Environment, transport and planning law: general

This book explains the role of geology as the basis of sustainability.

This authored brief discusses how to conceptualize the socio-material complexity of contested energy spaces in the Canadian North, specifically in the context of indigenous communities that have allowed industrial developments to occur on their lands despite the environmental and lifestyle consequences.

This book examines the global, local, and specific environmental factors that facilitate illegal fishing and proposes effective ways to reduce the opportunities and incentives that threaten the existence of the world's fish.

Pollution, Politics, and International Law: Tankers at Sea is a compelling exploration of the global struggle to manage and protect the oceans in the face of economic ambitions and environmental crises.

A wetland center in London, parks in downtown San Francisco, a wildlife sanctuary in Arcata, and a wetlands park on the outskirts of Las Vegas-what do these urban and suburban locations have in common?

This book introduces readers to the press release work carried out by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2017.

There is much controversy over the development of new dams for hydropower, where concerns for environmental protection and the livelihoods of local people may conflict with the goals of economic development.

This book examines the impact and implications of Japan's withdrawal from the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which came into effect in July 2019.

This book explores the nature of liberal property in the twenty-first century.

This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The New Urban Agenda (NUA), adopted in 2016 at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador, represents a globally shared understanding of the vital link between urbanization and a sustainable future.

Contracts for Infrastructure Projects: An International Guide provides a guide to the law relating to construction contracts for infrastructure projects; it is intended for the use of engineers and other professionals who are involved in the negotiation and administration of construction contracts, to enable them to understand the risks involved, and how to minimise them.

At a time when Europeans across the continent are focused on the EU's future direction, this book provides an important contribution to the current debate.

Building on knowledge within the fields of green and eco-global criminology, this book uses empirical and theoretical arguments to discuss the multi-dimensional character of eco-global crime.

This collection of papers examines water management in two of the worlds prominent, arid transboundary areas facing similar challenges.

FROM THE PREFACEThis book brings together (in one text) all of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulatory requirements for making safe and proper confined space entries.

Traditionally, industry has been accused of sacrificing sustainable development in the pursuit of short-term profit.

This book aims to analyze contexts and perspectives in the relationships between environmental sustainability, human development and organizations.

Deals with new EC legislation the Water Framework Directive; the main driver within Europe for groundwater monitoring which addresses integrated water resource management across 27 different countries Provides comprehensive approach and guidance on the theoretical and practical aspects for implementing the directive Edited by EC representatives involved in the setting up of the framework, along with colleagues in various water institutions who have the task of implementing the legislation Part of the Water Quality Measurement Series

This book examines how the EU can be a more proactive actor in the promotion of the principles of sustainability and fairness from a legal environmental perspective.

The current jurisdictional status of the Mediterranean Sea is remarkable.

Climate change is one of the major challenges of modern times.

Die Revolution, welche durch die Erkenntnisse der modernen Physik herbeigeführt wurde und im Abwurf der ersten Atom­ bombe ihren überwältigenden Ausdruck fand, greift auf das ge­ samte Leben der Menschen über.

Die Gesellschaft erlebt sich in einem Krisenmodus, ausgelöst durch eine Vielzahl ökologischer, sozialer und politischer Fehlentwicklungen.

Extensively updated, this third edition provides a valuable guide to the tools and techniques used to perform Phase 1 site assessment.

What is the state of current European governance on new and emerging technologies, and where is it going?

Cornerstone on the Planning Court is the only book to provide a detailed review and analysis of the work of the new Planning Court.

The book comprehensively analyses whether a State may be held responsible for environmental damage resulting from its wrongful conduct in international armed conflict.

Today's engineering and geoscience student needs to know more than how to design a new or remedial project or facility.

This book focuses on ecosocial work within the context of community practice.

Legal Perspectives on Bridging Science and Policy deals with the interaction of science and policy from a legal perspective.

This book delves into how carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies might help accelerate the worldwide transition to sustainable energy while meeting Paris Agreement targets.

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Prüfung der Frage, ob und inwieweit die Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Gemeinschaft Kulturgüter im Privateigentum als nationales Kulturgut einstufen und ihre Verbringung ins Ausland verbieten dürfen, wenn die Eigentümer solcher Kulturgüter ihr Recht auf Freizügigkeit ausüben.

Coastal communities depend on the marine environment for their livelihoods, but the common property nature of marine resources poses major challenges for the governance of such resources.

Wind Energy: Societal and Human Impacts presents the theoretical basis for the various impacts of wind turbines on humans.

The ecosystem approach, broadly understood as a legal and governance strategy for integrated environmental and biodiversity management, has been adopted within a wide variety of international environmental legal regimes and provides a narrative, a policy approach and in some cases legally binding obligations for States to implement what has been called a 'new paradigm' of environmental management.

The pollution state of various resources has deteriorated to such an extent that survival of human life is at stake.

This book analyses a selection of challenges in the implementation and application of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), focusing on several areas: international organizations, fisheries, security, preserving marine biodiversity, dispute settlement, and interaction with other areas of international law.

An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing field of sustainability.

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A staunch advocate for the Adirondack Park, activist and writer Paul Schaefer deeply influenced conservation policy in New York State.

This book brings together research and studies in the fields of organised crime and of 'green criminality' against the natural environment.

Climate change is one of the great problems facing humanity; this book introduces readers to major rulings from around the world that centre on climate change as a core focus.