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Book SynopsisA key point in the book is the need to focus more seriously at the energy problem as the real problem behind global warming. The failure of global climate policies to reduce CO2 emissions and halt climate change has led an increasing number of scientist and activists to lose confidence in democracy's ability to handle climate change and led them to look to more authoritarian measures to meet the problem. The book documents these trends, also from a historical perspective, criticize them and sketches more democratic alternatives.Table of ContentsPART I. The climate threat and democracyChapter 1. The point of departure A global failure A gloomy picture Will we have to discard democracy to save the world? My point of departure What about the precautionary principle? Democracy The two sides of the climate problem Chapter 2. The climate problem and climate policy The mechanisms behind global warming Global warming versus climate An example: “We have only 12 years” What does the IPCC say? Climate policy A wicked problem From Rio via Kyoto to Paris A failing model Goal management of the global temperature The global strategy and the frustration with democracy Part II. Antidemocratic threats Chapter 3. The antidemocratic heritage and the dream about “Eco dictatorship” Historical roots – society as a threat against nature The ecological heritage of the environmental movement The extreme to the right – eco fascism Eco fascism to-day Chapter 4. The current climate debate and the threat to democracy The deep-ecology roots of the current climate debate Anti-democratic activism The vision of the expert-governed meritocracy Climate change as a threat against free debate and critical research Critique of the antidemocratic answer to the climate problem Are authoritarian regimes doing better? Is an authoritarian climate coup likely? Chapter 5. Popular climate uproar and the undermining of democracy The car-based society Climate uproar to “save the climate” The road toll uproar The ferry uproar The wind power uproar The popular uproar against climate hysteria Unrealistic climate goals and the undermining of democracy The problem with the person-focused climate policy The polarized climate debate and the undermining of democracy Chapter 6. The “non-political” solution of the climate problem What is climate engineering A global heatshield Historical retrospect A problematic strategy The search for knowledge The democratic problem PART III. DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVES Chapter 7. A wicked problem The crisis strategy Why do climate policies become so conflict-ridden? A little bit of theory The theory and climate policies – wind power as an example About theory and practice Lenin and Thunberg or Brox (for info: Brox is a Norwegian professor) About future generations About eating an elephant Chapter 8. Contributions to democratic answers to the climate problem About taking bites of the elephant Carbon tax rather that emission quotas Green growth A green New Deal What about nuclear power? Finally, some points about adapting to a changing climate No “quick fix” Chapter 9. The dream about Paradise About recreating Paradise Forward towards the past Paradise lost The climate problem, democracy and defence of the open society References Notes Keywords

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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

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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.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an authoritative analysis of the challenges that have arisen as a result of modern technologies. It covers several environmental problems, such as climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, loss of natural habitats, pollution and human population growth, and discusses practical scenarios for sustainable human dwelling of our planet. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the first part introduces “global changes”, describing how they are happening in reality, and the challenges arising from them. The second part introduces methodological approaches borrowed from various disciplines, such as engineering, management science, philosophy and theology, which can help deal with the contemporary challenges resulting from global changes. Lastly, the third part discusses some of the themes presented in the light of novel concepts, such as the Anthropocene, and includes interesting proposals and ideas about how human beings could dwell the Earth in this new age. Offering a comprehensive theoretical reflection on the relation between technology, environment and human beings, it also provides a practice-oriented guide for researchers and decision-makers working on a new ethical paradigm of acting in the Anthropocene.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- What’s New about Global Changes? Rethinking Technology, Environment, and Society. An Overview.- New Environments. Rethinking Ethics in an Era of Technological Changes.- New Praxis. Releasement in a Technological World.- New Technologies. Rethinking Ethics and the Environment.- New Politics. Sovereignty, Representation, and the Nonhuman.- New Wastes. Nature is not an Unlimited Station.- Contemporary Challenges.- Ethics and Geoengineering: An Overview.- Two Conceptions of Embracing Ecological Change in Ecosystem Man-agement and Species Conservation: Accommodation and Intervention.- Groundwater as a Common Pool Resource: Modelling, Management and the Complicity Ethic in a Non-Collective World.- Sustainability and the Future of the Commons. An Epistemological Examination.- Global Social Change: Human Ecology from an Eco-ethical Perspective.

