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Fateful Harvestby Duff Wilson
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 10.99I see soil in a new light, and I wonder about my own lawn and garden. What have I sprinkled on my backyard? Is somebody using my home, my food, to recycle toxic waste? It seems unbelievable, outlandish -- but what if it's true? A riveting expose, Fateful Harvest tells the story of Patty Martin -- the mayor of a small Washington town called Quincy -- who discovers American industries are dumping toxic waste into farmers' fields and home gardens by labeling it "fertilizer." She becomes outraged at the failed crops, sick horses, and rare diseases in her town, as well as the threats to her children's health. Yet, when she blows the whistle on a nationwide problem, Patty Martin is nearly run out of town. Duff Wilson, whose Seattle... more...
Wolf And Stanley On Environmental Lawby Neil Stanley; Ms Susan Wolf
Routledge-Cavendish 2003; US$ 63.95Comprehensively details the state of environmental law in the UK and the EU. The book provides a structured approach to the legal and regulatory controls aimed at protecting the environment and reflects changes in the law since the 2002 edition was published. more...
Sourcebook On Environmental Lawby David Ong; Maurice Sunkin; Robert Wight
Routledge-Cavendish 2001; US$ 73.95This new edition takes into account the latest developments in environmental law, including the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 upon UK Environmental Law; the new European Directives on the Landfill of Waste; Emissions of VOCs and limit values for Sulphur Dioxide. more...
Environmental Law For The Built Environmentby Jack Rostron
Routledge-Cavendish 2001; US$ 56.95An exposition of the relevant law and the techniques commonly used to meet the regulatory requirements concerning the built environment. Each chapter deals with a discrete topic, combining law, policy and administrative aspects with the engineering, technological and management remedies available. more...
Principles of International Environmental Lawby Philippe Sands
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 82.00This second edition of Sand's leading textbook incorporates relevant new material, including genetically modified organisms and the Kyoto Protocol. It remains the most comprehensive account of the principles and rules relating to the protection of the environment, and will remain an invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike. more...
Institutions and the Environmentby A. Vatn
Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 40.00This important text develops an institutional response to the core issues raised in public policy making and develops a distinct understanding of the role of institutions, not least in the study of environmental problems. It questions: how are conflicting interests shaped and taken into account in policy making? How should they be accounted for? What motivates the behaviour of firms and individuals, and how is it possible to change these motivations to produce the favoured common outcomes? more...
IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Studies: Volume 1, The Law of Energy for Sustainable Developmentby Adrian Bradbrook; Rosemary Lyster; Richard Ottinger; Wang Xi
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 134.00As contemporary world politics demonstrates, energy resources and generation are crucial issues facing the international community. As research on energy law, at the international, regional, and national level is in its infancy, the insights provided by the contributors to this volume are a significant addition to the field. more...
Environment and Lawby David Wilkinson
Routledge 2002; US$ 52.95A concise introduction to the role of law in environmental protection. It offers a greater understanding of international and national environmental law and has case studies from all over the world. more...
International law and the environmentby T. Kuokkanen
BRILL 2002; US$ 255.00This work contributes to the study of "international environmental law", addressing its development over three time periods: the traditional period, the modern era, and the post-modern period. It challenges the reader to think about the subject and its development within a broader framework. more...
Documents in European Community Environmental Lawby Philippe Sands; Paolo Galizzi
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 128.00The significant body of EC environmental legislation which now exists has given rise to numerous disputes over its application and interpretation. This collection brings together the principal documents in an accessible form, providing practitioners, scholars and students with the essentials necessary to understand, advise upon and apply this law. more...