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Oxford University Press Inc Overfishing
Book SynopsisOver the past twenty years considerable public attention has been focused on the decline of marine fisheries, the sustainability of world fish production, and the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems. Many have voiced their concerns about marine conservation, as well as the sustainable and ethical consumption of fish. But are fisheries in danger of collapse? Will we soon need to find ways to replace this food system? Should we be worried that we could be fishing certain species to extinction? Can commercial fishing be carried out in a sustainable way? While overblown prognoses concerning the dire state of fisheries are plentiful, clear scientific explanations of the basic issues surrounding overfishing are less so - and there remains great confusion about the actual amount of overfishing and its ecological impact. Overfishing: What Everyone Needs to Know will provide a balanced explanation of the broad issues associated with overfishing. Guiding readers through the scientific, politTrade ReviewRay Hilborn (Univ. of Washington), a well-known fishery biologist, presents a comprehensive analysis of the overfishing problem, and he correctly points out that many species are not being overfished. * J. C. Briggs, CHOICE *Table of ContentsPreface ; Chapter 1: Overfishing ; What is overfishing? ; What is a sustainable harvest? ; Can fisheries be sustainably harvested? ; Is overfishing a new problem? ; Why does sustainable fishing reduce the number of fish in the ocean? ; What is a collapsed fishery? ; I have heard stories of the Canadian cod, what happened? ; Why did the Canadian cod collapse? ; Are all cod fisheries collapsed? ; Chapter 2: Historical overfishing ; Is overfishing a new problem? ; Can whales be sustainably harvested? ; How do we estimate the abundance of animals in the ocean? ; Can scientists estimate the sustainable yield? ; Is there any value in Japanese <"research whaling>"? ; Is depleting one population and moving onto the next a common problem? ; Chapter 3 : Recovery of Fisheries ; Can fish stocks recover from overfishing? ; How important is habitat to fish populations? ; What about the enormous numbers seen by John Smith? ; What is the difference between recruitment overfishing and growth overfishing? ; Can recreational and commercial fisheries co-exist? ; Chapter 4: Modern industrial fisheries management ; What is an example of a well-managed fishery? ; What is different about the pollock fishery that makes it such a good example of sustainable management? ; Why does the allowable catch change so much from year to year? ; What is a stock assessment? ; What is an observer program? ; Why are there not more observer programs in world fisheries? ; What is a certified fishery? ; Why do some NGOs believe the Eastern Bering Sea pollock fishery is not well managed? ; Chapter 5: Economic Overfishing ; Is overfishing only a biological problem? ; What are individual fishermen's quotas, the IFQs? ; What are the benefits of IFQs? ; What are the negative impacts of IFQs? ; What is economic overfishing? ; How economically efficient are world fisheries in general? ; How do we prevent economic overfishing? ; Are there ways to prevent the tragedy of the commons without privatizing fisheries? ; What are community development quotas? ; How does sector allocation work? ; What other mechanisms have been used to allocate fish? ; Chapter 6: Climate and fisheries ; How does climate affect fish populations? ; Are many fisheries affected by climate? ; How can we tell if a fishery is declining because of climate or fishing pressure? ; What are going to be the impacts on fisheries from a warming ocean? ; What will be the impacts of ocean acidification? ; Chapter 7: Mixed fisheries ; Do fisheries catch one species or more? ; What determines how hard a fish species can be harvested? ; How do we balance harvesting high- and low-productivity species in mixed fisheries? ; What is <"underfishing"? ; Is it better to give up potential yield of productive species to keep unproductive species at high abundance? ; How can we manage fisheries to reduce the mixed nature of the fishery? ; Chapter 8: High Seas Fisheries ; What is the status of bluefin tuna that were proposed for CITES listing? ; What is the status of tuna around the world? ; Are there examples of international fisheries management organizations that have been successful? ; Why are some tuna stocks under-exploited and others overexploited? ; Is there hope for managing these high-seas fisheries? ; Chapter 9: Deepwater fisheries ; We hear a lot about the collapse of orange roughy stocks - what happened to them? ; Can very slow growing fish like orange roughy be sustainably managed? ; What is the experience with orange roughy in other countries? ; Does closing large sections of New Zealand's economic zone assure the sustainability of orange roughy? ; Should we have left potential orange roughy stocks unfished until we know more about their biology and ecosystem? ; How should we deal with new resources when their biology and sustainability is highly uncertain? ; Chapter 10: Recreational fisheries ; Are recreational fisheries fundamentally different from commercial fisheries? ; What is the scale of recreational fishing in the United States and Europe? ; How does recreational fish management differ from managing commercial fisheries? ; How does freshwater recreational fisheries management differ from saltwater recreational fisheries? ; Does recreational fishing play a role in overfishing? ; Chapter 11: Small scale and artisanal fisheries ; Many of the fisheries of the world are small scale - how can they be managed? ; Is Chile typical of small scale fisheries? ; How were fisheries managed prior to modern governmental fisheries agencies? ; What are the characteristics of territorial fishing rights? ; What are the general lessons for successful management of small scale fisheries? ; Chapter 12: Illegal fishing ; Is illegal fishing an important problem in overfishing? ; Is the illegal fishing of Patagonian toothfish unusual? ; How can some toothfish fisheries be certified as well-managed while there remains substantial illegal harvesting? ; What methods can be used to reduce illegal fishing in international waters? ; Chapter 13: Trawling impacts on ecosystems ; How do trawls and dredges work and why are they still used to catch fish? ; Is trawling the ocean like clear-cutting the forest? ; How long do ecosystems take to recover from trawling? ; Are there alternatives to trawling and dredging as ways to catch fish? ; Chapter 14: Marine Protected Areas ; What are Marine Protected Areas? ; What do Marine Protected Areas protect? ; How much of the world's oceans are now closed to fishing? ; What is the impact of closing areas to fishing? ; Do MPAs increase the abundance of fish? ; Can MPAs solve some of the problems of overfishing? ; How much of the ocean should be set aside as protected from fishing? ; Chapter 15: Ecosystem impacts of fishing ; How does overfishing affect ecosystems? ; Are coral reefs particularly sensitive to fishing? ; What is a trophic cascade? ; Do forage fish need special protection? ; What is by-catch and how important is it? ; How does ecosystem based management differ from single species management? ; What is the precautionary approach to fisheries management? ; How many marine fish species are threatened with extinction? ; Chapter 16: The status of overfishing ; Are the world's stocks overfished? ; What characterizes countries that have managed their fisheries well and those that have not? ; How important are subsidies in the current problem with fisheries? ; Is consumer action and certification an important part of stopping overfishing? ; How do the environmental costs of fishing compare to those of livestock? ; Should we all become vegetarians? ; What is needed to stop overfishing? ; Further Reading ; Index
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Columbia University Press Urban Climate Law
Book SynopsisAimed at a nonspecialist audience, this book provides concise and comprehensible answers to the core questions cities confront when seeking to develop legally sound local climate policy.Trade ReviewLocal governments are often seen as the engines of climate innovation, and they are. Cities imagine, test, and implement new approaches that, when successful, are adopted across states and beyond. Urban Climate Law provides an important and accessible resource that outlines, in plain language, the legal guardrails that must be considered by local governments as they create new pathways for climate progress. -- Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and first White House National Climate AdvisorCities are central to addressing the biggest sources of greenhouse gases—transportation, buildings, energy generation, and waste. Doing so is legally complex. This book is the first to delineate the legal frameworks and areas of law that apply to local climate policy making. It will help local governments craft sounder policies with increased awareness of the legal constraints and opportunities within which cities operate. -- Michael B. Gerrard, professor and faculty director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law SchoolUrban Climate Law is the resource by lawyers for city practitioners that we’ve been waiting for. As climate change policy in cities requires governments to act boldly and think creatively, there is a constant stream of legal questions that create uncertainty at the local level. This book is going to be the building block needed to unlock city-led action in addressing the climate crisis. -- Laura Jay, regional director for North America, C40 CitiesMichael Burger and Amy E. Turner provide an excellent high-level overview of how U.S. cities can enact measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the legal obstacles they may face. -- Katrina M. Wyman, Wilf Family Professor of Property Law and Faculty Director, Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy & Land Use Law, New York University School of LawTable of ContentsA Note on Terminology and GlossaryIntroduction1. Cross-Cutting Legal Concepts2. Equity3. Buildings4. Reducing Transportation-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions5. Scaling Up Renewable Energy6. Decarbonizing a City’s WasteConclusionNotesIndex
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West Academic Toxic and Environmental Torts
Book SynopsisThis completely new casebook provides an integrated approach to private and public law responses to toxic insults to individuals and to the environment.
£234.75
Elsevier Science Cycling
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Development of two wheelers/bicycles and their use Manuel Stoffers 2. E-bikes Jessica Bourne 3. Street level design for cycling Marc Schlossberg 4. Network level design for cycling Regine Gerike 5. A global overview of cycling trends Ralph Buehler 6. Modeling (forecasting) of cycling behavior Serge Hoogendoorn 7. Interactions of cyclists with other road users Heather Kaths 8. Inequalities and determinants of cycling Eugeni Vidal 9. Physical and mental health of cyclists Paul Kelly 10. Emission reduction potentials from mode-shift to cycling Christian Brand 11. Cycling safety Jake Olivier 12. Innovations in data collection and research methods Greg Griffin 13. Tools for practitioners John Parkin 14. Cycling during and after COVID Angela Francke 15. Translating evidence into practice: bottlenecks in cycling planning and policy Kevin Krizek
£123.50
Emerald Publishing Limited A Guide to the Reservoirs Act 1975 Second edition
Book SynopsisA Guide to the Reservoirs Act 1975 provides expert guidance on the application of the Reservoirs Act 1975, reflecting the current views and practices of the dam engineering profession.Table of ContentsContents: Part A: Introduction to the Reservoirs Act 1975 Historical perspective on reservoir safety in the United Kingdom Administration of the Reservoirs Act 1975 Guidance previously issued User guide Part B: Reservoirs Act 1975, and the Flood and Water Management Act Operation of Act, and administration Latest amendments to the Flood and Water Management Act New, enlarged and restored reservoirs Inspections Monitoring and supervision Discontinuance or abandonment Additional powers of enforcement authority Supplementary Transitional and temporary provisions Part C: Statutory Instruments Part D: Guidance on Issues Relating to Reservoir Safety General responsibilities Health and safety Interfaces with other organisations Engineering guides Part E: Appendices Abbreviations Guidance for applicants to panels set up under the Reservoirs Act 1975 Guidance from DEFRA and ICE Check list index for inspection report Check list index for annual statement by Supervising Engineer
£76.95
Emerald Publishing Limited Prescribed Form of Record for a HighRisk
Book SynopsisFully updated to incorporate the latest amends to the Reservoirs Act 1975, this second edition brings together key information about the operation of the reservoir that will be valuable in the event of any problem that may affect reservoir safety.Table of ContentsContents: - Water levels and depth of water - Leakages, settlements of walls or other works and repairs - Persons having a function in relation to the reservoir provided for by the Act - Certificates, reports and referees - Re-use, abandonment and discontinuance of reservoirs - Catchment and standard average annual rainfall on direct and indirect catchment areas - Access, capacity etc - Dam, reservoir wall or embankment - Spillway works - Measures taken in the interests of safety - Unusual events
£61.28
Stanford University Press Without Fear or Favor
Book SynopsisThis volume examines how the American states have sought to ensure judicial independence and judicial accountability, both over time and in the current era of politicized judicial selection, and proposes mechanisms for doing so.Trade Review"Tarr offers a thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of the claims and counterclaims made by critics and supporters of judicial elections. . . . Tarr's book is well-crafted and should be easily accessible to legal academics, policymakers, and the broader lay public." -- Tad Daley * Political Science Quarterly *"Tarr presents an overview of the conflicting arguments surrounding state-level judiciaries and their influence in the political system. The author presents a comprehensive, critical, in-depth analysis of the arguments surrounding judicial independence and accountability within US state governments and the notable impact of judicial elections on this important debate . . . Tarr's work has long explored a criticial area within the understanding of state governments, and this study is required for both scholars and those interested in US state governments. Essential." -- J. Michael Bitzer * CHOICE *"Alan Tarr addresses one of the most dramatic contrasts between the national and (most) state governments in the United States: the strong reliance on elected judiciaries in the states. The topic is not only of genuine theoretical interest—e.g., are elected judiciaries measurably worse than appointed judiciaries of the kind we have at the national level?—but also of increasing public interest as well, given the increased willingness of angry electorates to fire judges whose opinions they do not like. Tarr has written a highly readable book that provides a plausible solution to the particular ills of elected judiciaries that does not require eliminating them." -- Sanford Levinson * author of Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance *
£98.60
Stanford University Press Without Fear or Favor
Book SynopsisThis volume examines how the American states have sought to ensure judicial independence and judicial accountability, both over time and in the current era of politicized judicial selection, and proposes mechanisms for doing so.Trade Review"Tarr offers a thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of the claims and counterclaims made by critics and supporters of judicial elections. . . . Tarr's book is well-crafted and should be easily accessible to legal academics, policymakers, and the broader lay public." -- Tad Daley * Political Science Quarterly *"Tarr presents an overview of the conflicting arguments surrounding state-level judiciaries and their influence in the political system. The author presents a comprehensive, critical, in-depth analysis of the arguments surrounding judicial independence and accountability within US state governments and the notable impact of judicial elections on this important debate . . . Tarr's work has long explored a criticial area within the understanding of state governments, and this study is required for both scholars and those interested in US state governments. Essential." -- J. Michael Bitzer * CHOICE *"Alan Tarr addresses one of the most dramatic contrasts between the national and (most) state governments in the United States: the strong reliance on elected judiciaries in the states. The topic is not only of genuine theoretical interest—e.g., are elected judiciaries measurably worse than appointed judiciaries of the kind we have at the national level?—but also of increasing public interest as well, given the increased willingness of angry electorates to fire judges whose opinions they do not like. Tarr has written a highly readable book that provides a plausible solution to the particular ills of elected judiciaries that does not require eliminating them." -- Sanford Levinson * author of Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance *
£25.19
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd Earth Is Our Business
Book SynopsisEarth is our Business takes forward the argument of Polly Higgins' first book, Eradicating Ecocide. This book proposes new Earth law, but it is also about something more than law: it advocates a new form of leadership which places the health and well-being of people and planet first. Polly Higgins shows how law can provide the tools and be a bridge to a new way of doing business. She argues, in fact, that Earth is the business of us all, not the exclusive preserve of the executives of the world's top corporations.Expanding on the proposal in her first book to make Ecocide an international crime, this book sets out the institutional framework for sustainable development and international environmental governance. It proposes new rules of the game to transform our economies, energy supplies and political landscape in a radical, but practical, way. The implications of Polly Higgins' proposal are far-reaching and profound.Like her award-winning first book, Earth is our Business is written
£17.21
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd Eradicating Ecocide 2nd Edition
Book SynopsisThis is the second edition of Polly Higgins' book which exposes corporate and political ecocide and proposes environmental law needed to prevent earth's trajectory towards disaster.Trade Review"A SIMPLE expedient, yet how revolutionary! A global standard of care would reconfigure the entire edifice of international justice on the foundation of Earth Jurisprudence... Eradicating Ecocide brims with hope and reads like a mystery novel." Sierra Club, BC // "... THE BOOK isn't another wild diatribe against business - rather it is an examination of international law and how environmental protection has somehow been left by the wayside ... [It] asks everyone to re-examine the legal framework within which we are attempting to accomplish this, and provides business leaders with a golden opportunity of making it happen." corporate-eye.com // "... LAYS THE framework for us to lobby our leaders for real environmental laws and contains tips on taking action..." The Observer Magazine // "WITHIN the UN framework, the concept behind the sacred trust is to ask for 'community interests to be placed over private and corporate decisions.'" Amelia's MagazineTable of ContentsNote to the Second Edition; Introduction // Part 1: How Law Caused the Commercial Takeover of the World; 1 Taking Stock; 2 Massacre of the Innocents; 3 Telling the Truth about the Birds and the Bees // Part 2: Protecting our Oikos; Principles to Protect our Oikos // Part 3: Eradicating Ecocide; 5 Ecocide: the 5th Crime Against Peace; 6 The Sacred Trust of Civilization; 7 Holding Business to Account; 8 Environmental Sustainability; 9 New Developments // Part 4: Towards a Living Planet; 10 The Commanding Voice of the People // Epilogue; Notes; Index
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Bath Publishing Ltd The Essential Guide to the Use of Land and
Book SynopsisThe Essential Guide to the Use of Land and Buildings under the Planning Acts is the definitive handbook explaining the legal rules governing the use of land and buildings as well as material changes of use.The text first sets out the rules that apply to the use of land generally and to material changes of use. It then explains the provisions of the Use Classes Order in detail. Chapters are also included on Permitted Changes of Use, Unlawful Uses and Lawful Use Certificates, including how to apply for a certificate as well as the procedure for appealing against the refusal of an LUC application.The book, written by renowned planning law author and blogger Martin Goodall, brings all this together in a convenient and accessible work of reference that will prove invaluable for all for all planning and property professionals.