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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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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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Book SynopsisThis anthology discusses important issues surrounding environmental law and economics and provides an in-depth analysis of its use in legislation, regulation and legal adjudication from a neoclassical and behavioural law and economics perspective.Environmental issues raise a vast range of legal questions: to what extent is it justifiable to rely on markets and continued technological innovation, especially as it relates to present exploitation of scarce resources? Or is it necessary for the state to intervene? Regulatory instruments are available to create and maintain a more sustainable society: command and control regulations, restraints, Pigovian taxes, emission certificates, nudging policies, etc. If regulation in a certain legal field is necessary, which policies and methods will most effectively spur sustainable consumption and production in order to protect the environment while mitigating any potential negative impact on economic development? Since the related problems are often caused by scarcity of resources, economic analysis of law can offer remarkable insights for their resolution. Part I underlines the foundations of environmental law and economics. Part II analyses the effectiveness of economic instruments and regulations in environmental law. Part III is dedicated to the problems of climate change. Finally, Part IV focuses on tort and criminal law. The twenty-one chapters in this volume deliver insights into the multifaceted debate surrounding the use of economic instruments in environmental regulation in Europe.Table of ContentsPart I: Foundations.- 1. Sustainable Development and Regulation (Klaus Mathis).- 2. Temporal Spillovers (Bruce R. Huber).- 3. Environmental Law and Economics in Europe (Sebastian Heselhaus).- 4. Defending Environmental Economic Instruments against the Economists and their Opponents (Felix Ekardt and Jutta Wieding).- 5. Escaping the Epistemic Trap (Malte-Christian Gruber).-6. Pope Francis’s and Singaporeans’ Insights on Environment and Economics (Evelyne Fiechter-Widemann).- Part II: Sustainable Regulation.- 7. Behavioural Law & Economics and Sustainable Regulation (Philipp Hacker and Georgios Dimitropoulos).- 8. How to not Introduce Market-based Instruments into Environmental Regulation (Florian Stangl).- 9. Purchasing Energy-Efficient Appliances – To Incentivise or to Regulate? (Renate Schubert).- 10. Incentives Matter for Depolluting Rivers: The Case of the Ganga (RégisLanneau).- 11. Overcoming Nanomaterial Uncertainties: A Responsive Governance Framework (Julian Schenten, Martin Führ and Kilian Bizer).- 12. The Choice of Regulatory Instruments for a Circular Economy (EléonoreMaitre-Ekern).- 13. Governing Environmental Issues through Indicators (Myriam Senn).- Part III: Climate Change.- 14. Emission Trading Systems: A Coasean Answer to Climate Change?.- (Rolf H. Weber).- 15. Caught Between WTO Rules and Climate Change (Elena Cima).- 16. Behavioural and Evolutionary Approach to the Law and Economics of Cap-and-trade (RuteSaraiva).- 17. Climate Change, Environmental Damage and Migration: A Law and Economics Perspective (Philip C. Hanke).- Part IV: Tort and Criminal Law.- 18. Lender Liability for Environmental Damage – Some Preliminary Thoughts on Efficiency and Justification (Piotr Tereszkiewicz).- 19. Between Love Canal and Rada di Augusta: The Optimal Liability for Environmental Damage in American and European Law from the Perspective of Behavioural Law and Economics (Mariusz J. Golecki and JaroslawBoldowski).- 20. An Economic Analysis of Liability and Compensation for Harm from Large-scale Solar Climate Engineering Field Research (Jesse L. Reynolds).- 21. Environmental Criminal Law: A Vital Part of the Regulatory Framework (Konstantina Papathanasiou).

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Book SynopsisIncrease in the population has led to rapid industrialization, thus leading to pollution at all levels. With industries of various types discharging their all types of effluents in various sources of water, a constant need has been felt for recycling of these effluents, before discharging them in to these sources. The book makes an attempt to equip it's readers with each and every aspect of recycling of industrial effluents. The entire book provides adequate information from the very basics to various types of recycling techniques.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Environment 3. Environment v/s Development 4. Water Resources 5. Water Pollution 6. Forest Resources 7. Forest Degradation 8. Industries. Effluents and Their Treatments 9. Effects of Industrial Effluents 10. Analysis of Industrial Effluent 11. Treatments of Industrial Effluents 12. Volatile Organic Compounds 13. World Bank Standards and Indian Standards 14. Phytosociology 15. Biostatistics 16. Recycling Technology 17. Biological Methods of Recycling 18. Chemical Methods of Recycling 19. Evopotranspiration 20. Zero Waste 21. Case Studies

