Environment, transport and planning law: general

The 8 chapters encompass contributions from 27 of the world's leading experts in by-catch reduction.

This book covers several dimensions of disaster studies as an emerging discipline.

Accounting literature has viewed sustainability in terms of social, economic and environmental performances.

As climate change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten traditional landscapes and livelihoods of entire communities the need to study its impact on human migration and population displacement has never been greater.

This book explores the intrinsically multiscale issue of renewable energy transition from a local, national and transnational perspective, and provides insights into current developments in the Upper Rhine Region that can serve as an international model.

The 21st century will present unprecedented challenges.

Densification has been a central method of achieving smart, sustainable cities across the world.

Proponents of the concept of ecological integrity argue that it is a necessary component of global governance on which the sustainable future of the planet and its inhabitants depends.

This book offers a post-structuralist critique of the problems associated with modernist accounts of environmental harm and regulation.

Improving the Sustainable Development Goals evaluates the Global Goals (Agenda 2030) by looking at their design and how they relate to theories of economic development.

This book is an attempt to acknowledge the discipline 'wetland science' and to consolidate research findings, reviews and synthesis articles on different aspects of the wetlands in South Asia.

An international river basin is an ecological system, an economic thoroughfare, a geographical area, a font of life and livelihoods, a geopolitical network and, often, a cultural icon.

As climate change adaptation rises up the international policy agenda, matched by increasing funds and frameworks for action, there are mounting questions over how to ensure the needs of vulnerable people on the ground are met.

Climate change is one of the most pressing problems facing the global community.

This book presents case studies on the human rights performance of state-owned enterprises from four Latin American and three European countries, as well as foreign investments by Chinese state-owned enterprises on these continents.

A detailed overview of the law-and-economics methodology developed and employed by environmental lawyers and policymakers.

Time Frames provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture.

This book offers a detailed examination of the main sources of Chile's water, its principle consumers, the gap between supply and demand, hydrological droughts, and future projected impacts of climate change.

Oil, an integral part of the contemporary global economy, is considered a driving force behind the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Water scarcity is an increasing problem in many parts of the world, yet conventional supply-side economics and management are insufficient to deal with it.

This book brings together geological, biological, radical economic, technological, historical and social perspectives on peak oil and other scarce resources.

Questions about land control have invigorated thinkers in agrarian studies and economic history since the nineteenth century.

It is now well accepted that deforestation is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and of climate change, with forests representing major sinks for carbon.

Through its exploration of the spatial dimension of risk, this book offers a brand new approach to theorizing risk, and significant improvements in how to manage, tolerate and take risks.

Revised to include several recent and important Clean Air Act developments, including the Clear Skies Initiative, this completely updated Handbook provides you with a broad overview of all the complex regulatory requirements of the Act and its amendments.

This book examines how the principle of ecological integrity in international law and governance can help address our current global crises.

This book provides an insightful and critical assessment of the state of Canadian water governance and policy.

To what extent can an animal constitute a 'juridical species'?

Energy is at the top of the list of environmental problems facing industrial society, and is arguably the one that has been handled least successfully, in part because politicians and the public do not understand the physical technologies, while the engineers and industrialists do not understand the societal forces in which they operate.

This book is based on EU-funded project PLANTFOODSEC, covering intentional and unintentional threats to plant biosecurity and to food safety areas.

No other European laws are so frequently violated as environmental directives.

Qu'est-ce que l'air en droit ?

Featuring the theme, From Sources to Solution, this book is based on the research papers presented during the International Conference on Environmental Forensics 2013.

The environmental professional must be educated to be ethical, and more importantly, trained through frequent participatory workshops with real-world scenarios to be able to make the right choices when faced with environmental dilemmas.

'It really is terrific just what the profession needs' * - Quod, Planning ConsultancyBy way of self-contained 'articles' focusing on the problems practitioners face on a daily basis, the authors share best practice, new ideas, updates on new developments and advice and solutions for problem areas explaining how to overcome common obstacles and thereby helping you navigate the Planning Act 2008 regime.

Klaus von Beyme is a distinguished German political scientist and recipient of the Mattei Dogan Award of Political Science (2012).

This book explores how geopolitical tensions have shaped the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) and offers insights into managing future challenges.

Eine zentrale Herausforderung des Verbraucherschutzes ist der Ubertrag und die wirksame Durchsetzung des EU-Verbraucherrechts in nationale Rechtsordnungen.

Multistakeholder governance is proposed as the way forward in global governance.

Extractions of Metals from Soils and Waters represents a new emphasis in the series Modern Inorganic Chemistry, namely the impact inorganic chemistry can have on the environment.

Cornerstone on the Planning Court, Second Edition provides a detailed review and analysis of the work of the Planning Court, as well as providing a practical and tactical guide to planning judicial review and related statutorychallenges.

This book addresses the various forms of deviance and criminality found within the conventional food system.

This book represents the collected works of Environmental and Resource Management (ERM) Alumni as well as young professionals and researches who are involved in the field of ERM.