£45.00
Bath Publishing Ltd A Practical Guide to Planning Highways
Book SynopsisThe only book out there to draw together all the disparate law on highways in development projects Managing and providing highways and highway improvements looms large in many building projects but the law and rules regulating their part in the planning and development processes are complex and widespread. A Practical Guide to Planning, Highways and Development brings that law together in a single, invaluable volume. Tom Graham, a specialist planning and highway lawyer, explains all the knotty problems raised by highways so you can get authoritative guidance on such issues as: Essential highway law concepts, including ''ransom'' strips Dealing with highway matters in the planning process, including by conditions and planning agreements The impact of national policies, development plans and technical guidance on proposed developments The drafting, use and misuse of Section 38 Agreements and Section 278 Agreements Alongside this essential commentary, is an invaluable set of annotated sam
£45.00
Cambridge University Press Natural Science and Indigenous Knowledge
Book SynopsisHow do we combine the areas of intersection between science and indigenous knowledge, but without losing the totality of both? This book''s objective is to consider how Indigenous populations have lived and managed the landscape. Specifically, how their footprint was a result of the combination of their empirical knowledge and their culture. The chapters are divided into four groups: The first deals with reintegrating cultures and natural landscapes and the role of kinship and oral tradition. The second group approaches the landscape as a living university of learning and managing, discussing the ethnobotany of how to grow more responsibly, and assess and project the harvest. The third group deals with the managing of fire in an anthropogenic plant community and how to integrate indigenous agriculture in hydrology and dry regions. The fourth group consists of studies of how science and indigenous knowledge can be taught in schools using land-based studies.
£47.49
Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Environmental Crimes and
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£204.25
Edward Elgar Publishing Biodiversity and Climate
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£95.00
Cambridge University Press Climate Change in Practice
Book SynopsisDerived from an undergraduate course taught by the author, this accessible book seeks to challenge and provoke readers by posing a series of topical questions concerning climate change and society. Topic summaries provide answers to technical, socio-economic and moral questions surrounding the deployment of climate science. These include how to build and test a climate model, whom and what is most at risk from climate change, and whether we should geoengineer the climate. Practical exercises and case studies provide deeper insights by taking readers through role-play activities and authentic climate change projects. Supporting materials, including notes for instructors and students, graphics, video-clips, games, and online resources, offer scope for further private study and group work. With a focus on applying climate science in practice, this book is ideal for students of geography, natural science, engineering and economics, as well as practitioners involved in the climate service iTrade Review'The most engaging book I have read about climate change in many years. I found it difficult to put down! It takes a fresh and novel perspective on climate change science, through critical analysis of the utility and applicability of the science for use in society. Comprehensively researched and up to date, many of the issues discussed relate to recent debates and developments in the field of climate change science and policy. At each stage, the scientific and societal challenges of the production and use of the scientific material is considered. The exercises are novel, thought-provoking, and will engage today's students - I look forward to applying them in my own classroom. The book is extremely well written, in accessible language, and is brimming over with relevant and attractive photographs, maps and diagrams. It will appeal to students, instructors, decision-makers, and researchers of climate change alike.' Rachel Warren, University of East Anglia'Climate Change in Practice is an excellent and much needed book that challenges the reader to think broadly about a range of issues surrounding the climate change debate. The author has a unique range of expertise and experiences to tackle such broad topics. While intended for students and practitioners in the climate services industry, the book also provides a very valuable context not only for the climate-interested public but also for climate researchers, regarding the technical, socio-economic and moral questions surrounding the applications of climate science.' Judith Curry, Georgia Institute of Technology'Wilby's Climate Change in Practice could hardly have come at a more timely moment as the debate around climate change mitigation is sharpened by recent political developments. Illustrated throughout by relevant real world problems, accessible to the lay person, and informative for experts, this is an enjoyable and fascinating read for anyone with an interest in one of the major challenges for human society in the 21st century. Addressing the climate change science-policy interface, it provides a discussion of competing perspectives based on critical evaluation of supporting data and analyses. Wilby is uniquely well qualified to write about this boundary area, with a background that includes academic research, a senior advisory role for government, and extensive consultancy experience, and the book consistently impresses with its wide range of authoritative and up-to-date material.' Howard Wheater, University of Saskatchewan, Canada'Climate Change in Practice certainly meets its stated aims of challenging and provoking using contemporary societal problems and is an ideal resource for students and their teachers. However, the final chapters of the book also demonstrate that its worth lies beyond that of a classroom manual, as it reinforces the assertion that how we address the challenges posed by climate change matters and it concludes with serious messages around the ethics of climate change science and practice, alongside a call for openness and inclusivity in our approach to meeting the diverse problems associated with climate change. The book therefore serves as a manual for both teaching and applying climate change practice.' Stephen Blenkinsop, Progress in Physical Geography'The book is a distillation of [Professor] Wilby's extensive and deep knowledge of a wide range of issues related to global warming within the context of climate change, its possible consequences and what might be done about it. At £29.99, the book must surely be good value as a supplementary handbook, where the target audiences '… are university students and their instructors, postgraduate students and researchers, as well as climate service providers'.' Ian Littlewood, Circulation'A well chosen title! … This is a textbook, though the object is not to unravel the science of climate change - it's what follows that is the subject of the book. It also claims to be relevant for undergraduates in many degree courses. I think that the author and publisher are doing themselves a disservice. It is for all of us to contribute solutions to the problem and to do something positive, as well as convincing others to do likewise. So I recommend that you find time to read it.' Martin Hutchins, Royal Meteorological SocietyTable of ContentsPreface; 1. What is the average global temperature and how has it changed?; 2. Why does climate change?; 3. What does it take to build a model of the climate system?; 4. How trustworthy are climate models?; 5. What is the purpose of regional climate downscaling?; 6. What is the 'uncertainty cascade' and why does it matter?; 7. What shapes climate vulnerability?; 8. When are climate forecasts good enough to take action?; 9. Whom or what are most at risk from climate change?; 10. How can urbanites avoid becoming climate victims or villains?; 11. What is dangerous climate change?; 12. Why and how are carbon footprints measured?; 13. How to decarbonise economies?; 14. How is it possible to adapt to an uncertain climate?; 15. Could or should humankind geoengineer Earth?; 16. How is climate change communicated?; 17. Who are climate experts?; 18. How connected is climate change to other global challenges?; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Industrial Policy and the World Trade Organization
Book SynopsisThe severe global financial crisis of 2008 could not be overcome without government interventions through industrial policy. This timely book analyses industrial policy from the perspectives of trade law and economics under the WTO system. The author expertly examines both general tools of protecting and supporting domestic producers and specific topics like special economic zones, localization, greening measures and creative economy. In addition to legal texts and jurisprudence, this book extensively utilizes other WTO materials to show what is actually discussed in WTO meetings and forums on relevant issues. Where applicable, the author advances practical recommendations for ''right'' or ''optimal'' industrial policy in certain contexts based on trade rules, case law and some countries'' real experiences. The author concludes this work with some thoughts on concrete actions to be taken at the WTO and national levels and in academic circles in order to better tackle industrial policy Trade Review'Professor Shadikhodjaev has written a must-have reference book for anyone who cares about the role of governments in the global economy and world trading system.' Julia Ya Qin, Wayne State University and Peking University International Law Institute'This informative book describes what forms of industrial policy are consistent with the rules of the World Trade Organization. The book is densely written and thick with legal terminology, but it is valuable as an authoritative reference work. In addition to analyzing WTO policies, Shadikhodjaev provides a useful catalog of areas where the WTO's rules are ambiguous and suggests how they might be clarified and improved.' Richard N. Cooper, Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsPart I. General Tools of Industrial Policy: 1. Industrial policy under the global trade regime; 1.1. The conceptual framework for industrial policy; 1.2. The multilateral trading system and industrial policy; 1.3. Concluding remarks; 2. Protection of domestic industry; 2.1. Border restrictions; 2.2. Taxes; 2.3. Product standards; 2.4. Protection of services industries; 2.5. Concluding remarks; 3. Promotion of domestic industry; 3.1. The economics of government subsidies; 3.2. The WTO subsidy regime; 3.3. Industrial policies in upstream sectors; 3.4. Concluding remarks; Part II. Special Topics of Industrial Policy: 4. Free zones and industrial development; 4.1. Free zones as an industrial policy tool; 4.2. Free zones under the revised Kyoto Convention; 4.3. Free zones under WTO rules; 4.4. Customs and trade rules: some questions of concurrent application; 4.5. Concluding remarks; 5. Local content requirements and industrialization; 5.1. LCRs and world practice; 5.2. Review of the economic literature; 5.3. The scope of the WTO-applicability to LCRs; 5.4. Legality of LCRs under WTO rules; 5.5. Data localization requirements as an emerging issue; 5.6. Concluding remarks; 6. The greening of industrial policy; 6.1. Environmental dimensions of industrial policy and trade; 6.2. Border carbon adjustments; 6.3. Renewable energy subsidies; 6.4. Environmental labels; 6.5. Environmental exceptions under GATT Article XX; 6.6. Harmonization of the trade and environmental regimes; 6.7. Concluding remarks; 7. Industrial policy in the age of creative economy; 7.1. Creative economy as a new paradigm of industrial policy; 7.2. The status of creative products under the WTO legal framework; 7.3. Creative economy and technological progress under WTO law; 7.4. Policy space for trade restrictions on creative products; 7.5. Concluding remarks.
