Environment, transport and planning law: general Books

This book rethinks the boundaries of transitional justice, urging scholars and practitioners to confront the often-overlooked nexus between mass violence and ecological harm.

"Veterinary Counter Practice," dating back to 1900, offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of veterinary medicine at the turn of the century. Authored by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, this work provides insights into the practices,...

This book focuses on land use, a topic at the heart of attempts to find sustainable solutions. It will be invaluable to practitioners and students of environmental law.

The book is an exploration of the intricate nexus that emerges as a result of globalisation, inextricably linking together issues of international law, human rights, environmental law and international trade law. Bringing together a number of experts in...

Provides a tool for dealing with the legal and institutional aspects of water resources management within national contexts and at the level of transboundary water resources. It identifies the legal and institutional issues arising in connection with...

The 21st century is a digital age defined by increasing digitalization and sustainability. Digitalization addresses the scope of sustainability policies and strategies in the fight against climate change, pandemics, and the increasing need for...

This book analyses the roots and evolution of the concept of sustainability in Europe and the European Union. As sustainability has always mirrored certain value judgments on justice and priorities, it is suitable for functionalist, analytical,...

This handbook explores, contextualizes and critiques the relationship between anthropocentrism - the idea that human beings are socially and politically at the centre of the cosmos - and international law.

This book debates the role played by the WTO in the environmental field, and it goes on to offer workable solutions for the international community in respect to the interaction between international trade and environmental law.The book addresses the...

This new book covers drinking water regulations such as disinfectant by-products, synthetic organics, inorganic chemicals, microbiological contaminants, volatile organic chemicals, radionuclides, fluoride, toxicological approaches to setting new national...

Climate change poses fundamental and varied challenges to all communities across the globe. The adaptation and mitigation strategies proposed by governments and non-governmental organisations are likely to require radical and fundamental shifts in...

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is widely regarded as one of the Kyoto Protocol's best creations and as an essential part of the international climate change regime. The CDM has been constantly evolving to ensure that it fulfils its objectives of...

Utilizing the principle of reciprocity, Reciprocity and China's Transboundary Waters: The Law of International Watercourses analyses the past, present and future of the law of international watercourses with a particular focus on China. As a...

The theoretical arguments for environmental taxes and other types of economic instruments for environmental protection have been discussed extensively in the literature. Rather less well discussed has been the extremely complex form that such instruments...

While water is an increasingly scarce resource, most existing methods to allocate it are neither economically nor environmentally efficient. In these circumstances, water markets offer developed countries a form of regulatory response capable of...

Debates about Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) have moved on in recent years. An initial focus on the legal obligations established by international agreements like the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and the form of obligations for...

There is much current controversy over whether the rights to seeds or plant genetic resources should be owned by the private sector or be common property. This book addresses the legal and policy aspects of the multilateral seed management regime. First,...

Global competition, corporate downsizing and corporate restructuring have forced many firms to reevaluate their operating methods. Today, corporations must do more with less while still watching the bottom line and improving profitability. ISO 14000 and...

The International Environmental Standards Handbook provides the necessary historical background to understand the current status of international environmental standards. The practicality of the book is evident in the inclusion of material: copies of...

The environmental analysis of pollution problems always involves the use of mass and energy balances to quantify the extent of pollution and its sources. This same form of analysis can be applied to ecosystems, production systems, a whole country or a...

A shift from government oversight to private sector self-regulation appears to be the future of environmental management. This will be a complex and complicated transition, as individual companies attempt to balance their needs against that of the...

With the environment, climate change, and global warming taking center stage in the national debate, the issues seem insurmountable and certainly unsolvable at the local level. Written by Chris Maser, international consultant on forest ecology,...

This book examines the history and impact of Florida's Comprehensive Planning legislation. Topics include coastal zone management, solid waste planning, land use impacts, planning strategies, and more.

Total Environmental Compliance: A Practical Guide for Environmental Professionals gives you the background and skills you need to ensure total environmental compliance in your organization. Instead of dryly describing theoretical management systems or...

A Practical Guide to Understanding, Managing and Reviewing Environmental Risk Assessment Reports provides team leaders and team members with a strategy for developing the elements of risk assessment into a readable and beneficial report. The authors...

Today's engineering and geoscience student needs to know more than how to design a new or remedial project or facility. Questions of law and ambiguities of terms often occur in contracts for mining, landfills, site reclamation, waste depositories, clean...

