climate-driven environmental changes and property rights.

This book considers all aspects of bioprospecting in 14 succinct chapters and a forward by David Hawksworth.

The litany of alarming observations about water use and misuse is now familiar-over a billion people without access to safe drinking water; almost every major river dammed and diverted; increasing conflicts over the delivery of water in urban areas; continuing threats to water quality from agricultural inputs and industrial wastes; and the increasing variability of climate, including threats of severe droughts and flooding across locales and regions.

Safety professionals must prepare every day to safeguard their employees in the workplace.

Roberts' dictionary is a comprehensive yet concise guide to the various legal, regulatory, technical, commercial, and financial abbreviations, acronyms, terms and phrases which define the oil and gas industry today.

When the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty entered into force on 14 January 1998, a new phase commenced for the Antarctic Treaty System.

When the guns are silenced, those who have survived armed conflict need food, water, shelter, the means to earn a living, and the promise of safety and a return to civil order.

This book critically explores the legal tools, concepts, principles and instruments, as well as cross-cutting issues, that comprise the field of international environmental law.

Marine Environmental Governance: From International Law to Local Practice considers the relationship between international environmental law and community-based management of marine areas.

In May 2005, the International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs organized an international conference addressing marine pollution.

Das Thema "Langfristig sichere Deponien" wurde bisher vorwiegend im Zusammenhang mit radioaktiven Abfällen diskutiert.

Sustainable Urban Mobility Pathways examines how sustainable urban mobility solutions contribute to achieving worldwide sustainable development and global climate change targets, while also identifying barriers to implementation and strategies to overcome them.

This book examines the nuances of the relationship between development and environmental conservation policy in India over the last three decades.

Since 2009, the U.

Composting and Recycling Municipal Solid Waste is a comprehensive guide that identifies, describes, explains, and evaluates the options available when composting and recycling municipal solid waste (MSW).

As the evidence for human-induced climate change becomes more obvious, so too does the realisation that it will harshly impact on the natural environment as well as on socio-economic systems.

This book provides keys to decrypt current political debates on the environment in light of the theories that support them, and provides tools to better understand and manage environmental conflicts and promote environmentally friendly behaviour.

Loss of biodiversity is one of the great environmental challenges facing humanity but unfortunately efforts to reduce the rate of loss have so far failed.

Seitdem Tourismus zum Milliardengeschäft geworden ist, stellt er ein wachsendes Problem, aber auch eine Chance für die Umwelt dar.

A synthesis of the relevant agreements, customary norms and ongoing discussions on the international law on climate change.

This book argues that river basins represent a particular structural setting in international relations with the potential for generating a dynamic of cooperation among the involved countries.

Emerging Pathogens at the Poles: Disease and International Trade Law explores the applicability and possible complicating issues of the SPS Protocol to the Polar Regions in light of emerging pathogeneses and unknown host and environmental susceptibility and resilience.

This volume provides a reference textbook and comprehensive compilation of multifaceted perspectives on the legal issues arising from the conservation and exploitation of non-human biological resources.

The 1980s was a time of significant social, political and cultural change.