£30.99
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Anthropocene Mobilities
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£20.89
Bristol University Press The Essential Guide to Planning Law
Book SynopsisWritten in an accessible style, this comprehensive yet concise text book gives students essential background and contextual information supported by practical and applied discussion to help even those with no planning law knowledge engage in the subject and understand planning in the real world.Trade Review“An easily accessible way into the planning worlds of our UK nations for someone who is just starting their career in planning. Reasonably compact but also comprehensive it provides an overview of planning law and practice with an obvious link to the real world. Money worth spending” Harvey Pritchard, School of the Built Environment, Leeds Beckett University"Planning students – and others - can sometimes find it difficult to engage with law texts on planning. `The Essential Guide to Planning Law’ speaks directly to planning students in a clear and concise way, giving them the confidence to engage with more complex legal material. The text also demonstrates experience and insight into what graduate planners need to know about planning, law and practice." Neil Harris, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University“Sheppard and colleagues have produced an extremely accessible planning book that considers planning law and its application. Written specifically for students on a variety of built environment courses, this text provides an ideal introduction to the statutory basis of planning practice and decision-making whilst unravelling the distinctive legal and policy arrangements that now characterise the devolved parts of the UK”. Nick Gallent, Head of the Bartlett School of Planning, University College LondonTable of ContentsForeword ~ Janet Askew; Planning law in context; The nature of planning law; The development of planning law; Planning, plans and policy in the devolved UK; Core elements of planning law; Development management: permissions, applications & permitted development; Planning conditions, agreements & obligations; Specialist planning arrangements; Other forms of planning control & consent; Enforcement; Planning appeals, Judicial Review (JR) & the ombudsman; Reflections on planning law. ?
£67.49
Policy Press The Essential Guide to Planning Law
Book SynopsisWritten in an accessible style, this comprehensive yet concise text book gives students essential background and contextual information supported by practical and applied discussion to help even those with no planning law knowledge engage in the subject and understand planning in the real world.Trade Review“An easily accessible way into the planning worlds of our UK nations for someone who is just starting their career in planning. Reasonably compact but also comprehensive it provides an overview of planning law and practice with an obvious link to the real world. Money worth spending” Harvey Pritchard, School of the Built Environment, Leeds Beckett University"Planning students – and others - can sometimes find it difficult to engage with law texts on planning. `The Essential Guide to Planning Law’ speaks directly to planning students in a clear and concise way, giving them the confidence to engage with more complex legal material. The text also demonstrates experience and insight into what graduate planners need to know about planning, law and practice." Neil Harris, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University“Sheppard and colleagues have produced an extremely accessible planning book that considers planning law and its application. Written specifically for students on a variety of built environment courses, this text provides an ideal introduction to the statutory basis of planning practice and decision-making whilst unravelling the distinctive legal and policy arrangements that now characterise the devolved parts of the UK”. Nick Gallent, Head of the Bartlett School of Planning, University College LondonTable of ContentsForeword ~ Janet Askew; Planning law in context; The nature of planning law; The development of planning law; Planning, plans and policy in the devolved UK; Core elements of planning law; Development management: permissions, applications & permitted development; Planning conditions, agreements & obligations; Specialist planning arrangements; Other forms of planning control & consent; Enforcement; Planning appeals, Judicial Review (JR) & the ombudsman; Reflections on planning law. ?
£22.49
Bristol University Press The Politics of Cycling Infrastructure
Book SynopsisThis book examines existing cycling structures and the current policies and practices used to promote cycling. Its interdisciplinary analysis considers the cultural politics of infrastructural provision and connects this to questions of sustainability, citizenship and justice in cities.Table of ContentsIntroduction Peter Cox and Till Koglin Chapter 1 Theorising infrastructure: a politics of spaces and edges Peter Cox Chapter 2 The cultural politics of infrastructure: the case of Louis Botha Avenue in Johannesburg, South Africa Njogu Morgan Chapter 3 Spatial dimensions of the marginalisation of cycling – marginalisation through rationalisation? Till Koglin Chapter 4 Mental barriers in planning for cycling Tadej Brezina, Ulrich Leth and Helmut Lemmerer Chapter 5 Safety, risk and road traffic danger: towards a transformational approach to the dominant ideology John Whitelegg Chapter 6 What constructs a Cycle City? A comparison of policy narratives in Newcastle and Bremen Katja Leyendecker Chapter 7 Hard Work in Paradise. The contested making of Amsterdam as a cycling city Fred Feddes, Marjolein de Lange & Marco te Brömmelstroet Chapter 8 Conflictual Politics of Sustainability: cycling organisations and the Öresund crossing Martin Emanuel Chapter 9 Vélomobility in Copenhagen – a perfect world? Malene Freudendal-Pedersen Chapter 10 Navigating cycling infrastructure in Sofia, Bulgaria Anna Plyushteva and Andrew Barnfield Chapter 11 Cycling advocacy in São Paulo: influence and effects in politics Letícia Lindenberg Lemos Conclusions Till Koglin and Peter Cox
£24.29
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Public Law Outlines Diagrams and Study Aids Volume 3 VisuaLaw Study Guides
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IGI Global Promoting Productive Cooperation Between Space
Book SynopsisA major non-technical challenge of space activities is ensuring productive cooperation, communication, and understanding between the engineers who design the mission and the space lawyers who cover its relevant legal aspects. Though both groups usually attain some level of understanding, it is only achieved after many years of experience in the space industry and through repeated contact with topics relevant to their projects. A basic understanding of the most important legal and technical aspects acquired earlier in their careers can facilitate better cooperation and more efficient development of space projects. Promoting Productive Cooperation Between Space Lawyers and Engineers is a pivotal reference source that provides vital insights into basic legal and technical topics and challenges that occur while planning and conducting typical space activities. The book uses high-profile space missions as examples and highlights the major technical aspects of these missions and the legal issues applied to these missions. While highlighting topics such as planetary settlements, policy perspectives, and suborbital spaceflight, this publication is ideally designed for lawyers, engineers, academicians, students, and professionals.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc High Speed Passenger Rail: Viability, Challenges
Book SynopsisThe factors affecting the economic viability of high speed rail lines include the level of expected riders, costs, and public benefits, which are influenced by a line''s corridor and service characteristics. High speed rail tends to attract riders in dense, highly populated corridors, especially when there is congestion on existing transportation modes. Characteristics of the proposed service are also key considerations, as high speed rail attracts riders where it compares favourably to travel alternatives with regard to door-to-door trip times, prices, frequency of service, reliability and safety. In this book, a strategic vision for high speed rail is offered, particularly in relation to the role that high speed rail can play in the national transportation system, clearly identifying potential objectives and goals for high speed rail systems and the roles that federal and other stakeholders should play in achieving each objective and goal. The recently enacted Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 will likely increase the federal role in the development of high speed rail, as will the newly enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This book consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access.
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Debunking Creation Myths about America's Public
Book SynopsisIn recent times several “creation myths” have gained currency about how the United States government came to own and manage—for broad, mostly protective purposes—nearly one-third of the nation's land. Controversies such as President Trump's shrinking the boundaries of Grand Staircase Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments and the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon by a ragtag militia group protesting U.S. ownership have brought these myths to the forefront, suggesting that public lands are a kind of centrifugal force driving Americans apart. Over the nation's long history, however, the opposite has nearly always been the case. In this essay, John Leshy debunks the myths that have contributed to the often polarized character of contemporary discussions of the public lands. Recounting numerous episodes throughout American history, he demonstrates how public lands have generally served to unify the country, not divide it. Steps to safeguard these lands for all to enjoy have almost always enjoyed wide, deep, bipartisan support. Leshy argues that America's vast public lands are priceless assets, a huge success story, and a credit to the workings of our national government. But because these lands remain fully subject to the political process, each generation of Americans must effectively decide upon their future. This lecture was presented on March 14, 2018, at the 23rd annual symposium of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Transportation Congestion Relief Through Urban
Book SynopsisThe United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) is taking a bold step in dealing with metropolitan area congestion by promoting and funding demonstrations of congestion pricing and other strategies aimed at reducing congestion. The key policy question is the effectiveness of these strategies. An evaluation is designed to answer this question by measuring the benefits, impacts and value of each metropolitan area''s approach to congestion reduction. In addition, evaluation of multiple sites will demonstrate how well the strategies perform under different situations. This book addresses congressional interest in how well the Department of Transportation communicated Urban Partnership Agreements (UPA) selection criteria, whether it had discretion to allocate grant funds to UPA recipients and consider congestion pricing as a priority selection factor, and how it is ensuring that UPA award conditions are met and results are assessed. This book reviewed departmental documents, statutes and case law, and interviewed department officials and UPA applicants. This book consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access.
£80.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Intermodal Transportation & Airport Connectivity:
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£119.99
West Academic Publishing Environmental Law in Context
Book SynopsisThe Fourth Edition is updated to take account of new developments in the law, new regulations, and new cases. The most comprehensive updates are found in Chapter Four on the Clean Air Act and Chapter Five on the Clean Water Act. Chapter Four has been reorganized to provide professors and students with a new comprehensive section on climate change, including the EPA's many regulatory efforts to address greenhouse gas emissions from both mobile and stationary sources, critical U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and an overview of the Clean Power Plan, which is in litigation as the Fourth Edition goes to press. Chapter 5 includes a new approach to the "waters of the United States" element of Clean Water Act jurisdiction. This section now summarizes key U.S. Supreme Court interpretations from Riverside Bayview Homes, SWANCC, and Rapanos, then provides an overview of both the June 2015 "waters of the United States" rule and the litigation challenging that rule, emphasizing the key issues. Chapter Five now also includes an expanded discussion of stormwater and the two new U.S. Supreme Court cases on Clean Water Act jurisdiction over stormwater.As was true in the Third Edition, the Fourth Edition continues to increase the number of "The Rest of the Story" notes after cases. These notes trace the context and the aftermath of cases and their continuing implications.
