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Environmental protection, law and policy

Author
Holder J., Lee M.
Date
2007
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-080068)
Publisher | Place of publication
Cambridge University Press | Cambridge, UK
ISBN
9780521690263
Pages
784 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil, Energy, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Biodiversity Public participation GMO Land-use planning Pollution control EIA Renewable energy Sustainable development International trade
Abstract

Contents:
Part I. Introduction: 1. Environmental law in context; 2. Genetically modified organisms: introducing a dilemma; 3. Public participation in environmental decision making; Part II. EU Context: 4. The development and state of EU law; 5. Multi-level decision making: the EU and GMOs; Part III. International Context: 6. Sustainable development: quality of life and the future; 7. ’Globalisation’ and international trade; Part IV. Mechanisms of Regulation I - Pollution Control: 8. The institutional architecture of pollution control; 9. Licensing as a regulatory technique: the example of integrated pollution prevention and control; 10. Enforcement and implementation of direct regulation; 11. Regulatory techniques beyond licensing; Part V. Mechanisms of Regulation II - Land Use: 12. Historical context of land use and development controls; 13. Planning and environmental protection; 14. Environmental assessment; 15. Nature conservation and biodiversity: the technique of designation; 16. Nature conservation and biodiversity: beyond designation; 17. Wind farm development and environmental conflicts.