Subjects:

Environmental Law

Contents:

PART I. INTRODUCTORY THEMES

1. What is environmental law? A brief introduction

2. History and challenges

3. Values, principles and environmental law

4. Sources of environmental law

5. The administration of environmental law and policy

PART II. INTEGRATED THEMES

6. International law and environmental protection

7. The european community and the environment

8. The regulation of environmental protection

9. Environmental crime

10. Public participation

11. Private law and environmental protection

PART III. SECTORAL COVERAGE

12. Town and country planning

13. Environmental assessment

14. Environmental permitting and integrated pollution prevention and control

15. Climate change and air quality

16. Contaminated land

17. Water pollution and water quality

18. Waste management

19. The conservation of nature

20. Landscape management

The seventh edition features a new chapter on the law relating to air pollution and climate change, as well as more detailed coverage of environmental liability at national, EU, international, and transnational levels. Reference is made throughout to the influence of European and international organisations and legislation and offers enhanced introductory coverage of global dimensions. Topics are fully cross-referenced, allowing readers to follow key ideas through the book and to understand the interaction of law and the environment. The book is structured by theme and by sector and presented in a clear colour design, guiding the student through the subject.

• The most established textbook available on environmental law
• Offers detailed coverage of all the key topics covered on environmental law courses from an international, European and national perspective
• Presents topics by theme and by sector, guiding students through the subject, and locates environmental law within its wider policy context
• Each chapter is structured around a wide range of learning features including key objectives, case studies, summaries, questions, and further reading lists, which are presented in an innovative colour design, guiding the student through the topic
• An accompanying Online Resource Centre provides twice-annual updates on developments in the law, and links to key websites

• Detailed analysis of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007 regime
• Features a new chapter on air pollution and climate change
• Incorporates more detailed coverage of environmental liability at national, EU, international, and transnational levels
• Includes enhanced introductory coverage of the international and EU dimensions