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Intersentia Ltd EU Environmental and Planning Law Aspects of
Book SynopsisGovernments, companies, environmental associations and citizens all over the European Union (EU) are struggling with large scale projects. On the one hand large scale projects can contribute to economic development, on the other hand they often also raise environmental concerns. Because of their size and potential impact, large scale projects usually lead to heavy debates and quickly become of great symbolic value. Consequently, large scale projects are excellent examples of the difficulty to balance economic development with environmental protection.The types of large scale projects, planned as well as under construction in the EU, are very diverse. One can think of all kinds of infrastructure projects (motorways, railways, waterways, stations, ports, airports,...), building projects (offices, housing projects, sports stadiums, redevelopment of brownfields,...), waste projects (incineration, landfill,...), energy projects (electricity and gas networks, wind farms, biogas installations, heat networks, extraction projects,...), climate projects (CDM projects,...), water projects, etc.In order to promote the legal thinking about all kinds of environmental and planning law aspects of large scale projects, Hasselt University and KU Leuven, Campus Brussels jointly hosted from 10 to 12 September 2014 the second European Environmental Law Forum (EELF) Conference, with as central topic ''Environmental and Planning Law Aspects of Large Scale Projects''. The conference focused more specifically on the following aspects:- The role of spatial and environmental planning- Permitting and review procedures- Critical sectoral regimes- Horizontal measuresThis book offers a selection of the contributions presented at the EELF Conference. They have all been submitted to two double-blind peer reviews.The book is subdivided into six main themes:1. General2. Public participation3. Environmental impact assessment4. Water5. Nature6. Land use
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Intersentia Ltd A Human Rights-Based Approach to Conserving
Book SynopsisAs the world's population grows and the demands for natural resources increase, protected areas are becoming more important, but also more threatened. On the one hand, conservation of protected areas can contribute to the safeguarding of human rights; on the other hand, neglecting human rights can be a trigger for the mismanagement and destruction of protected areas. How can an objective and systematic approach be used to balance human rights protection and the conservation of protected areas? A well-balanced human rights-based approach seems to be the answer.This book draws lessons from Europe on how certain human rights can empower individuals, local communities and environmental NGOs in order to enhance their role in conserving protected areas in China. The author introduces the theory of a human rights-based approach to conservation and points out its advantages and challenges. Next, four main human rights, namely the right to property, the right to information, the right to participation and the right to access to justice, both in China and in Europe, are analysed in a theoretical and historical way. The key features of these four human rights are examined, as are the main reasons for their different approaches in China and in Europe. Thirdly, the book makes suggestions for how to implement a human rights-based approach to the conservation of protected areas in China, based on the experiences and lessons from the European legal system. In the last part, the author draws a general conclusion and suggests an outlook for the future.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Waste Management and the Green Economy: Law and
Book SynopsisCan waste become a profitable business rather than a costly problem, creating green business opportunities and green jobs while protecting the environment? Might this reduce illegal trade and improper recycling of hazardous wastes by making the legitimate alternatives more attractive? Addressing these questions, this book examines environmentally sound waste management as a driver in the transition to a Green Economy, and discusses how this transition is challenged by technical limitations, weak regulatory environments and lack of financial incentives.This in-depth analysis of the link between waste management and a Green Economy identifies key elements of a solid overarching legal and policy framework that could address these challenges, noting that consistent implementation and enforcement is crucial. It complements its examination of the legal and policy issues with contributions on technical and economic aspects, taking into account the interdisciplinary nature of the problem, and offers a perspective from Asia, where the challenges of waste management as well as the possible opportunities are particularly significant.With interdisciplinary authorship and contributions drawn from academia and practice, this book will be a timely resource for academics and practitioners in the areas of law, policy and economics. It will also provide insights for civil servants engaged in waste policy and related areas, private sector operators engaged in waste management and sustainable development, and non-governmental organizations engaged in environmental protection and poverty reduction efforts.Contributors include: J. Baumgartner, M. Grosz, T. Hardman Reis, K. Kummer Peiry, J. Li, J. North, P. Portas, R. Rayfuse, M. Schluep, X. Sun, J. Voïnov Kohler, V. Weick, B. Zhu, A. ZieglerTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Andreas R. Ziegler, Katharina Kummer Peiry and Jorun Baumgartner PART I RESOURCE AND ENERGY RECOVERY FROM WASTES IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY 1 Principles of International Environmental Law Applicable to Waste Management Rosemary Rayfuse 2. Waste and International Law: Towards a Resource-based Approach? Tarcísio Hardman Reis 3. Recycling and Resource Recovery under the Basel Convention: Historical Analysis and Outlook Pierre Portas 4. A Paradigm Shift under the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes Juliette Voïnov Kohler 5. Transboundary Movements of Wastes and End-of-Life Goods under WTO Law Mirina Grosz PART 2: GREENING THE ECONOMY THROUGH WASTE MANAGEMENT 6. Green Economy and Sustainable Development Vera Weick 7. Resource Recovery from Electric and Electronic Waste Mathias Schluep 8. Landfill Gas-to-Energy as a Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Reduction Jessica North 9. Opportunities for Economically and Environmentally Sound Energy and Resource Recovery in Asia Jinhui Li, Xiaofei Sun and Baoli Zhu Conclusions Katharina Kummer Peiry, Andreas R. Ziegler and Jorun Baumgartner Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Biodiversity and Nature Protection Law
Book SynopsisThe Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law is a landmark reference work, providing definitive and comprehensive coverage of this dynamic field. Each volume probes the key elements of law, the essential concepts, and the latest research through concise, structured entries written by international experts. Each entry includes an extensive bibliography as a starting point for further reading. The mix of authoritative commentary and insightful discussion will make this an essential tool for research and teaching, as well as a valuable resource for professionals and policymakers. The unprecedented degradation of the planet's vital ecosystems and species, and the consequent damage to the variability of life on Earth, are one of the most pressing issues confronting the international community. The purpose of this volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law is to provide a critical assessment of international biodiversity law in the face of the failed attempts to reduce the global trend in irreversible biodiversity loss and the need to increase efforts, including through indirect drivers of change such as institutions, governance and legal frameworks. The volume assesses comprehensively how and to what extent international law has addressed the key concerns presently facing biodiversity conservation, made recourse to conventional and market-based approaches to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, tackled cross-cutting issues, and considered direct as well as indirect changes in socio-economic conditions. In doing so, the volume examines the historical development, principles, themes and cross cutting issues of international biodiversity law. Each article, written by an invited expert in that field, contains an overview of the topic, provides a concise review of current knowledge, identifies new directions for cutting-edge research and offers an extensive bibliography. This major research-focused resource and its in-depth exploration of the field of biodiversity law is an essential reference for university students, teachers, researchers, practitioners and policy makers.Contributors include: N. Affolder, S. Aguilar, S. Alam, R.A. Barnes, V. Barral, S.W. Burgiel, A. Cardesa-Salzmann, C. Chiarolla, A. Cliquet, N. Craik, N. de Sadeleer, L. de Silva, D. Diz, B. Ferreira de Souza Dias, A. Fodella, K. Garforth, A. Gupta, V. Jenkins, H.C. Jonas, A. Kotsakis, A. Langlais, S. Maljean-Dubois, E. Morgera, R. Moynihan, M. Ntona, A. Orsini, R. Pavoni, N. Peralta, F. Perron-Welch, D. Piselli, J. Razzaque, S. Romppanen, A. Savaresi, N. Schabus, H. Schoukens, P. Schwartz, E.J. Techera, E. Tsioumani, H. van Asselt, M. Wemaëre, C. Willmore,Table of ContentsContents: Foreword to the Encyclopedia, Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier Foreword to Volume, Michael Faure Introduction: The research challenge of international biodiversity law Elisa Morgera Part I Historical and Conceptual Background 1. Historical perspectives on the challenge of biodiversity conservation Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias and Kathryn Garforth 2. Sovereignty, conservation and sustainable use Christin Willmore 3. The Historical Roots of the North-South Dynamic in Biodiversity Conservation and its Imprint on the Convention on Biological Diversity Andreas Kostakis Part II Principles and Approaches 4. Sustainable development and equity in biodiversity conservation Virginie Barral 5. The ecosystem approach and the precautionary principle Elisa Morgera 6. Nature capital: valuation and payments for ecosystem services Alexandra Langlais Part III Key Themes 7. Species-based conservation Erika J. Techera 8. Terrestrial Areas Protection An Cliquet and Hendrik Schoukens 9. Marine Biodiversity: Unraveling the Intricacies of the Global Frameworks and Applicable Concepts Daniela Diz 10. Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCAs): Evolution in International Biodiversity Law Holly C. Jonas 11. Mountain biodiversity Alessandro Fodella 12. Island biodiversity Richard A. Barnes 13. Inland Water Biodiversity: International Law on Protection of Transboundary Freshwater Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ruby Moynihan 14. Forest biodiversity Annalisa Savaresi 15. Dryland biodiversity: ecosystems, people and the law Elsa Tsioumani 16. Biosafety Law Frederic Perron-Welch 17. Access to Genetic Resources and and Benefit Sharing Riccardo Pavoni and Dario Piselli 18. Agriculture and biodiversity conservation Claudio Chiarolla 19. Traditional knowledge Nicole Schabus Part IV Cross-cutting Issues 20. Invasive Alien Species Stanley W. Burgiel 21. Biodiversity and Climate Change Sandrine Maljean-Dubois and Matthieu Wemaëre 22. REDD+ and Biodiversity Harro Van Asselt 23. Trade, Investment and Biodiversity Conservation Shawkat Alam 24. Gender and the Convention on Biological Diversity Victoria Jenkins 25. Biofuels Seita Romppanen 26. Technology Transfer Mara Ntona 27. Ecotourism Nelissa Peralta Part V Actors 28. Non-state actors Natasha Affolder 29. International Financial Institutions and Biodiversity Conservation Priscilla Schwartz 30. European Union Nicolas de Sadeleer Part VI Implementation, Enforcement and Compliance 31. Biodiversity-inclusive impact assessment Neil Craik 32. Liability, Redress and Cartagena Protocol Aarti Gupta and Amandine Orsini 33. Monitoring and compliance mechanisms Antonio Cardesa-Salzmann 34. Public participation in biodiversity conservation Lalanath de Silva 35. The International Finance for Biodiversity and the Global Environment Facility Soledad Aguilar 36. Concluding Remarks Jona Razzaque Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Shale Gas and the Future of Energy: Law and
Book SynopsisDernbach and May have brought together a marvelous collection of essays that join two inseparable issues: shale gas and sustainability. Each of the 12 articles, written by important authors, together with an introduction and conclusion from Dernbach and May, offers insightful recommendations on how to explore shale gas around the globe in a sustainable way.'- Marcelo Dantas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), SC, BrazilThe rapid growth of shale gas development has led to an intense and polarizing debate about its merit. This book asks and suggests answers to the question that has not yet been systematically analysed: what laws and policies are needed to ensure that shale gas development helps to accelerate the transition to sustainability?In this groundbreaking book, more than a dozen experts in policy and academia assess the role that sustainability plays in decisions concerning shale gas development in the US and elsewhere, offering legal and policy recommendations for developing shale gas in a manner that accelerates the transition to sustainability. Contributors assess good practices from Pennsylvania to around the planet, discussing how these lessons translate to other jurisdictions. Ultimately, the book concludes that major changes in law and policy are needed to develop shale gas sustainably.Policymakers and educators alike will find this book to be a valuable resource, as it tackles the technical, social, economic and legal aspects associated with this sustainability issue. Other strengths are its clear language and middle-ground policy perspective that will make Shale Gas and the Future of Energy accessible to both students and the general public.Contributors: D.A. Brown, T. Daya-Winterbottom, J. Glazewski, B.D. Goldstein, P. Ko, B. Kolb, K.T. Kristl, J.A. 'Skip' Laitner, J. McElfish, J. Morgan, J.H. Quigley, P. Salkin, D.B. Spence, D. Stares, J. Ubinger, Jr., J. WilliamsonTrade Review‘Dernbach and May have brought together a marvelous collection of essays that join two inseparable issues: shale gas and sustainability. Each of the 12 articles, written by important authors, together with an introduction and conclusion from Dernbach and May, offers insightful recommendations on how to explore shale gas around the globe in a sustainable way.’ -- Marcelo Dantas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), SC, Brazil‘This collection of essays provides a good introduction to the policy and legal issues related to sustainable extraction of shale gas.’ -- European Energy and Environmental Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction James R. May and John C. Dernbach 1. Framing the Sustainability Questions John C. Dernbach PART I PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT 2. Sustainable Drilling through Health Impact Assessment: Understanding and Planning for Public Health Impacts Pam Ko and Patricia Salkin 3. Requiring Full Cost Accounting for Environmental and Social Impacts John H. Quigley PART II COMMUNITY 4. Sustainable Housing in Rural Communities Affected by Shale Gas Development Jonathan Williamson and Bonita Kolb 5. Sustainability and Community Responses to Local Impacts Diana Stares, James McElfish and Jack Ubinger, Jr. PART III PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE 6. Public Participation and Sustainability: How Pennsylvania’s Shale Gas Program Thwarts Sustainable Outcomes Kenneth T. Kristl 7. Sustainability and Stakeholder Participation: Shale Gas Extraction in the United Kingdom Jill Morgan 8. Relevance of Transparency to Sustainability and to Pennsylvania's Shale Gas Legislation Bernard D. Goldstein IV GOVERNANCE 9. Regulating Shale Gas Production for Sustainability: The Federalism Questions David B. Spence 10. Sustainable Development and Proposed Shale Gas Extraction in South Africa: Prospects and Challenges Jan Glazewski 11. Sustainable Management of Onshore Recovery of Unconventional Gas in New Zealand Trevor Daya-Winterbottom PART V ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE 12. The Sustainability Imperative of the Surprisingly Big Energy Efficiency Resource John A. “Skip” Laitner 13. Is Shale Gas Part of a Sustainable Solution to Climate Change? A Factual and Ethical Analysis Donald A. Brown PART VI LOOKING FORWARD 14. Making Shale Gas Production More Sustainable John C. Dernbach and James R. May Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Emissions Trading