Blending information from popular mainstream articles, highly technical publications, and research journals, the second edition of Principles of Air Quality Management features new sections on air toxics, new information on chronic and acute health...

Climate change adaptation in South Asia is redefining the roles of different actors in the governance processes. The existing governance lack capacity, knowledge, and leadership skills to manage the uncertainties and challenges posed by climate change...

Conflict is a major facet of many environmental challenges of our time. However, growing conflict complexity makes it more difficult to identify win-win strategies for sustainable conflict resolution. Innovative methods are needed to help predict,...

This treatise is an outgrowth of a series of seminars and tutorials on selected legal aspects of geology that were offered to several generations of undergraduate students at Lawrence University. The offerings were in response...

Introduction ������ l'�����tude de la l�����gislation et de la jurisprudence foresti�����res (1857) est un livre �����crit par Edouard Meaume. Ce livre est une introduction ������ l'�����tude de la l�����gislation et de la jurisprudence foresti�����res...

Il libro ""Il Contratto di Noleggio: e la Polizza di Carico (1893)"" di Umberto Pipia, tratta della legge sul noleggio di navi e della polizza di carico, che sono documenti fondamentali e obbligatori per il trasporto marittimo di merci. Il testo fornisce...

Das Buch ""Eisenbahnrechtliche Entscheidungen und Abhandlungen V13 (1897)"" von Georg Eger enth�����lt eine Sammlung von Entscheidungen und Abhandlungen zu rechtlichen Fragen im Zusammenhang mit Eisenbahnen. Es ist der 13. Band einer Reihe, die sich mit...

""Du Droit International Concernant Les Grands Cours D'Eau"" est un livre �����crit par Etienne Caratheodory en 1861. Ce livre traite du droit international en ce qui concerne les grands cours d'eau, tels que les fleuves et les rivi�����res, et de la...

Das Buch ""Die Wassergenossenschaften Nach Osterreichischem Rechte: Mit Bezug Auf Die Ungarische Und Auslandische Wassergesetzgebung"" wurde im Jahr 1898 von Anton Von Randa verfasst. Das Werk besch�����ftigt sich mit dem ������sterreichischen...

""Die Haftpflicht der Eisenbahnen: Oder Das Recht in Bezug auf Unf�����lle und Unregelm����������igkeiten beim Eisenbahnbetrieb in England"" ist ein Buch von Henry Andrews Simon aus dem Jahr 1868. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Haftung von...

Die Grundentlastung (1899) von Grunberg, Karl ist ein Buch �����ber die Geschichte und die Bedeutung der Grundentlastung in Deutschland. Die Grundentlastung war eine Ma�����nahme, die im 19. Jahrhundert eingef�����hrt wurde, um die Bauern von den...

""Die Gebrauchsgegenst�����nde V3: Im Anschluss An Die Gesetzgebung Des Deutschen Reichs Und An Die Der Ubrigen Kulturstaaten"" ist ein Buch von Theodor Weyl, das im Jahr 1894 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Gesetzgebung in...

Codex Astensis Qui De Malabayla Communiter Nuncupatur V2 (1880) est liber historicus qui continet descriptionem de Malabayla, regione Italiae, et eius civitate Astensi. Auctor libri est Quintinus Sella, qui edidit secundam versionem anno 1880. Codex...

The Railroad Law of the Island of Cuba: And Other Provisions Related Thereto is a legal text written by H. L. Scott and published in 1902. The book covers the laws and regulations related to the operation and management of railroads in Cuba. It includes...

The New Law and Practice of Railway and Canal Traffic is a book written by Robert Woodfall in 1889. The book is focused on the Railway and Canal Traffic Act of 1888, which was a significant piece of legislation in the United Kingdom that introduced new...

The Anglo-Venezuelan Controversy: And The Monroe Doctrine, Statement Of Facts And Memorandum (1888) is a historical document written by Edward Rodolph Johnes. The book discusses the controversy between Great Britain and Venezuela over the border between...

This book presents expert opinions by frontier academicians, researchers, and attorneys on the recent challenges in the rapidly evolving life science industry.

This timely collection explores the inextricable relationship between human rights and the environment as a critical lens for understanding and addressing key human rights and environmental issues confronting Africa.

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...

This book offers an Indigenous supplement to the rich and growing area of visual legal scholarship. Organized around three narratives, each with an associated politico-poetic reading, the book addresses three major global issues: climate change, the...