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Finding solutions for environmental conflicts

Author
Christie E.
Date
2008
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-080837)
Publisher | Place of publication
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
978-1-84720-070-9
Pages
360 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
United States of America, Australia, European Union, United Kingdom
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances, Wild species & ecosystems, Environment gen.
Keyword
Biodiversity Risk assessment/management Endangered species Dispute settlement Sustainable development Enforcement/compliance Precautionary principle Public participation EIA Hazardous substances
Abstract

Contents:
Foreword: The Hon. Justice Peter Gray, Federal Court of Australia 1. Introduction 2. Principles and Concepts in Environmental Decision-Making 3. Constraints to Participation in Public Interest Environmental Conflicts 4. Enforcement of Environmental Laws: Legal Rights, Conflict Resolution, Knowledge Power and Negotiation 5. Sustainability and the Environment 6. Environmental Impact Assessment 7. Risk, Precaution and the Environment: Biotechnology 8. Hazardous Chemicals and Public Health 9. Biodiversity and Threatened Species 10. Managing and Resolving Environmental Conflicts by Negotiation: NIMBY or NIMBI?