Book SynopsisThe Research Handbook on Emissions Trading examines the origins, implementation challenges and international dimensions of emissions trading. It pursues an interdisciplinary approach drawing upon law, economics and, at times, political science, to present relevant research strands in a clear and multifaceted way. Its comprehensive mix of theoretical analysis and experiences from existing trading systems offers insights that can be applied around the world.The expert contributors bring together views from different disciplinary and geographic perspectives. This multifaceted examination of economic and legal origins, implementation problems and the emerging international aspect of emissions trading identifies key bodies of research for both upcoming and seasoned academics in the field and highlights future research opportunities. Its broad and accessible approach touches on climate law, environmental law and environmental governance. This Research Handbook will appeal strongly to academics and postgraduate students, as well as providing valuable insights for regulators, government officials and practitioners who are involved in emissions trading.Contributors include: H. Chen, D.H. Cole, C. de Perthuis, A.F. Gubina, F. Gullì, B. Hinterman, K. Holzer, C. Kettner, E. Kosolapova, A. Nentjes, K. Nield, M. Peeters, R. Pereira, K.S. Rogge, R. Trotignon, A. Tuerk, J. van ZebenTrade Review'For all its conceptual simplicity, emissions trading has proven a remarkably challenging policy instrument to implement in practice. With a growing number of jurisdictions around the world embracing carbon markets to achieve their climate targets, an improved understanding of instrument design and operation - including the complex spillover dynamics encountered in existing systems - has never been more critical. This book, ably edited by a leading scholar in the field, makes an important and timely contribution to the literature, bringing together experts from a wide variety of backgrounds to dissect the accumulated body of empirical evidence and expand the boundaries of our knowledge on emissions trading.' --Michael A. Mehling, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'If trading of any kind of emission rights is to play a role in future environmental regulation, we had better learn sound lessons from past experience. Led by the formidable Dr Weishaar, this volume does exactly that. Readers will find exquisite analysis of the pros and cons of current trading efforts. A treasure trove of analysis.' --Geert van Calster, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium'This Research Handbook is a marvelous overview of all challenges and dimensions that could and do arise concerning emissions trading. The legal and economic dimensions of emission trading are critically discussed and attention is also paid to the way in which emission trading functions in various jurisdictions. This volume will therefore be of great interest and help to anyone interested in obtaining more insights into the specificities of this fascinating policy instrument.' --Michael Faure, Maastricht University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Stefan E. Weishaar PART I ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ORIGINS 2. Origins of Emissions Trading in Theory and Early Practice Daniel H. Cole 3. Emission Targets and Variants of Emissions Trading Andries Nentjes 4. Analyses of Allowance Transactions - Firm Behaviour in the First Trading Phase and Learnings from the Data Claudia Kettner PART II IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEMS 5. Emissions Trading and Market Manipulation Beat Hintermann 6. Enforcement of Emissions Trading - Sanction Regimes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in the EU and China Marjan Peeters and Huizhen Chen 7. Windfall Profits in the EU ETS Power Sector Francesco Gullì 8. Reviewing the Evidence on the Innovation Impact of the EU Emission Trading System Karoline S. Rogge 9. Financial Crimes in the European Carbon Markets Katherine Nield and Ricardo Pereira 10. Implementation Challenges for Emission Trading Schemes: The Role of Litigation Josephine van Zeben 11. Emissions Trading Systems and International Liability of Single Major Emissions Sources Elena Kosolapova 12. Allowance “Surplus” and Governance Implications Christian de Perthuis and Raphael Trotignon PART III INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION 13. Linking Emission Trading Schemes: Concepts, Experiences and Outlook Andreas Tuerk and Andrej F. Gubina 14. Emissions Trading and WTO Law Kateryna Holzer Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Environment and Investment
Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook examines one of the most dynamic areas of public international law: the interaction between environmental law and policy and international investment law. The multiplicity of forms that interaction takes is the core theme of this Research Handbook. The contributors are drawn from a variety of legal backgrounds to give a well-rounded view of this complex relationship. Taking a thematic approach, this Research Handbook provides analysis on key issues in the environment-investment nexus, including freshwater resources, climate, biodiversity and sustainable development. The expert contributors unpack the complexities of this field of research through investigating regional experiences, assessing practices and procedures, and offering innovative approaches and new critical perspectives on the issues involved. The Research Handbook demonstrates that the exact nature of the relationship between environmental law and investment law is still evolving and, in so doing, indicates directions for future research. This timely Research Handbook will be of great interest to scholars who are researching the interactions between environmental law, international investment law and sustainable development. More widely, those with a research interest in public international law will find this to be a compelling reference tool.Contributors include: R.J. Anderson, F. Baetens, A.K. Bjorklund, G. Bottini, C. Brown, D. Cucinotta, M. Ferrer, S. Frank, U. Kriebaum, J. Levine, D. Liang, E. Luke, S. Luttrell, E. Méndez Bräutigam, K. Miles, I. Odumosu-Ayanu, N. Peart, J. Peel, B.J. Richardson, A. Telesetsky, K. Tienhaara, V. Vadi, J.E. Viñuales, R. Weeramantry, R. YotovaTrade Review‘Overall, the Handbook is a valuable resource. It provides a detailed and probing analysis of various facets of the investment-environment relationship, despite some chapters being slightly editorial. The Handbook’s key added value is its analysis on investment and environmental law regimes. More generally, while the Handbook provides certain analysis focussed on reconciling investment and environmental law protections it is largely limited to a lex lata analysis, rather than providing a lex ferenda vision for how investment and environmental norms, principles, and treaties may be harmoniously applied or interpreted. In this regard, scholars and academics searching for strong base material in these areas will find the Handbook useful, but the Handbook, for the most part, does not go on to chart new territory on investment and environment. Given the rapid acceleration of investment into environmentally sensitive or environment adjacent projects the investment environment nexus will surely continue to grow and the Handbook provides an overall solid starting place for those seeking to understand the legal relationship between the two regimes.’ -- Sean Stephenson, The IUCN AEL Journal of Environmental Law'From sustainable development, climate change and biodiversity, to process, science and the green economy, to regional approaches, indigenous cultural heritage and local environments, this Research Handbook provides a profound analysis of the multifaceted interaction of the environment and investment. Well-established and emerging multidisciplinary scholars have brought together a first-rate treatment of conflict and reconciliation in environmental and investment law. This is a Research Handbook for all interested in understanding the environmental dimensions of this critical economic activity.' --Donald McRae, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Ottawa, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1. International investment law and the environment: introduction Kate Miles Part I. Environmental Issues and Investment Law 2. Foreign investment and the environment in international law: current trends Jorge E. Viñuales 3. Sustainable development and international investment law Andrea K. Bjorklund 4. Water and investment Ursula Kriebaum 5. Combating climate change through the promotion of green investment: from Kyoto to Paris without regime-specific dispute settlement of climate change and investment law and policy Freya Baetens 6. International investment law and biodiversity Anastasia Telesetsky 7. Environment and human rights in an investment law frame Elliot Luke Part II. Disputes, Procedure and Practice in the Field 8. Treatment standards in environment-related investor-state disputes Chester Brown and Domenico Cucinotta 9. Procedural issues and innovations in environment-related investor-state disputes Judith Levine and Nicola Peart 10. Use of science in environment-related investor-state arbitration Jacqueline Peel 11. Green multilateralism: 'mega FTAs' and the changing interface between environmental regulation and investment protection Sam Luttrell 12. Does the green economy need investor-state dispute settlement? Kyla Tienhaara Part III. Regional Perspectives 13. Going green? The evolution of environmental provisions in India’s investment treaties Romesh Weeramantry and Montse Ferrer 14. Stabilisation clauses in long-term investment contracts in the energy sector in Africa Sotonye Frank 15. Environmental concerns and China’s international investment agreements Danni Liang 16. Balancing economic objectives and environmental considerations in new EU investment agreements: a brave new world? Rumiana Yotova 17. Investment claims against Latin American states: environmental protection and the applicable law Gabriel Bottini and Eliza Méndez Bräutigam Part IV. Identity, Critique and Conceptualisation 18. Environment, foreign investment and gender Rachel J. Anderson 19. Natural resources and indigenous cultural heritage in international investment law and arbitration Valentina Vadi 20. Local communities, environment and development: the case of oil and gas investment in Africa Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu 21. Socially and environmentally responsible investment Benjamin J. Richardson Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Law, Environment and the
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Research Handbook offers an innovative analysis of environmental law in the global South. It contributes to an important reassessment of some of the major concepts underlying environmental law, from a perspective that emphasises how their application affects poor and marginalised people as well as the wider ecosystems in which they live. Through legal analysis of environmental issues themselves, rather than the often limited discussion of existing legal instruments, this Research Handbook discusses areas rarely prioritised in environmental law, such as land rights, and underlines how these intersect with issues including poverty, livelihoods and the use of natural resources. Featuring contributors largely from, or working in, the global South with a variety of approaches and backgrounds, the Research Handbook challenges familiar narratives around development and sustainability in this context and provides new insights into environmental rights and justice. Researchers and postgraduate students will find this Research Handbook's unique perspective invaluable, particularly in the context of a growing interest in 'people-centric' environmental law. Policymakers and activists in the global South will also be interested in its analysis of key issues and suggestions for alternative models and future policy. Contributors include: S. Adelman, U. Baxi, V. Bhagat-Ganguly, S. Bhattacharjee, L. Bhullar, C.R. Bijoy, P. Cullet, J. Dehm, B. Gebremichael, K. Gill, S. Gopalakrishnan, E. Grant, M. Gupta, T. Kaime, P. Kameri-Mbote, A.H. Khan, M. Kidd, K. Kohli, S. Koonan, A. Kothari, L. Kotzé, F. Lesniewska, L. Lohmann, M. Menon, F. Padel, U. Ramanthan, J. Razzaque, G. Sahu, P. SampatTrade Review‘The book is a timely and essential contribution to the literature on environment policy, due in no small part to its insistence on speaking with the voice of the Global South on such matters, in a way that often conflicts with prevailing narratives from forces of globalization and neoliberalism, and on challenging the premise of sustainable development and unlimited growth.’ -- Christopher Atkinson, International Journal of Public Administration'Professors Cullet and Koonan have assembled an impressive array of scholars from the global South for this state of the art Research Handbook. It takes the perspective that efforts to sustain the ecological basis of all life must first consider the lives of poor and marginalised people who are often further harmed by the rules that should protect them. As such, it is invaluable for the reader looking for a guide to sustaining and synergising human and nonhuman ecologies in the twenty-first century.' --David Takacs, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco'Environmental law has often adopted an ahistorical, technocratic approach to environmental protection that neglects the relationship between the abuse of nature and the exploitation and subordination of human beings. This book gives voice to the perspectives and priorities of marginalised communities in the South and the North, and places justice at the centre rather than the periphery of environmental law and policy.' --Carmen G. Gonzalez, Seattle University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Research Handbook on Law, Environment and the Global South xvi Philippe Cullet and Sujith Koonan PART I QUESTIONING THE CONCEPTS OF DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 1 Intergenerational justice, water rights, and climate change 2 Upendra Baxi 2 Justice, development and sustainability in the Anthropocene 14 Sam Adelman 3 Neoliberalism, law and nature 32 Larry Lohmann 4 Radical well-being alternatives to development 64 Ashish Kothari PART II ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ACCESS TO REMEDIES 5 Environmental rights in the Global South 86 Louis J. Kotzé and Evadne Grant 6 North-South transboundary movement of hazardous wastes – the Basel Ban and environmental justice 109 Julia Dehm and Adil Hasan Khan 7 The Bhopal case: retrospect and prospect 138 Usha Ramanathan PART III LAND USE, ACQUISITION AND DISPOSSESSION 8 Land rights, poverty, and livelihoods: the case of Ethiopia 147 Brightman Gebremichael 9 Wildlife conservation and land rights in Kenya: competing or complementary agendas? 169 Patricia Kameri-Mbote 10 Land-grabs and dispossession in India: laws of value 190 Preeti Sampat PART IV FORESTS: A CONTESTED RESOURCE OR COMMODITY 11 Environmental impact assessment in the context of mangrove forest ecosystem management in Bangladesh: a case study of Rampal coal power plant project 207 Jona Razzaque 12 Forests, people and poverty: failing to reform the global development paradigm 231 Feja Lesniewska 13 Access to and control over forest resources – the case of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 in India 249 Shankar Gopalakrishnan PART V INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: RESOURCE USE, CONSERVATION, LIVELIHOODS AND RIGHTS 14 Forest rights and tribals in mineral rich areas of India: the Vedanta case and beyond 272 Geetanjoy Sahu 15 Conservation and livelihoods: conflicts or convergence? 286 CR Bijoy PART VI ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 16 International energy policy for development: human rights and sustainable development law imperatives 305 Thoko Kaime 17 Nuclear energy and liability: an environmental perspective 322 Saurabh Bhattacharjee PART VII WATER: PRIVATISATION, DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS 18 Realisation of the right to water: lessons from South Africa 348 Michael Kidd 19 Dams and displacement: the case of the Sardar Sarovar Project, India 371 Varsha Bhagat-Ganguly 20 Wastewater reuse in irrigated agriculture in urban and peri-urban India: a farmers’ rights perspective 396 Lovleen Bhullar PART VIII COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USE OF RESOURCES AND EQUITY 21 Mining, development and environment in India 413 Felix Padel and Malvika Gupta 22 Environment impact assessment in India: contestations over regulating development 435 Manju Menon and Kanchi Kohli 23 The informal waste sector: ‘surplus’ labour, detritus, and the right to the post-colonial city 452 Kaveri Gill Index 477
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Search for Environmental Justice
