Environment, transport and planning law: general

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.

Die Beteiligung von Bürgerinitiativen und NGOs ist in Umweltverfahren nicht mehr wegzudenken – gleichzeitig ist sie auch zunehmend umstritten.

This book investigates the potential trade opportunity of climate friendly goods and technology (CFGT) in Asia and South Asia region, and uses a case study of India to clarify India's position on global warming and efforts to mitigate climate change impacts regionally and globally.

Bezahlbare Energieversorgung sichernWie – insbesondere mit welchen Strategien – können die Städte, Gemeinden und Landkreise eine klimafreundliche und bezahlbare Energieversorgung für die Zukunft sicherstellen?

This book establishes a framework for defining transboundary water cooperation and a methodology for evaluating its effectiveness, which will contribute to more effective and therefore successful cooperation processes.

Advances in Transport Policy and Planning assesses both successful and unsuccessful practices and policies from around the world on the topic.

The last two decades have witnessed a dramatic expansion and intensification of mineral resource exploitation and development across the global south, especially in Latin America.

Die Studie führt ein in das Recht der Umweltinformation, wie es durch das UIG geschaffen wurde.

This book explores the regulatory challenges posed by the changing landscape of electricity trade to the multilateral trading system.

Statutory Nuisance and Residential Property: Environmental Health Problems in Housing examines the statutory nuisance provisions in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 pertaining to the condition of premises and related problems in housing and compares these with the provisions of the Housing Act 2004.

This book assesses the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), examining both implementation and compliance.

Hailed on its first publication as a masterly account detailing a roadmap for compliance with workplace standards, regulations, and rules, Surviving an OSHA Audit: A Management Guide, Second Edition, is specifically designed for managers and other professionals who seek to provide a safe work environment.

Shipping has many hundreds of terms and phrases whose meaning is not always obvious, even for experienced practitioners.

Leading experts provide the first comprehensive account of transnational efforts to respond to climate change, for researchers, graduate students and policy makers.

It is increasingly apparent that capitalism cannot stave off the truly frightening ecological disasters that threaten the future of life on earth.

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

The second edition of this extensive work is the definitive source on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in the important area of food and agricultural ethics.

Scientists have long been searching for a unified field theory--one answer to all of the questions about the physical universe.

Coined in the 1970s, the term sustainable development and the ideas behind it have enjoyed varying amounts of popularity over the years.

Written by a team of acclaimed practitioners and leading academics, this book brings together in one single volume an analysis of contemporary legal issues concerning ship building, sale and finance contracts.

This book explores the current notion and definition of property, and its interpretation and implementation in relation to the environment.

This enlightening book brings together the work of gender and forestry specialists from various backgrounds and fields of research and action to analyse global gender conditions as related to forests.

Mediterranean irrigation is diverse due to, among other factors, the relative importance of water in the economy of each country, varied levels of aridity, heterogeneous levels economic, social and technological levels of development, and differences in political and social organization.

Fast sechzig Jahre nach Beendigung des Zweiten Weltkrieges sind immer noch zahlreiche rechtliche Fragen bezüglich Raubkunstwerken ungeklärt.

This book addresses the livelihood impacts of climate change, vulnerability and adaptation measures on the forest dependent communities of India.

L'adoption de l'article constitutionnel et de la législation fédérale sur les résidences secondaires a marqué de manière manifeste et durable le régime des constructions dans les zones touristiques en Suisse, plus particulièrement dans les régions alpines.

In this book the author examines the illegal wildlife trade from multiple perspectives: the historical context, the impact on the environment, the scope of the problem internationally, the sociocultural demand for illegal products, the legal efforts to combat it, and several case studies from inside the trade.

By definition, international law, once agreed upon and consented to, applies to all parties equally.

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.

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.

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

This book exposes the barriers to inclusive and effective public policy making, which are the current decision making paradigm and commonly held ideas that reduce public policy problems to scientific and technical ones.

There are thousands of environmental analyses prepared each year to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and similar programs.

This book examines the politics of harm in the context of palm oil production in Colombia, with a primary focus on the Pacific coast region.

Global Practices on Road Traffic Signal Control is a valuable reference on the current state-of-the-art of road traffic signal control around the world.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulation and sustainable development in Bangladesh.

This seminal book results from a NATO Advanced Research Workshop at the University of Cambridge with Russian co-directorship, enabling the first formal dialogue between NATO and Russia about security issues in the Arctic Ocean.

Established by Congress as an amendment to the Clean Air Act, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandates that U.

Subsidies to fisheries have been in existence for centuries.

This book is based on research that gives the reader a nonfiction view of how Cuba's landscape has changed since the time when Columbus first set foot on the island and encountered the Indigenous peoples who lived there in 1492 to present day.

Climate change is now a mainstream part of the international political agenda.

Legal mechanisms for the management, development and protection of water resources have evolved over the years and have reached unprecedented levels of complexity and sophistication.

An analysis of forces affecting wildlife politics worldwide, covering topics such as overexploitation, hunting, ecotourism and trafficking.

Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development shows how ICT, as an enabler for all spheres of development, can help innovate business processes and operations, and provide faster integration of new technologies into business systems.

Sustainability and food production represent a major challenge to society, with both consumption and supply sides posing practical and ethical dilemmas.

Transportation, Land Use, and Environmental Planning examines the practices and policies linking transportation, land use and environmental planning needed to achieve a healthy environment, thriving economy, and more equitable and inclusive society.

This book explores how the transnational legal process for REDD+ has affected human rights in developing countries.

At heart, transportation policy and research are about people: connecting individuals and the places they live, ensuring sufficient and equitable access, and facilitating movement.

This book presents an important discussion on soil and sustainable agriculture from a range of perspectives, addressing key topics such as sustainable intensification, the FAO Voluntary Guidelines, and the crucial role of appropriate tenure rights.