Subjects:

Environmental Law

Contents:

History. Economic instruments/Climate change. International Conventions/WTO. EU law. Human rights. The separate jurisdictions of the UK. Planning. EIAs. Nature conservation. Water resources. Land drainage. Water. IPPC. Air. Waste. Chemicals/Pesticides. Asbestos/PCBs. GMOs. Radioactive substances. Hazardous operations. Non-ionising radiation. Noise. Litter. Access to justice. Criminal liability. Civil liability. Statutory nuisances. Contaminated land. Transactions/Insurance. Environmental management/Eco-labelling.

This acclaimed work provides detailed and authoritative coverage of all the principal areas of environmental law in a single volume, including all relevant EU legislation and its implications in the UK. The new edition has been substantially revised to reflect the rapid development of this area of law and now includes: * Discussion of the functions and powers of the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency * Increased coverage of Scotland and Northern Ireland * New chapters on economic instruments, climate change, human rights and the new contaminated land regime * Coverage of recent developments in the areas of environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment, integrated pollution prevention and control, waste, access to information, genetically modified organisms and pesticides legislation