Book SynopsisThis thoughtful book provides an overview of the major developments in the theory and practice of 'environmental justice'. It illustrates the direction of the evolution of rights of nature and exposes the diverse meanings and practical uses of the concept of environmental justice in different jurisdictions, and their implications for the law, society and the environment.The term 'environmental justice' has different meanings to different scholars and is applied in many different contexts. For some, the focus is on equal distribution of the earth's benefits, with concern for the interests of the less wealthy, disadvantaged minorities, or indigenous peoples. For others, the focus is on the interests of the earth and nature itself. Additionally, for some, environmental justice is a framework for discourse, whilst for others it connotes specific legal principles and procedures. The application of these interpretations through the law involves diverse approaches and rules. In this timely book, expert contributors identify the meanings and the practical translations of environmental justice, reflecting the perspectives of academic, judicial and indigenous people from many countries. Among the issues considered are the rights of nature and its application through judicial practice, and approaches to respecting the laws, cultures and the rights of Indigenous peoples.This integrated exploration of the topic will provide an excellent resource for scholars, judicial officers and practitioners interested in environmental and social justice issues.Contributors: J. Aseron, S.Z. Bigdeli, K. Bosselmann, C. Chaulk, J.I. Colón-Ríos, D. Craig, T. Daya-Winterbottom, W. Du Plessis, B. France-Hudson, E. Gachenga, S. Glazebrook, L. Godden, N. Greymorning, R. Karky, A. Keene, A. Kennedy, J. Khatarina, P. Martin, E. O'Connell, M. Perry, W. Phromlah, B.J. Preston, V. Rive, J.G. Rose, M.A. Santosa, A.S. Suwana, A. Telesetsky, J. WilliamsTrade Review'This book makes a very useful contribution to the literature on environmental justice through a series of varied, diverse and distinct contributions that map different areas of this multi-faceted topic. The diverse positions advocated reflect the difficult challenges ahead towards ensuring environmental protection in an equitable and just manner at the national and international levels.' --Philippe Cullet, SOAS, University of London, UK'This is an extended and remarkable excursus into the evolving concept of environmental justice. The Editors have woven several nuggets from various scholars and jurisdictions into an impressive mosaic that will resonate for a long time in this nascent literature. The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is emerging as an important facilitator of conceptual norms of international environmental law and justice. The welcome drift in the direction of ''environmental justice'' is so compelling that the UNEP Governing Council has recently adopted the first internationally negotiated document to establish the supportive ''environmental rule of law.'' As a player in the important jurisprudence from South Asia on environmental justice, I stand in reverential awe of this tour de force of experiences in other regions toward the promotion of good environmental governance and environmental social justice.' --Parvez Hassan, Hassan and Hassan (Advocates), PakistanTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Search for Environmental Justice Paul Martin, Sadeq Z. Bigdeli, Trevor Daya-Winterbottom, Willemien Du Plessis and Amanda Kennedy PART I FRAMING THE SEARCH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 2. The Effectiveness of the Law in Providing Access to Environmental Justice: an Introduction The Hon. Justice Brian J. Preston SC 3. The Rule of Law in the Anthropocene Klaus Bosselmann 4. Biodiversity Justice in a Climate Change World: Offsetting the Future Lee Godden and Emily O’Connell PART II RIGHTS-BASED CONCEPTUALISATIONS 5. Human Rights and the Environment Justice Susan Glazebrook 6. No Private Property Rights in the Atmosphere Ben France-Hudson 7. On the Theory and Practice of the Rights of Nature Joel I. Colón-Ríos PART III IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 8. REDD+ Implementation in Thailand – Legal and Institutional Challenges Wanida Phromlah and Paul Martin 9. Indonesia REDD+: Beyond Carbon, More Than Just Forest Mas Achmad Santosa, Josi Khatarina and Aldilla Stephanie Suwana 10. Consensus Federalism and Freshwater Regulation Amelia Keene 11. International Environmental Governance in the Pacific Island Region Justin Gregory Rose 12. Safe Harbours, Closed Borders? New Zealand Legal and Policy Responses to Climate Displacement in the South Pacific Vernon Rive 13. Overcoming Climate Inertia with Unilateral Action on Black Carbon Anastasia Telesetsky 14. Is There Relief For Transnational Harm? Christopher Chaulk 15. The Australian Biotechnology Regulatory Framework: Issues Concerning Adventitious Presence (AP), Co-existence, Liability and Coherence Ramesh Karky and Mark Perry PART IV RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ INTERESTS 16. Customary Law Systems for Water Governance in Kenya Elizabeth Gachenga 17. Legal Strategies to expand Indigenous Governance in Climate Change Adaptation Donna Craig 18. Inclusive Practices, Innovative Collaboration, Governance and Recognising Cultural Capital: Environmental Law Through a Cultural Lens Johhnie Aseron, Neyooxet Greymorning and Jacqueline Williams Index
£126.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Search for Environmental Justice
Book SynopsisThis thoughtful book provides an overview of the major developments in the theory and practice of 'environmental justice'. It illustrates the direction of the evolution of rights of nature and exposes the diverse meanings and practical uses of the concept of environmental justice in different jurisdictions, and their implications for the law, society and the environment.The term 'environmental justice' has different meanings to different scholars and is applied in many different contexts. For some, the focus is on equal distribution of the earth's benefits, with concern for the interests of the less wealthy, disadvantaged minorities, or indigenous peoples. For others, the focus is on the interests of the earth and nature itself. Additionally, for some, environmental justice is a framework for discourse, whilst for others it connotes specific legal principles and procedures. The application of these interpretations through the law involves diverse approaches and rules. In this timely book, expert contributors identify the meanings and the practical translations of environmental justice, reflecting the perspectives of academic, judicial and indigenous people from many countries. Among the issues considered are the rights of nature and its application through judicial practice, and approaches to respecting the laws, cultures and the rights of Indigenous peoples.This integrated exploration of the topic will provide an excellent resource for scholars, judicial officers and practitioners interested in environmental and social justice issues.Contributors: J. Aseron, S.Z. Bigdeli, K. Bosselmann, C. Chaulk, J.I. Colón-Ríos, D. Craig, T. Daya-Winterbottom, W. Du Plessis, B. France-Hudson, E. Gachenga, S. Glazebrook, L. Godden, N. Greymorning, R. Karky, A. Keene, A. Kennedy, J. Khatarina, P. Martin, E. O'Connell, M. Perry, W. Phromlah, B.J. Preston, V. Rive, J.G. Rose, M.A. Santosa, A.S. Suwana, A. Telesetsky, J. WilliamsTrade Review'This book makes a very useful contribution to the literature on environmental justice through a series of varied, diverse and distinct contributions that map different areas of this multi-faceted topic. The diverse positions advocated reflect the difficult challenges ahead towards ensuring environmental protection in an equitable and just manner at the national and international levels.' --Philippe Cullet, SOAS, University of London, UK'This is an extended and remarkable excursus into the evolving concept of environmental justice. The Editors have woven several nuggets from various scholars and jurisdictions into an impressive mosaic that will resonate for a long time in this nascent literature. The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is emerging as an important facilitator of conceptual norms of international environmental law and justice. The welcome drift in the direction of ''environmental justice'' is so compelling that the UNEP Governing Council has recently adopted the first internationally negotiated document to establish the supportive ''environmental rule of law.'' As a player in the important jurisprudence from South Asia on environmental justice, I stand in reverential awe of this tour de force of experiences in other regions toward the promotion of good environmental governance and environmental social justice.' --Parvez Hassan, Hassan and Hassan (Advocates), PakistanTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Search for Environmental Justice Paul Martin, Sadeq Z. Bigdeli, Trevor Daya-Winterbottom, Willemien Du Plessis and Amanda Kennedy PART I FRAMING THE SEARCH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 2. The Effectiveness of the Law in Providing Access to Environmental Justice: an Introduction The Hon. Justice Brian J. Preston SC 3. The Rule of Law in the Anthropocene Klaus Bosselmann 4. Biodiversity Justice in a Climate Change World: Offsetting the Future Lee Godden and Emily O’Connell PART II RIGHTS-BASED CONCEPTUALISATIONS 5. Human Rights and the Environment Justice Susan Glazebrook 6. No Private Property Rights in the Atmosphere Ben France-Hudson 7. On the Theory and Practice of the Rights of Nature Joel I. Colón-Ríos PART III IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 8. REDD+ Implementation in Thailand – Legal and Institutional Challenges Wanida Phromlah and Paul Martin 9. Indonesia REDD+: Beyond Carbon, More Than Just Forest Mas Achmad Santosa, Josi Khatarina and Aldilla Stephanie Suwana 10. Consensus Federalism and Freshwater Regulation Amelia Keene 11. International Environmental Governance in the Pacific Island Region Justin Gregory Rose 12. Safe Harbours, Closed Borders? New Zealand Legal and Policy Responses to Climate Displacement in the South Pacific Vernon Rive 13. Overcoming Climate Inertia with Unilateral Action on Black Carbon Anastasia Telesetsky 14. Is There Relief For Transnational Harm? Christopher Chaulk 15. The Australian Biotechnology Regulatory Framework: Issues Concerning Adventitious Presence (AP), Co-existence, Liability and Coherence Ramesh Karky and Mark Perry PART IV RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ INTERESTS 16. Customary Law Systems for Water Governance in Kenya Elizabeth Gachenga 17. Legal Strategies to expand Indigenous Governance in Climate Change Adaptation Donna Craig 18. Inclusive Practices, Innovative Collaboration, Governance and Recognising Cultural Capital: Environmental Law Through a Cultural Lens Johhnie Aseron, Neyooxet Greymorning and Jacqueline Williams Index
£38.90
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Chemical Risk Governance
Book SynopsisThis incisive volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law offers a broad analysis of the foundations, main concepts, and substantive and procedural requirements of selected chemical law regimes as they pertain to the environment. Featuring contributions from more than 40 expert scholars and practitioners in the field, the volume focuses on chemical regulatory systems from representative jurisdictions, including the EU and the US, to provide a coherent overview of this expansive and often fragmented area of law.Divided into five thematic parts, the volume first examines the fundamental concepts of chemical law, addressing topics including risk assessment, nomenclature, environmental justice and animal testing. Entries then discuss types of chemicals and exposures, regulation of chemicals in products and manufacturing, and waste and contamination, as well as covering liability rules as they apply to chemicals.This volume will be an essential resource for scholars and students looking for a clear understanding of chemicals regulation and governance from environmental and public health perspectives at both national and international levels. Its insights into policy developments and liability issues will also be of interest to policymakers and practitioners.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword to the Encyclopedia xi Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier Foreword to Volume XII xii Michael Faure List of abbreviations xiv Introduction to Volume XII 1 Adam DK Abelkop and Lucas Bergkamp PART 1 GENERAL CONCEPTS XII.1 Chemicals as regulatory targets 19 John S Applegate XII.2 Chemical nomenclature: the sentinel at the gate of chemical legislation 35 Herb Estreicher and Rhys G Daniels XII.3 Legislative basis – chemical risk assessment 48 ME (Bette) Meek XII.4 Chemical testing and nonhuman animals 69 Courtney G Lee XII.5 The regulation of toxics and environmental justice: the uneven distribution of pollution 89 Dayna Nadine Scott and Lara Tessaro XII.6 Policy instruments in chemical risk governance 112 Adam DK Abelkop and Kenneth R Richards PART 2 CHEMICALS IN PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURING XII.7 Regulation under the US Toxic Substances Control Act as amended by the Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act 145 Adam DK Abelkop XII.8 Risk management measures under the European Union’s REACH Regulation and CLP Regulation 172 Nicolas Herbatschek XII.9 Leverage effect of public disclosure on risk management and risk assessment 185 David Roe XII.10 International law governing chemical risk assessment and management 203 Noah M Sachs, David A Wirth, and Adam DK Abelkop XII.11 Classification systems 225 .gnes Botos and Zolt.n Ill.s XII.12 Global data sharing 245 Doris Peters and Maren Rectanus PART 3 TYPES OF CHEMICALS AND EXPOSURES XII.13 Case studies in regulatory concepts 267 Lynn L Bergeson, Bethami Auerbach, Lisa R Burchi, Carla N Hutton, and Zameer Qureshi XII.14 Pesticide regulation in the US 290 Mary Jane Angelo XII.15 Pesticide law in the European Union 311 Anna Gergely and Gy.ngyi D.vid XII.16 Medicines 330 Erika Lietzan and Patricia J Zettler XII.17 Regulation of chemicals in food 344 Timothy D Lytton and Patricia J Zettler XII.18 Tobacco regulation 360 Micah L Berman XII.19 Worker protection and occupational health and safety legislation in the EU 376 Jan Popma XII.20 Runoff from concentrated animal feeding operations, manure 396 Terence J Centner PART 4 WASTE AND CONTAMINATION XII.21 Overview of chemicals in waste streams 413 Jonathan Cocker and Ulrich Ellinghaus XII.22 Definition of waste 422 Jeffrey M Gaba and Anita Lloyd XII.23 Waste in European waste law: the Waste Framework Directive explained 441 Thomas J de R.mph XII.24 International regulation of trade in chemicals 462 Jonathan Carlson XII.25 Remediation of contaminated areas exposed to chemical substances 481 Alexandre Salom.o Jabra PART 5 LIABILITY XII.26 Toxic torts in Europe 501 Lucas Bergkamp and Katinka M Brouwer XII.27 The role of tort law in environmental health protections: how scientific evidentiary standards change tort litigation 522 Carl F Cranor XII.28 Asbestos litigation and regulation in the US 543 D’Arcy LR Rapp XII.29 Liability for contaminated land 565 Mark Templeton XII.30 Environmental liability insurance 581 Valerie Fogleman Index
£232.75
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Trade in Water Under International Law: Bulk
Book SynopsisFreshwater is an increasingly scarce resource globally, and effective sustainable management will be absolutely crucial in the future. This timely book sets out future scenarios of international trade in both 'real' and 'virtual' water, examining the relationship between climate change, water scarcity, the human right to water and World Trade Organization law. Trade in Water Under International Law addresses questions of global importance such as: how can international trade in bulk water contribute to the advancement of the human right to water? Are 'green-boxed' irrigation subsidies disturbing the markets? Should water-footprint process and production methods allow for a different treatment of otherwise 'like' products? From examining the impact of water law on small-scale farmers in developing countries, to the broader issue of global environmental responsibility, Fitzgerald Temmerman explores the options available for fair resource allocation through international law arrangements such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. By taking a wide-reaching and non-technical approach, this book will capture the attention not only of international trade law professionals, but of all stakeholders in the field. With such relevance to contemporary environmental issues, this book will also be of interest to non-legally qualified individuals who want to comprehend the future possibilities of fair water trade.Trade Review'Few things are as important as water. Yet, many of us, particularly in developed countries, take its abundant availability for granted. Wrongly so. There is little doubt that issues relating to water and its use will be high on the international agenda in years to come. The present book focuses on three of these issues, namely trade in bulk fresh water, subsidies for irrigation, and water-footprint Processes and Production Methods (PPMs) and labelling schemes. It addresses the question to what extent World Trade Organization rules affect the policy space of governments regarding each of these issues. Hence, this book is an important contribution to the debate on the international regulation of water and its use.' --Peter van den Bossche, World Trade Institute, Bern, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: INTRODUCTION PART I TRADE IN BULK FRESH WATER 1. Bulk fresh water resources and the GATT 2. Environmental and human rights concerns PART II IRRIGATION SUBSIDIES 3. Productivity meets sustainability 4. Irrigation subsidies and the Agreement on Agriculture PART III VIRTUAL WATER TRADE 5. Water-footprint PPMs, the GATT and the TBT Agreement 6. Water-footprint Labelling Schemes and the TBT Agreement Index
£116.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Trends in Climate Change Legislation
