Environment, transport and planning law: general Books

This book develops a new theory of the modern economy. Conventional economic theory is (still) based on an essentially static notion of equilibrium. In contrast, this book offers an analysis of the economic process based on a truly dynamic approach. It...

With the rapid growth of global industrialization, there has been substantial consumption of fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas along with growing carbon dioxide emissions. Unprecedented environmental and...

Since the 1960s the environment has become an issue of increasing public concern in North America and elsewhere. Triggered by the Second Indochina War (Vietnam Conflict) of 1961-1975, and further encouraged by the International Conference on the Human...

Traditional notions of security are premised on the primacy of state security. In relation to energy security, traditional policy thinking has focused on ensuring supply without much emphasis on socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Non-traditional...

Natural disasters are increasingly affecting the world, taking lives unexpectedly and leaving many others injured and homeless. Moreover, disasters disrupt local, national and even global economies, instantly changing the direction of development. In the...

Since the end of the Cold War, the Middle East has been the focus of various projects for the establishment of arms control (including CBMs) regimes. Whereas some of these projects were initiated at the global level, others were discussed and debated at...

The work aims at answering the question as to how far discourses on human security are present in Jordan and Israel, if they converge and if political solutions for the issue of water security could be derived. The analysis is based on the assumption...

Exploring the gaps.- Exploring the gaps.- External influences and framework conditions.- Implications of spatial development policies at European and national levels for border regions The case of Germany.- Implementation of the EU Community Initiative...

The Tanzanian coastal areas are socially, nutritionally, economically and environmentally important, yet they are vulnerable to both over-exploitation and degradation of their habitats. This book demonstrates the extent which...

This book summarizes the results of an international research project; the first Europe-wide Delphi study on future developments in the energy sector (EurEnDel). Nearly 700 energy experts from 48 countries participated in this...

The Global Water Partnership notes that the crisis in the water sector is a one of governance. Water management is an integral part of ecosystem governance and is closely linked to the sustainable development discourse. This...

This book examines uniform contract law in all relevant areas of legal doctrine and practice, and considers the barriers which exist toward it in modern nation states, namely in the German and English legal systems. The author...

Erster Teil: Ausmaß, Ursachen und Folgen der weltweiten Waldzerstörung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Vernichtung tropischer Wälder.- Zweiter Teil: Maßnahmen, Handlungsmöglichkeiten und Empfehlungen zum internationalen Waldschutz.- Dritter Teil:...

While economic and other social science expertise is indispensable for successful public policy-making regarding global climate change, social scientists face trade-offs between the scientific credibility, policy-relevance, and legitimacy of their policy...

The present book shares critical perspectives on the conceptualization, implementation, discourses, policies, and alternative practices of environmental education (EE) for diverse and unique groups of learners in a variety of international educational...

This book examines the conditions under which PPM measures may be adopted under WTO law de lege lata and de lege ferenda. It analyses in detail the complex case law in this field and its evolution in the last 25 years, as well as the...

This book provides a critical examination of contemporary approaches to environmental regulation in the UK and the European Union. It also explores how regulation has evolved in response to a number of factors, including industrial development and...

This book explores the legal regime of non-product related process and production methods (NPR PPMs) in the context of trade-restrictive environmental measures, eco-labelling requirements and sanitary measures under the WTO. These issues serve as...

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...

This book expands on law-related research by examining the legal aspects of sustainability with a focus on the impact on business strategies. It recognizes that firms must adopt an integrated approach to law and sustainability, considering multiple...

This book focuses on animal laws and animal welfare in major jurisdictions in the world, including the more developed legal regimes for animal protection of the US, UK, Australia, the EU and Israel, and the regulatory regimes still developing in China,...

This book addresses emerging legal and economic issues in competition and investment in air transport, against the backdrop of the role governments and airlines should play in avoiding protectionism and encouraging innovation and creativity. It evaluates...

The volume gives an overview on how legislators all over the world have come up with different legal solutions for governing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and food security and provides a compact summary of the existing regulations in this field...

This book examines the legality, adequacy and efficacy of using the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for commercially-exploited fish species and assesses whether the existing institutional...

