Environment, transport and planning law: general

This book outlines the legal regime underpinning the European Energy Union, which provides secure, sustainable and affordable energy.

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

Providing a detailed account of the law of nature conservation, this book reviews and discusses the way in which the law promotes the conservation of species of animal, bird, and plant, and how it protects natural habitats for protected species.

"e;Environmental crime is a growing challenge for policy makers and law enforcers.

This volume examines legal matters regarding the prevention and fighting of historical pollution caused by industrial emissions.

This United Nations report examines the current state of knowledge of the world''s oceans, for policymakers, and provides a reference for marine science courses.

This book explores the role of law and policy in circular economy transitions and their impacts on justice, including on distributional equity and recognition and procedural rights, especially for people already marginalised under the current dominant economic system.

In the context of the current financial crisis, and at a time of deep global change, growing attention is paid to the global norms and ethical values that could underpin future global policy.

Environmental Management System ISO 14001:2004 provides the information and practical know-how required to facilitate a smooth adoption and incorporation of the latest revisions and enhancements put forth by the International Organization for Standardization.

This book provides readers with a foundation in policy development and analysis, describing how policy, including legal mechanisms, are applied to the marine environment.

Our global food system is undergoing rapid change.

First published in 1999, this volume responds to the 1991 enactment by the German government of its Packaging Ordinance, which led to new or revised packaging legislation throughout the European Union.

Judicial review of environmental decisions is an important and growing area of public law.

An accessible synthesis of a decade of multidisciplinary research into how diverse actors exercise authority in environmental decision making.

Explores the key international treaty instruments regulating species conservation and habitat protection, and the mechanisms available to make them work.

This book assesses both the effectiveness and efficiency of implemented Economic Policy Instruments (EPIs) in order to achieve water policy goals and identifies the preconditions under which they outperform alternative (e.

Conflicts over natural resources abound in India, where much of the population is dependent on these resources for their livelihoods.

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

From time immemorial the Bengal Delta had been an important maritime des- nation for traders from all parts of the world.

Energy is becoming a prominent driver of economic development.

From the time it was first published in 1998, Shipping and the Environment has been the leading text on international and US law and practice in this field.

At every stage, environmental policy is the result of the combat of stakeholders interested in, and affected by, the problem being addressed and the range of possible solutions.

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

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

A big challenge for safety professionals is how to incorporate, build, and sustain a safety program into different business models during times of change.

Since 1950 the population of the world has more than doubled, and the proportion of people living in cities has increased by a factor of four.

A tool for predicting environmental impacts, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) can also be used to predict the impacts of natural disasters and potential terrorist attacks.

The principal statute addressing air quality concerns, the Clean Air Act was first enacted in 1955, with major revisions in 1970, 1977, and 1990 and is addressed in the first part of this book.

Empowering the New Mobility Workforce: Educating, Training, and Inspiring Future Transportation Professionals enlists a multidisciplinary roster of subject matter specialists who identify the priorities and strategies for cultivating a skilled workforce for the rapidly changing transportation landscape.

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.

Food products with genetically modified (GM) ingredients are common, yet many consumers are unaware of this.

This book examines the development of international law applicable to Transboundary Aquifers (TBAs) considering the Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRWS).

This book seeks to show the role of sustainability and innovation in the business and productive sector as good strategy to improve performance and contribute to growth and sustainable development through innovative strategies applied to the management process.

Although upwards of 50,000 Environmental Assessments (EA) are prepared annually, the focus of the National Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA) Regulations is clearly on defining requirements for preparing environmental impact statements.

Railways are frequently promoted as one of the most sustainable modes of transport.

This book is about building and maintaining involved, sustainable, and inclusive communities from the ground up during a period of unprecedented growth and global change.

The book examines innovation in environment-friendly technologies in the automobile industry.

This book explores the emergence of ecological sustainability as a new EU policy and legal objective, distinct and autonomous from sustainable development.

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.

International Encyclopaedia of Environmental Laws have occupied the centre: stage among all efforts towards global environmental protection and consecration.

Climate change adaptation in South Asia is redefining the roles of different actors in the governance processes.

This book traces the development-environment discourse in India and examines the multi-layered interaction between society and nature in the light of the role of the state, judiciary and the civil society.

Climate change is one of the most serious global challenges facing humankind.

This book undertakes a critical appraisal of the concept of sustainable development in the European Union.

Originally published in 1995, Analyzing Superfund outlines the key issues of the superfund reauthorization debate in the United States.

Plastics show up in every area of our lives.

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.