Subjects:

Environmental Law

Contents:

Part 1 The environmental roles of town and country planning, Chris Miller: the structure of this book

planning, conflict and the role of the courts

summary. Part 2 Town and country planning and water quality planning, William Howarth: objectives and approach

axioms of town and country planning law

axioms (the same ones) of water quality planning

the Environment Agency and the town and country planning system

town and country planning and sewage treatment works

overlap and separation

conclusion. Part 3 Planning and air pollution, Chris Miller: waste incineration

local authority pollution control

local air quality management

planning, transport and air pollution

discussion. Part 4 Risk, land use planning and major accident hazards, Gordon Walker: the land use -planning role - policy and practice

stakeholders, risks and planning intervention

beyond statutory intervention

conclusion. Part 5 Planning and nature conservation - law in the service of biodiversity?, Christopher Rodgers: the theoretical basis of nature conservation law

sites of special scientific interest

the impact of EC environmental law

managing European sites for nature conservation

conclusion. Part 6 Derelict and despoiled land - problem and potential, John Handley: stating the problem

the origins and changing nature of derelict land

derelict land prevention and the planning system

land reclamation to ""hard"" end-use

land reclamation to ""soft"" end-use

the potential for community involvement

contaminated land - a special case?

towards a strategic approach

conclusion. Part 7 Environmental assessment, Christopher Wood: EA in Britain - an overview

evaluation of the EIA system

conclusions. Part 8 Planning for sustainable waste management, Judith Petts: environmental impacts and pressures

national sustainable waste management policy

what role for land-use planning?

strategic planning

siting waste facilities

public involvement

conclusions. Part 9 Reconnecting networks and buildings - the development process and the reshaping of water, energy and transport demands, Simon Marvin and Simon Guy: conventional approach to infrastructure provision

a new logic of infrastructure provision

emerging logics - case studies

rethinking the development process

conclusions. Part 10 The environment and the regions - a new agenda for regional development, David Gibbs: regional planning and sustainable development

regional development agencies and sustainable development

conclusions. Part 11 Postscript, Chris Miller.

A collection of essays examining the roles which land use planning can play in the protection of the environment. The subjects covered range from traditional concerns like pollution, nuisance and contaminated land to biodiversity and the pursuit of sustainable development, which forms the defining element of current environmental policy across the European Community and in most other developed economies. Environmental assessment is discussed, along with the succession of public law actions (Twyford Down included) by environmental activists which were necessary to convince the English courts of the full implications (and the ""direct effect"") of the EC Directive 85/337. The later chapters become progressively more concerned with the planning system as the forum of negotiation and more participatory approaches (as distinct from fiscal instruments and command and control regulation) to encouraging sustainability.