Book SynopsisA deepening understanding of the importance of climate change has caused a recent and rapid increase in the number of climate change or climate-related laws. Trends in Climate Change Legislation offers an astute analysis of the political, institutional and economic factors that have motivated this surge, placing it into context. By focusing the analysis on both developed and developing countries, the contributors offer an extensive exploration of climate change legislation, and how it has been enacted on a global scale. Vitally, they make the link between the international commitments under the Paris Agreement and their delivery at national level. Concluding that strong climate legislation is essential to give credibility to the pledges that countries made in Paris, this book identifies the key provisions that good climate laws should contain, and addresses factors that influence the passing of climate laws. This stimulating and informative book will be of particular interest to parliamentarians, policy makers and lawyers involved in areas of climate policy and environmental law. It will also appeal to students and researchers with an interest in climate change legislation.Contributors include: A. Abeysinghe, A. Averchenkova, M. Bangalore, S. Barakat, A. Bowen, A. Clare, S. Fankhauser, J. França, I. Galarraga, C. Gennaioli, F. Green, S. Matikainen, M. Nachmany, I. Neuweg, E. Sainz de Murieta, J. SetzerTrade Review'The Paris Climate Agreement was a landmark of international diplomacy, but it is not self-executing. Fulfilling its objectives will require domestic implementing legislation in almost all of the nearly 200 countries that are signing on, but most countries lack the needed laws. This book arrives at a crucial time. It is an essential guide to how existing climate legislation around the world should be improved and what new laws should be enacted. Its sharp analysis and exhaustive research will be invaluable to lawmakers and those advising them.' --Michael B. Gerrard, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, US'This book is an essential and timely reference tool for parliamentarians and policy makers on practical aspects of climate change legislation. Parliamentarians play a critical role in designing, adopting and implementing appropriate legislation to make the Paris Agreement effective. Trends in Climate Change Legislation provides important insights into how legislators and policy makers can close the policy gap on climate change - the most defining challenge of our time.' --Saber Hossain Chowdhury, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union'Climate governance is adopting a more open and polycentric form. This important new book sheds new light on the unexpected proliferation of climate legislation at the national level, focusing on its adoption, legal form and unfolding effects on private actors and the judiciary. At such a critical point in the history of international climate diplomacy, when practitioners are anxiously seeking new ways to plug governance ''gaps'', this book carefully explores the promise - and the limits - to governing via national legislation.' --Andrew Jordan, University of East Anglia, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Alina Averchenkova, Sam Fankhauser and Michal Nachmany PART I How Climate Change Legislation Comes About 2. The national and international drivers of climate change legislation Abbie Clare, Sam Fankhauser and Caterina Gennaioli 3. Climate change legislation and policy in China, the European Union and the United States Isabella Neuweg and Alina Averchenkova 4. Climate legislation in the Least Developing Countries Michal Nachmany, Achala Abeysinghe and Subhi Barakat PART II What Climate Change Legislation Should Contain 5. The normative foundations of climate legislation Fergus Green 6. Institutional aspects of climate legislation Alina Averchenkova and Michal Nachmany 7. Good practice in low-carbon policy Alex Bowen and Sam Fankhauser PART III Climate Change Legislation in the Wider Context 8. Climate policy at the sub-national level Ibon Galarraga, Elisa Sainz de Murieta and Joan França 9. Regulating climate change in the courts Joana Setzer and Mook Bangalore 10. Climate legislation and international commitments Alina Averchenkova and Sini Matikainen index
£94.05
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Intellectual Property, Climate Change and
Book SynopsisExploring the potential for alignment as well as conflicts between IP and climate change, Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Technology encourages a coherent and integrated approach to decision making. This groundbreaking book identifies and challenges the lack of intersection between intellectual property law and climate change law at national level. It argues that intellectual property confers private rights on the results of innovation and creativity, while climate change law and policy exists more in the public sphere without engagement with intellectual property, with no space for the conflict between this private power and public goal to be investigated in litigation. This thought-provoking book will be of great interest to scholars working in the fields of IP, climate change law, human rights, and planning and sustainable development, challenging the assumption that some problems are dealt with only through consideration of certain areas of the law. Proposing new processes for policy and law making in order to remove barriers between these fields, Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Technology will also be a valuable resource for members of parliament and policy makers. Trade Review'The relationship between technology protected as intellectual property and its uses to address global climate change is far from simple. In this book Professor Brown draws on her in-depth knowledge of intellectual property law and international climate change policy issues to unpack those complexities and present a detailed analysis of how the two areas could more productively interact. Researchers and policymakers will benefit from reading this thought provoking book.' --Susy Frankel, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand'Abbe Brown's professional background, spanning practice and academia, makes her exceptionally well placed to consider workable solutions to climate change challenges. Spanning IP, competition and human rights and bringing in new approaches to statutory interpretation, Brown seeks to break down barriers and encourage judges and policy makers to take new approaches to these pressing problems. Finding practical solutions is core to Professor Brown's intellectual enquiry and she does not disappoint, adding important insights as to how significant progress could be made.' --Charlotte Waelde, Coventry University, UK'At the core of this book is this question: What is law's role in the package of solutions to mitigate climate change? That package will involve the invention and deployment of new technologies. Intellectual property will play a crucial role: it is meant to create incentives for innovation but it can also create barriers to the use of new technologies. The book offers the reader a comprehensive view of the law - and specifically IP law - in building a pathway to a low-carbon future.' --Daniel Gervais, Vanderbilt University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. National legislation and policy making 3. Conflict and alignment? Rationales and litigation 4. Conflict and realities: presenting case studies 5. Present approaches, opportunities and challenges 6. New judicial approaches 7. Above the radar: delivering integration 8. Investor State Dispute Settlement: crossing boundaries? 9. Closing Thoughts Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Climate Change, Oceans and
Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking Research Handbook offers a critical survey of the law and governance issues facing the world's oceans and coasts in this era of Anthropocentric climate change. It discusses the biophysical impacts that climate change is having upon our oceans and coasts, as well as the various ways that international, national and sub-national laws have sought to respond. With contributions from scientists and lawyers, this comprehensive Research Handbook provides cutting edge analysis of the marine governance responses to climate change and how this will need to adapt in a rapidly changing world. It reflects on the interaction of climate change with regional marine governance regimes and analyses the likely impacts on maritime and national security. Illustrating the up-to-date treatment of interactions between climate and oceans regimes, this incisive Research Handbook examines the possible adaptation options to address specific issues for our oceans and coasts.The Research Handbook on Climate Change, Oceans and Coasts will be a key resource for students, scholars and practitioners of climate change, water law and environmental law and policy, while also being of benefit to researchers in the cross-cutting fields of human rights and disaster law.Trade Review'Although the physical interconnections between the climate system and the ocean are critical to both, the legal implications of these interconnections are only beginning to be explored. This insightful and comprehensive Research Handbook brings together an outstanding group of scholars and will be an essential reference for anyone interested in learning more about the relationship of climate change and ocean law.' -- Daniel Bodansky, Arizona State University, US'This Research Handbook takes a topic that many have addressed in pieces and offers a more comprehensive vision of how it all works. The Handbook's Asia-Pacific leanings take readers through topics rarely explored in such volumes, including regional focus chapters on the Indian Ocean, the China Sea, and the Antarctic treaty regime. One of the Handbook's key values is its insights, from a variety of perspectives, into what climate change really means for the ocean's living resources - and the humans around the world who depend upon marine fisheries. As a thought-provoking bonus, the Postscript on the COVID-19 pandemic will likely set the terms for such discussions for years to come.' -- Robin Kundis Craig, University of Utah, US'The ocean is undergoing a number of rapid and profound physical changes as a result of human interference with the Earth's carbon cycle. The law of the sea, and the broader body of national and international law applicable to coastal and marine areas, is struggling to keep pace with the extent and speed of this change. This Research Handbook addresses all of the key legal dimensions of this challenge, from sea level rise to fisheries management, and will be of enormous value to scholars, practitioners and students as they navigate the increasingly uncertain waters ahead.' -- Tim Stephens, University of Sydney, Australia'This exceptional book offers a timely, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary analysis of cutting-edge issues in ocean and coastal governance at the intersection of climate change. Professors McDonald, McGee, and Barnes have assembled an unparalleled cast of expert contributing authors from around the world to explore a wide range of topics at the forefront of the global response to climate change.' -- Randall S. Abate, Monmouth University, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I FRAMING THE ISSUES: CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR OCEANS AND COASTS 1 Oceans and coasts in the era of Anthropogenic climate change 2 Jan McDonald, Jeffrey McGee and Richard Barnes 2 The impact of climate change on oceans: physical, chemical and biological responses 27 Alistair J Hobday and Richard J Matear PART II INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, OCEANS AND COASTS 3 Climate change, the Anthropocene and ocean law: mapping the issues 49 David Freestone and Millicent McCreath 4 Sea-level rise and the law of the sea 81 Moritaka Hayashi 5 Adapting UNCLOS dispute settlement to address climate change 94 Natalie Klein 6 Climate change and high seas fisheries 114 Yoshinobu Takei 7 Climate change and the International Maritime Organization 134 Sophia Kopela 8 Climate change-related displacement of coastal and island peoples: human rights implications 152 Amy Maguire 9 Climate change, disaster law, and extreme ocean and coastal events 174 Anastasia Telesetsky 10 Oceans, climate change and non-state actors 193 Irini Papanicolopulu and Armando Rocha PART III REGIONAL AND SECTORAL GOVERNANCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, OCEANS AND COASTS 11 Handling climate change for the East and South China Seas 210 Keyuan Zou and Lei Zhang 12 The Southern Ocean and changing environmental conditions: Antarctic Treaty System 224 Julia Jabour and Marcus Haward 13 Climate change and the Arctic: adapting to threats and opportunities in Arctic marine waters 239 Elise Johansen and Tore Henriksen 14 International law and institutional responses to climate change and fisheries management in the Indian Ocean 259 Erika Techera 15 Governing Pacific fisheries under climate change 278 Jan McDonald and Shannon Maree Torrens 16 Integrated oceans management and climate change 295 Karen N Scott 17 Marine spatial planning and climate change: an example from Scotland 313 Anne-Michelle Slater and Alison MacDonald PART IV ADAPTING AND RESPONDING TO CLIMATE IMPACTS ON OCEANS AND COASTS 18 Responding to ocean acidification beyond climate governance 330 Reuben Makomere and Jan McDonald 19 Ecosystem-based adaptation in coastal areas: lessons from selected case studies 348 Justine Bell-James 20 The governance of marine invasive alien species and climate change in China 366 Jiayu Bai and Jing Cheng 21 Shifting currents: climate change and maritime security in the Asia Pacific 394 Robin Warner and Stuart Kaye 22 Naval, national security and defence issues from climate change 409 Sam Bateman and Anthony Bergin 23 A global network of MPAs: an important tool in addressing climate change 425 Danielle Smith PART V INNOVATIVE GOVERNANCE FOR MARINE-BASED CLIMATE MITIGATION 24 Marine geoengineering governance and the importance of compatibility with the law of the sea 442 Kerryn Brent 25 Protecting Antarctica’s coastal blue carbon: a case for international cooperation 462 Brendan Gogarty, Narissa Bax, David KA Barnes, Chester Sands, Jeffrey McGee, Marcus Haward, Maria Lund Paulsen, Bernabé Moreno, Camille Moreau, Christoph Held and Rachel Downey 26 Postscript: governance for climate change, oceans and coasts in a post-COVID-19 world 485 Jan McDonald, Jeffrey McGee and Richard Barnes Index 493
£189.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustainable and Efficient Transport: Incentives
Book SynopsisThis topical book examines the issues surrounding climate change and sustainability in relation to the freight transport sector. Written by an interdisciplinary team of contributors, the book approaches the topic from a multitude of perspectives, demonstrating that the sector will need to undergo significant changes in order to meet climate change targets. In addition to examining the challenges facing the transport sector, chapters also offer practical suggestions as to how the sector can achieve the required transformation. Legal methods are considered along with the application of new technologies and the implementation of alternative incentive structures as ways to promote sustainability and reduce emissions. Featuring contributions from leading authors from logistics, business, law and sustainability backgrounds, Sustainable and Efficient Transport demonstrates that a more integrated approach is needed at an EU level, to bring about the paradigm shift required for reducing transport emissions and making the sector more sustainable. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers working in both sustainability and transport. Lawyers, industry professionals and policy-makers will also benefit from insights in to the effectiveness of current policies and alternative solutions to contemporary challenges. Trade Review'Transport and the law on transportation belongs to the core of international commercial law. Litigation is either subject to arbitration or to the few national courts that enjoy the reputation of being impartial. The field is built on old conventions and the rationality of bilateral contractual relations. This book shifts the perspective from international commercial law - the law of contracts - to sustainability and to the SDG - the Sustainable Development Goals. Everybody knows that it is time to act, but very little happens. This book shows the potential avenues that politics has to take. There is no alternative. The digital economy provides the potential to rethink the way in which transportation is organized and the law that needs to govern green transportation. There is more needed than a little bit of adjustment here and there. The traditional understanding of the law of transportation which sets aside the externalities of transportation has to be thoroughly overhauled.' --Hans-W Micklitz, European University Institute, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Sirpa Pietikäinen Preface PART I THE TARGET OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND THE NEED FOR SOCIAL ENGINEERING 1. Responding to the grand challenge of our time Beate Sjåfjell 2. Measures for the sustainable shipping of goods Erik Røsæg 3. The Single European Transport Area and sustainability of the transport industry Rosa Greaves PART II THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND DIGITALIZATION – TRANSPORT IN A GREEN MARKET 4. Organization boundaries. How to integrate transport operations in circular economy thinking. The timber casestudy María Jesús Muñoz-Torres, María Ángeles Fernández-Izquierdo, Juana María Rivera-Lirio, Idoya Ferrero-Ferrero, Elena Escrig-Olmedo and José Vicente Gisbert-Navarro 5. The physical internet as enabler of new business models enhancing greener transports and the circular economy Mervi Rajahonka, Anu Bask, Sadaat Ali Yawar and Markku Tinnilä 6. Financing sustainable market actors in the circular economy Jukka Mähönen 7. Suitability of and regulatory barriers to the European emissions trading scheme regulating GHG emissionsfrom transport 117 Emilie Yliheljo PART III INFORMATION AS A DRIVER FOR GREEN BEHAVIOUR 8. A sustainable behavioural change in the transport industry – the role of emission information Ellen Eftestøl-Wilhelmsson 9. Sustainability in contractually organized supply chains: Coordinating transport Jaakko Salminen 10. The way of business contracts: How to promote (transport) sustainability and incentivize the green economy via Contract Management Suvi Hirvonen-Ere 11. Product information on freight emissions for consumers – changing the market towards sustainability Suvi Sankari PART IV GREEN FREIGHT – SOLUTIONS AND OBSTACLES 12. Towards a model for sustainable platooning cooperation in road transport Wouter Verheyen 13. Who pays for oil pollution at sea? Some remarks on the interplay between certainty of the law and unpredictability Andrea La Mattina Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Public–Private Partnerships in Global
