Screen LibraryDecision making in environmental law /
"Environmental issues are at the heart of some of the most complex and consequential decisions that society must face in pursuit of a more sustainable future. They encompass the international, national, and local levels and engage all branches of government. Decision Making in Environmental Law...
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| Published: |
Edward Elgar Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Elgar encyclopedia of environmental law ;
volume II |
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| Summary: |
"Environmental issues are at the heart of some of the most complex and consequential decisions that society must face in pursuit of a more sustainable future. They encompass the international, national, and local levels and engage all branches of government. Decision Making in Environmental Law ... brings together some of the leading experts in the field and provides a structured overview of the various dimensions of decision making from an environmental law perspective. Topics include: the use of treaties, common law tools, rulemaking, access to information, regulatory structures, market-based and trading mechanisms, monitoring and reporting, voluntary programs and private regulation, environmental impact analysis, public engagement and environmental justice, administrative and judicial review, and the role of environmental courts and tribunals"--Back cover. |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 486 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781783478392 178347839X |
| Index Number: | K3585 |
| CLC: | D912.6 |
| Call Number: | D912.6/D294 |
| Contents: |
Global Environmental Constitutionalism : A Rights-Based Primer for Effective Strategies / International Law and Processes / Courts, Nuisance and Environmental Pollution : A matter of will? / Federal Preemption and Displacement of Environmental Statutes and Common Law Claims / Intersection Between Environmental Law and Tort Law / Public Trust Doctrine in Environmental Decision Making / Environmental Federalism : A View from the United States / Allocation of environmental lawmaking powers in Brazil / Environmental Decision Making of Local Governments / Participation in environmental decision making in European Law / Access to Information : International Perspective / Goal Setting in Environmental Decision Making / Regulatory Strategy Diversity in United States Environmental Law / Market-Based Control Strategies / Decisions About Emissions Trading Design / Information Mandates as Environmental Regulation / Law of Environmental Planning / Motivating without Mandates? The Role of Voluntary Programs in Environmental Governance / Private Environmental Governance / Cost-Benefit Analysis / National Environmental Policy Act / Climate Change and Environmental Impact Assessment / Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making / Environmental Justice / Environmental permits : origins and nature, and recent tendencies / Federalism, Delegated Permitting and Enforcement / Internal Administrative Appeals of Governmental Decisions on the Environment / Standing and Related Doctrines / Judicial Review of Agency Statutory Interpretations in Environmental Law / Judicial Review of Agency Environmental Decision Making / Citizen Enforcement / Public Intervenors and Public Funding in Environmental Decision Making / Are International Courts the Best Adjudicators of Environmental Disputes? / Environmental Courts and Tribunals / |