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Resolving Environmental Conflictsby Chris Maser
CRC Press 2011; US$ 79.95The second edition of this popular reference covers the basic transformative concepts that are vital for resolving environmental conflicts. This updated edition includes discussions on the inviolate biophysical principles, how the English language is changing, as well as the critical principles of social behavior. It considers new dynamics in making decisions along with the effects of the younger generations shifting their interests from nature-oriented interest to technologically-oriented interests and their subsequent lack of understanding the importance of the natural environment to a sustainable society. more...
Practical Environmental Forensicsby Patrick J. Sullivan; Franklin J. Agardy; Richard K. Traub
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 160.00A comprehensive practical guide to environmental forensics With real-world examples and advice on both scientific and legal issues, Practical Environmental Forensics stands on the front line of this new interdisciplinary approach to the environmental litigation process. Compiled by experts with decades of combined experience in teaching, research, consulting, and litigation, it is the first book to offer a comprehensive presentation of environmental forensics.The first section provides an introduction to the forensic process, a historical perspective on pollution, and related laws and insurance issues. The book continues with a review of the most commonly used technical approaches and methods employed to support forensic litigation case issues.... more...
Drinking Water Regulation and Healthby Frederick Pontius
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 211.00The Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 instituted wide-ranging regulatory changes to the seminal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)-such as providing funding to communities facing health risks, focusing regulatory efforts on contaminants posing such health risks, and adding flexibility to the regulatory process- and the amendments continue to shape regulations and regulatory policy to this day. Editor Frederick Pontius's Drinking Water Regulation and Health provides a comprehensive, up-to-date resource on the current regulatory landscape. Drinking Water Regulation and Health serves as a guide for water utilities, regulators, and consultants, forecasting future trends and explaining the latest developments in regulations. A diverse group of... more...
Transboundary Environmental Negotiationby Lawrence Susskind; William Moomaw; Kevin Gallagher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 82.00Transboundary Environmental Negotiation is an important collection of articles generated by faculty and graduate students at MIT, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. The contributors emphasize the ways in which global environmental treaty-making can be improved. They highlight new environmental problems that pose difficult global negotiation challenges and suggest new strategies for involving a range of nongovernmental actors in ways that can overcome the obstacles to transboundary environmentalism. more...
GIS in Law Enforcementby Mark R. Leipnik; Donald P. Albert
CRC Press 2002; US$ 94.95This is the ideal book for GIS users in law enforcement who want to learn more about the technology or who wish to get started using GIS in their agency. more...
Managing Technological Developmentby Hakan Hakansson; Alexandra Waluszewski
Routledge 2002; US$ 190.00Focusing on the interactive aspects of commercial and technological development, the authors analyse how new solutions are developed in relation to different companies and organizations. more...
Avoiding Claimsby M. Coombes Davies
Spon Press 1989; US$ 240.00An important and practical guide for the construction industry professional, this book enables the reader to appreciate the nature and seriousness of wide ranging liability in the construction industry. The question-and-answer format makes it simple, direct and easy to use. more...
Earth on Trialby Paul Stanton Kibel
Routledge 1999; US$ 44.95The Earth On Trial examines the delicate relationship between the courts and the earth by discussing the legal and economic ramifications of ecology. more...
Understanding JCT Standard Building Contractsby
Spon Press 2000; US$ 33.95This is a new edition of David Chappell's bestselling guide to the most common forms of building contract, the Joint Contract Tribunal (JCT) standard contracts. more...
Going to Bendby Diane Hammond
Doubleday Publishing 2004; US$ 9.99In the small coastal town of Hubbard, Oregon, your man may let you down, your boss may let you down, life may let you down . . . but your best friend never will. Welcome to Hubbard, where Petie Coolbaugh and Rose Bundy have been best friends since childhood. Now in their early thirties, both are grappling to come to terms with their age and station in life. As they struggle to make ends meet and provide for their children and the good-hearted but unreliable men in their lives, they take jobs cooking for a brand-new upscale restaurant, Souperior's Cafe, starting from scratch every morning to produce gallons of fresh soup from local recipes. The proprietors of the cafe, Nadine and Gordon, are fraternal twins from Los Angeles with adjustments... more...