This book considers what is needed for fairness in the decisions of the UNFCCC. It analyses several principles of procedural fairness in order to develop practical policy measures for fair decision-making in the UNFCCC. This includes measures that...

The success of Brazil in the large-scale production and use of fuel ethanol has been widely discussed and analyzed by other countries interested in adopting policies designed to encourage the use of biofuels. Within this context, certain questions arise:...

This book explores the insurance sector's potential role, influence, and impact on society in light of new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns. Furthermore, it looks into how financial and technological innovations help reshape insurance...

This book brings together three distinct areas of International Law - namely Environmental, Heritage and Ocean Law - to address the international legal protection of historically significant wrecks, with particular focus on the environmental hazards they...

This book explores climate services, including projections, descriptive information, analyses, assessments, and an overview of current trends.   Due to the pressures now being put on the world's climate, it is vital to gather and share reliable...

The Arctic has, for some forty years, been among the most innovative policy environments in the world. The region has developed impressive systems for intra-regional cooperation, responded to the challenges of the rapid environmental change,...

This book aims to identify the challenges presented by current urban environmental governance practices in fast growing Indian cities, to propose changes to the current governance implementation strategies, and to explore the best practices to achieve...

​ ​This book argues that social and environmental policy should be synthetically treated as one and the same field, that both are but two aspects of the same coin - if sustainability is the goal. Such a paradigm shift is indicated, important, and timely...

This book analyses over twenty years of rights-based litigation in the areas of climate change and plastic pollution in order to assess the value of rights in confronting and overcoming planetary crises.

In today's complex world, achieving sustainable development poses a significant challenge. Legal frameworks often need help to keep pace with rapidly evolving environmental issues. In contrast, educational systems may need to prepare future leaders to...

Das Energiekartellrecht nimmt eine Sonderstellung ein. Diese beruht auf den technisch-physikalischen Besonderheiten der Strom- und Gasversorgung sowie der umfassenden Regulierung des Netzbetriebs. Ziel des Werkes ist es, dem Leser auf dem Stand der...

Offering a novel, transdisciplinary approach to environmental law, its principles, mechanics and context, as tested in its application to the urban environment, this book traces the conceptual and material absence of communication between the human and...

""A Compilation Of Pension, Pay And Bounty Laws: Together With Full Instructions, Forms And Decisions, Relative To Presenting Government Claims"" is a book published in 1862 by Snyder, Cook and Company. This book is a comprehensive guide to the laws,...

Il libro ""Il Consiglio Del Contenzioso Diplomatico: 1857-1897 (1898)"" pubblicato dal Ministero Degli Affari Esteri ����� una raccolta di documenti e decisioni del Consiglio del Contenzioso Diplomatico, un organo giuridico istituito nel 1857 per...

Il Codice Forestale del Regno d'Italia: Studio (1886) di Lombardi, Francesco Giuseppe S., ����� un libro che esamina il Codice Forestale del Regno d'Italia, un insieme di leggi e regolamenti che regolamentano la gestione delle foreste e la tutela della...

""Die Trinkerversorgung Unter Dem Burgerlichen Gesetzbuche"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Juristen Julius Ernst Colla, das im Jahr 1899 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit dem Thema der Trinkwasserversorgung im Rahmen des...

""Defensa del C. Gobernador del Estado hecha por un tabasque�����o: con motivo de la acusaci������n que se le hace ante el Congreso de la Uni������n (1874)"" es un libro que relata la defensa del gobernador del estado de Tabasco, M�����xico, por parte de...

De Strafbepalingen In De Nederlandsche Spoorwegwet (1867) est liber a Theodoro Schiff scriptus, qui tractat de lege ferroviaria Neerlandica anno MDCCCLXVII edita. In hoc libro, auctor leges et poenas quae in hac lege continentur explicat, quae ad tutelam...

Although there is no universally accepted definition of the term "land grabbing", ordinary people whose livelihoods are adversely affected by land grabbing know exactly what it is. It involves the physical capture and control of land and homes, including...

Urban planning is a community process, the purpose of which is to develop and implement a plan for achieving community goals and objectives. In this process, planners employ a variety of disciplines, including law. However, the law is only an instrument...