Book SynopsisThe global development community has articulated many collective aspirations in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at transforming the world. Given the complicated issues that accompany globalization, State and non-State actors continue to explore the utility of public-private cooperation mechanisms. Public-private cooperation initiatives strive for global governance mechanisms involving oversight by all of the actors and operating frameworks that include multiple states, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, private sector companies and prominent individuals. This book examines global public private initiatives which attempt to form new institutions to achieve cooperation objectives in contrast to traditional PPP models which rely on contract arrangements between governments and service providers. Students of these initiatives from many interconnected disciplines, including law, finance, international relations and governance will find this introduction to this growing field of development cooperation timely and informative.Trade Review'From weather risk to epidemic management, from climate change to education and the digital economy, equitable and effective development needs new institutional formats. In this comprehensive yet accessible work, a master architect of international public-private partnerships shares his craft. Dr. Nielander explains how public-private partnerships have evolved towards today's institutional design of choice for international cooperation and how to design ones to fit the needs of tomorrow's challenges.' --Richard Wilcox, former UN Assistant Secretary General as founding Director-General African Risk Capacity and Co-founder and President of the Digital Equity Association'Having worked across the legal environment in the private, public and academic worlds, - and across many sectors - Dr. Nielander has a wealth of experience to draw on in treating the subject of public-private partnerships and the role that they can play in advancing development goals. This experience was no more visible than the fundamental work that Dr. Nielander did to establish GAVI as one of the premier global health institutions in the world. Given the ever-more complex challenges ahead, this book is very timely and will become the ''go-to'' resource for leaders, practitioners, and policy makers seeking to expand their toolkits for making progress in the post-COVID world.' --Alice P. Albright, Global Partnership for Education'Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals demands new forms of cooperation between public and private sector participants. The SDGs seek improvements across a multitude of topics, ranging from adaptation to climate change, to improved education, health and human rights frameworks. Dr. Nielander attempts to place the new era of multi-actor cooperation within an historical context and draws lessons that may be useful to public officials and students of global development, policy and law, alike.' --Justice Ben Kioko, African Court on Human and Peoples' RightsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Expanding Spheres of Public-Private Cooperation 2. One view of history and the development of PPPs 3. Policy drivers, PPP models and legislation 4. Introduction to self-governing legal systems 5. Public-Private Institutions, case studies 6. Public-private partnership definitions and classifications, difficult rowing 7. Can PPIs be subjects of international law? 8. Potential benefits of PPI recognition in international law 9. Potential responsibility and accountability for PPIs in international law 10. Framing competing and connected interests in public-private initiatives 11. Reflections on institutional design and self-governance 12. PPI institutional design, form and functions Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Carbon Emissions Trading in China: Law, Policy
Book SynopsisEmissions Trading Systems (ETS) have been hailed as a game changer for the evolving climate crisis. This book provides an in-depth analysis of China’s carbon ETS, including its legal and policy frameworks, carbon market mechanisms, and international and comparative implications.With nine cutting-edge topics divided into three thematic parts, this comprehensive book probes the essential concepts, contemporary research, and key elements of carbon emissions trading in China. Multidisciplinary in scope, the book draws on insights from law, policy, economics, environmental management, and geopolitics, to provide a comprehensive and nuanced analysis of the development of carbon emissions trading in China. Placing China’s carbon ETS within the broader context of international efforts to address climate change, it provides a comparative perspective with international value.This book will be an essential resource for scholars and researchers of international and comparative climate law and policy, environmental management, economics, and climate politics. It will prove an indispensable guide for students of Chinese law, climate law, environmental policy, and comparative environmental law. Practitioners, policymakers, and government officials working in climate governance seeking the state-of-the-art of the development of ETS in China will also benefit greatly from its insights.Trade Review‘It is clear that to overcome the climate crises, the contribution of China, which for more than a decade has been the largest emitter of GHG, is crucial. With this book, two renowned authors, Professor Dr Qin Tianbao and Dr Zhang Meng, unfold for us in a very detailed manner China’s most important instrument to combat carbon emissions from industry: the Emission Trading System. This comprehensive monograph is a must read for all those interested in global climate change law.’ -- Luc Lavrysen, Centre for Environmental and Energy Law, Ghent University, Belgium‘China is now becoming a major player in the global climate change game. After initial pilots it introduced an emission trading system at the national level. This fascinating book provides a detailed analysis of the legal aspects of ETS in China. Both the economic rationale as well as the legal regulations are explained in a detailed manner. Anyone interested in climate change policy and environmental policy in China will undoubtedly benefit from reading this book.’ -- Michael G. Faure, Maastricht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Biography of the authors vi Introduction vii PART I CONTEXT, FUNDAMENTAL RATIONALE AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT 1 Contextual setting for emissions trading in China: is the market-based approach a game changer for the ever-changing climate game? 2 Introduction to the key concepts and issues arising from the developing ETS in China 3 Historical development of emissions trading in China PART II ETS IN CHINA’S LEGAL AND POLICY DISCOURSES 4 Regional pilot emissions trading in China: a bottom-up approach towards a national ETS? 5 Legislative progress: the last mile to a well-established regulatory framework for the national ETS in China 6 Emerging climate litigation and developing ETS in China 7 Interactions between the ETS regulatory framework and other climate mechanisms towards the Dual Carbon Goals in China PART III HARMONIZATION OF CARBON MARKETS IN CHINA AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS 8 The role of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in linking emissions trading in China and the EU: troublemaker or game changer? 9 Synergetic development of the ETS in China and Southeast Asia: towards a regional ‘climate club’? Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on International Law and
Book SynopsisThis incisive Research Handbook addresses the growing recognition within the international law community that natural resource governance and environmental protection are crucial aspects of peace processes, both as a security imperative and as an opportunity for peacebuilding. Examining the impact of international normative and institutional frameworks on environmental peacebuilding, this Research Handbook features contributions from distinguished experts and global case studies on integrated legal approaches to the governance of natural resources. Chapters examine the role of international legal obligations on fair and equitable benefit-sharing in environmental protection, the contribution of the UN and other international institutions to environmental peacebuilding, and the nexus between access to environmental services and peacebuilding efforts. The compelling conclusion explores contemporary approaches for improving the inclusivity of environmental peacebuilding, considering the role of gender and indigenous peoples’ perspectives. The Research Handbook on International Law and Environmental Peacebuilding will be crucial reading for students and scholars in environmental law, environmental politics and policy, peace and security studies and public international law. Its comprehensive treatment will also be beneficial to policymakers in international environmental and peacebuilding organizations.Trade Review‘Environmental peacebuilding is a crucial part of the measures to be taken after an armed conflict to facilitate the return to true peace and prevent the relapse into conflict. The book fills the existing research and knowledge gap regarding the law governing them in an innovative and creative way.’ -- Michael Bothe, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword ix Acknowledgements xi 1 The international legal dimensions of environmental peacebuilding 1 Daniëlla Dam-de Jong and Britta Sjöstedt PART I INTERNATIONAL LAW AS A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK 2 Sustainable development and environmental peacebuilding 17 Onita Das 3 The contribution of equity to environmental peacebuilding 42 Virginie Barral 4 The role of fair and equitable benefit-sharing in environmental peacebuilding 62 Elisa Morgera 5 Managing the tensions between a maximalist approach to environmental protection and anthropocentric peacebuilding 89 Jens Iverson 6 Environmental peacebuilding and environmental rule of law: Linkages, lessons, and looking forward 105 Carl Bruch and Isabelle Morley 7 Natural resources, transitional states and grand corruption 127 Naomi Roht-Arriaza PART II INTERNATIONAL LAW AS AN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 8 Environmental peacebuilding and sustaining peace: The United Nations and integrated approaches 152 Albert Martinez and David Jensen 9 The contribution of the UN Security Council to environmental peacebuilding 183 Daniëlla Dam-de Jong 10 Contribution of multilateral environmental agreements and their institutional mechanisms to environmental peacebuilding 200 Britta Sjöstedt 11 Assessing the contribution of human rights actors to environmental peacebuilding 230 Karen Hulme 12 To repair or not to repair: What are the questions? 253 Giulia Pinzauti and Merryl Lawry-White 13 Environmental peacebuilding and natural resources management: The role of international investment law 277 Ole Kristian Fauchald PART III THE WAY FORWARD – AN INTEGRATED APPROACH 14 Addressing land inequality, rehabilitation and competing uses 304 Daniëlla Dam-de Jong 15 Access to water and peacebuilding 328 Mara Tignino and Tadesse Kebebew 16 Extractive industry for sustainable development? Some reflections on the role of investment contracts in ensuring benefit sharing and community participation in natural resource governance 355 Marco Pertile and Sondra Faccio 17 Integrating gender, peace and environment: The gender dimension of environmental peacebuilding 381 Sarah Mead and Marie Jacobsson 18 Environmental peacebuilding and indigenous peoples’ rights to lands and resources 401 Bas Rombouts Index
£194.75
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Including Consumption in Emissions Trading:
Book SynopsisThis timely book addresses the need for further measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, arguing that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme does not offer sufficient incentives for the carbon-intensive materials sector. It highlights the challenge that emissions from industries such as iron and steel, cement and aluminium, amongst others, pose to the EU's commitment to significantly cut emissions by 2030.Offering an in-depth review from an economic and legal perspective, Manuel Haussner explores these carbon-intensive sectors and their contribution to current emissions, and provides insightful suggestions on how a consumption-based carbon charge would create incentives for deep decarbonisation. He demonstrates how the design of such a charge would comply with the EU's obligations and WTO's legal requirements, and illustrates how such a charge would be drafted, providing guidance on administering carbon taxation and analysing carbon charges alongside the EU recommended portfolio of policy instruments.This thought-provoking book will be an essential read for all policymakers, consultants and practitioners working in environmental law and policy in the EU. It will also be valuable to scholars working at the intersections of economics and environmental and energy law.Trade Review'How can carbon pricing guide industry towards climate neutrality while avoiding carbon leakage risks? Manuel Haussner shows that including the consumption of basic materials into the Emission trading system offers a viable solution, which is now being discussed across Europe. The book analysis in detailed WTO and administrative feasibility and makes the case for a legal basis as part of the EU Emission Trading Directive. This well presented analysis is a must read for everyone that wants to understand the reality of policy instruments at the interface between trade and climate change.' -- Karsten Neuhoff, German Institute for Economic Research, Germany'This book is an essential read for everyone interested in the EU's carbon pricing policy. The book offers insight into the economic rationale and the design of a consumption charge on carbon-intensive materials. It also highlights the legal challenges surrounding the adoption of such a charge by the EU. This is an extremely relevant topic, which will remain high on the political agenda in the coming years, considering the Commission's Green Deal and its proposal for a carbon border adjustment mechanism.' -- Alice Pirlot, University of Oxford, UK'As the European Union has committed to becoming the first climate-neutral continent, carbon border adjustment measures have moved to the forefront of the political agenda. The questions of what form such measures should take and how to implement them require urgent answers. In his thoroughly researched book, Manuel Haussner draws on insights from both law and economics to develop an innovative approach offering feasible answers to both questions. This timely book should therefore be read by policymakers and practitioners alike.' -- Roland Ismer, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction PART I THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR A CONSUMPTION CHARGE, DESIGN ISSUES AND ECONOMIC IMPACT 2. The economic case for a consumption charge on carbon-intensive materials 3. Design issues for a consumption charge and economic impact PART II THE LEGAL BASIS AND DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IOC CHARGE UNDER EU LAW 4. Incentivising consumption efficiency: a matter of environmental policy 5. Article 192(1) TFEU vs Article 192(2) TFEU PART III THE IOC CHARGE AND WORLD TRADE LAW 6. The compatibility of the IoC charge with world trade law PART IV PRACTICAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE IOC CHARGE 7. The administration of the IoC charge 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index
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