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Book SynopsisThe Manual of Tests and Criteria contains criteria, test methods and procedures to be used for classification of dangerous goods according to the provisions of Parts 2 and 3 of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, as well as of chemicals presenting physical hazards according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). As a consequence, it supplements also national or international regulations which are derived from the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods or the GHS. At its ninth session (7 December 2018), the Committee adopted a set of amendments to the sixth revised edition of the Manual as amended by Amendment 1. This seventh revised edition takes account of these amendments. In addition, noting that the work to facilitate the use of the Manual in the context of the GHS had been completed, the Committee considered that the reference to the “Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods” in the title of the Manual was no longer appropriate, and decided that from now on, the Manual should be entitled “Manual of Tests and Criteria"".

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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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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 issues.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.

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Book SynopsisNature-based solutions (NBS) are essential to ensure a sustainable society and healthy ecosystem over the coming decades. However, the systems to be managed are both broad and complex, requiring an integrated understanding of both bio-physical systems, such as soils and water, and economic and social systems, such as urban development and human behaviour. This edited book joins these domains of knowledge together from an applied perspective and considers how computer science can help. It takes a strategic look at the benefits and barriers to using modelling within environmental management and planning practice. It delves further by providing an in-depth comparative review of a wide range of models from a variety of scientific disciplines of interest with examples of their use for NBS. As such, this illustrated guide is designed to help students, researchers and practitioners navigate the huge range of modelling options available and develop the common understanding to work inter-discipTable of ContentsIntroduction Neil Sang; 1. Landscape modelling and stakeholder engagement: participatory approaches and landscape visualisation David Miller, Åsa Ode Sang, Iain Brown, Jose Munoz-Rojas, Chen Wang and Gillian Donaldson-Selby; 2. Agent-based models of coupled social and natural systems Jiaqi Ge and Gary Polhill; 3. Modelling nature-based solutions from soil ecosystem services Matthew Aitkenhead; 4. Modelling water resources for nature-based solutions Sarah Dunn; 5. Models at the service of marine nature-based solutions Ioanna Akoumianaki and Arthur Capet; 6. Coastal and freshwater flood models: a review in the context of NBS Neil Sang; 7. Nature-based solutions to urban microclimate regulation Johanna Deak Sjöman and Erik Johansson; 8. Data mining, machine learning and spatial data infrastructures for scenario modelling Neil Sang and Matthew Aitkenhead; 9. Can geodesign be used to facilitate boundary management for planning and implementation of nature-based solutions? Sarah Gottwald, Ron Janssen and Christopher Raymond; 10. Integrating models into practice-recommendations Neil Sang, Ionna Akoumianaki, Matthew Aitkenhead, David Miller and Åsa Ode-Sang; Index.

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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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Book SynopsisThe book provides an introduction to shipping in all its aspects. It is a valuable source of information for students of traditional maritime law as well as for those who seek to understand maritime and shipping services on a global scale. The text includes information and analytical content on national and international practices in shipping, including the age-old dichotomy between freedom in international shipping and the persistent demands of states to control specific maritime areas, as well as the tension between, on the one hand, the desire on the part of sovereign states to regulate and protect their shipping interests and, on the other, the abiding concern and unquestioned right of the international community to regulate the global shipping industry effectively, in order to ensure maritime safety, protection of the environment and fair competition.Table of ContentsFreedom in International Shipping.- Shipping as a Vital Service to World Trade.- The Sectors of Shipping.- Private Shipping Organisations.- The Interface with Governments: National and International.- Shipping Nationalism and Government Involvement.- Demise of Protectionism and Rise of Liberalisation.- Co-operation in Liner Shipping.- Development of Competition Policy and its Historical Evolution.- Maritime Governance.- Nationality and Registration of Ships: Concept and Practice.- Maritime Safety Standards: Compliance and Enforcement.- Maritime Security: Legal Framework in International Law.- Protection of the Marine Environment.- The Private Law of Marine Pollution.- Liability and Limitation of Liability.- Conclusion: The Current Milieu and Beyond.

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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

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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.

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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

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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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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

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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

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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 *

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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 *

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