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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores how environmental law must evolve to combat urgent global threats, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecological degradation. In order to effectively mitigate these challenges, the book advocates for holistic, inclusive, and creative solutions that prioritise recovery and regeneration.

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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. ?

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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. ?

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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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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

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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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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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Book SynopsisContaining an in-depth study of the emerging theory and core concepts of ecological law, this book insightfully proposes a 'lens of ecological law' through which the disparity between current laws and ecological law can be assessed. The lens consists of three principles: ecocentrism, ecological primacy and ecological justice. These principles are used within the book to explore and analyse the challenges and opportunities related to the transition to ecological law and to examine three key mining case studies. This thought-provoking book argues that ecological law should develop a needs-based approach to mining coupled with an ecological integrity standard in support of the effort to build a convivial and ecologically just society. This book's innovative approach treats ecological law as an emerging discipline by summarizing and discussing key aspects of its theory, including its foundations in science and critiques of economic growth; the core ideas from its foundational scholars; how to define it; and how it relates to Indigenous legal traditions and green legal theory. The Lens of Ecological Law will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of environmental and ecological law, sustainability and natural resources, whilst also being of interest to readers concerned with extractivism.Trade Review'Carla Sbert's book, The Lens of Ecological Law, is a foundational text for the emerging field of ecological law and governance. Not only is it the first book to offer an expansive overview and analysis of the principles of ecological law, but it applies those principles to one of the most pertinent industries to existing environmental law - the extractive industry. This book is crucial reading for academics and practitioners that seek to address the systemic and institutional flaws of existing environmental law, and their search towards a more responsive, sustainable, and just system of governance that better protects our interconnected, interdependent world.' --Kathryn Gwiazdon, Center for Environmental Ethics and Law, US'''Ecological law'' reframes ''environmental law'' and this book shows its theoretical and practical superiority. Through the lens of ecological law, we can clearly see why traditional environmental laws have failed and how domestic and international law must be advanced to protect and restore the integrity of ecological systems, for example, in the context of mining. The book is an impressive testimony to the fact that a just, sustainable society is possible and, crucially, how it can be achieved.' --Klaus Bosselmann, University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: How Far to Ecological Law? A Look at Mining through the Lens of Ecological Law Part 1 – The Emerging Theory of Ecological Law 2. Underpinnings of Ecological Law 3. Converging Proposals for a New Approach: Selected Foundational Scholarship on Ecological Law 4. Defining Ecological Law 5. The Ecological Law Paradigm Shift 6. Ecological Law and Indigenous Legal Traditions 7. Ecological Law and Green Legal Theory Part II – The Lens of Ecological Law 8. What Qualifies as a Principle of Ecological Law for Purposes of the Lens of Ecological Law? 9. The Lens of Ecological Law: Three Core Principles Part III – Mining Case Studies through the Lens of Ecological Law 10. Introduction to Case Studies 11. El Salvador’s Metal Mining Ban through the Lens of Ecological Law 12. Mining in Canada’s Ring of Fire through the Lens of Ecological Law 13. Mining, Rights of Nature and Suma Qamaña/Vivir Bien in Bolivia through the Lens of Ecological Law 14. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis expanded and updated Research Handbook delivers an authoritative and in-depth guide to the conceptual foundations of environmental law. It offers a nuanced reflection on the underlying principles by exploring issues such as human rights, constitutional rights, sustainable development and environmental impact assessment within the context of environmental law.Perceptive contributions examine the emerging roles played by a range of concepts, values and objectives in environmental governance. The nature of these emerging concepts and their relationship with traditional rights and duties, which are typically reactive in nature, is of particular significance. New and revised chapters thoroughly examine the concepts at the heart of environmental law including sustainability, protection and climate change law. This second edition further illuminates key aspects of environmental governance through the lens of their underlying dimensions: the form, structure and language of international, regional and national instruments; the function of norms, objectives and standards; and the relevance of economic analysis and of integrated policy formulation.This discerning new edition will be an ideal read for all students and researchers in environmental law and governance. Furthermore, it will be essential reading and a valuable resource for policymakers, legal drafters and those wanting to understand the foundations of the modern environmental legal system.Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 The jurisprudential structure of environmental law 2 Douglas Fisher 2 A normative approach to environmental governance: sustainability at the apex of environmental law 23 Klaus Bosselmann 3 From protection to restoration: a challenge for environmental governance 45 Afshin Akhtar-Khavari and Anastasia Telesetsky 4 Transnational environmental law: the birth of a contemporary analytical perspective 71 Caiphas B. Soyapi and Louis Kotzé 5 Economic approaches to environmental governance: a principled analysis 94 Michael Faure 6 Human rights and the environment: a tale of ambivalence and hope 123 Anna Grear 7 A constitutional human right to a healthy environment 141 Nicholas Bryner 8 Rights of nature: a critique 164 Peter Burdon and Claire Williams PART II THE DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL LAW REGIME 9 The development of international environmental law by the International Court of Justice 184 Tim Stephens 10 The relative normativity of international environmental law 205 Niko Soininen and Seita Romppanen 11 The principle of sustainable development as a legal norm 228 Jonathan Verschuuren 12 The concept of the common heritage of mankind 252 Prue Taylor PART III CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS 13 Environmental policy integration: the importance of balance and trade-offs 277 Jørgen K. Knudsen and William M. Lafferty 14 The role played by policy objectives in environmental law 301 Chris McGrath 15 The functions of rights of property in environmental law 318 David Grinlinton 16 Environmental impact assessment: ‘setting the law ablaze’ 339 Elizabeth Fisher 17 The precautionary principle in environmental governance 361 Annecoos Wiersema 18 The status of environmental principles in environmental law 381 Eloise Scotford 19 The conceptual foundations of climate change law 406 Benoit Mayer 20 The judicial development of ecologically sustainable development 427 Brian J. Preston Index

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Book SynopsisIn-depth examination of the inherent tensions and dynamics of transport corridors in Africa: between short-term optics and long-term durability; between regional integration and national interest; between the facilitation of trade and the generation of corridor revenue. The image of the corridor, a central pathway of road and rail carving its way through Africa's interior, has guided the coordination of transport and trade developments on the continent in recent decades. Existing analysis of the "Corridor" - a label with a great capacity to change shape, guiding funding and infrastructural priorities at different times and in different settings - tends to be presentist, technical, and conveyed in the language of transport economics. The chapters collected here showcase a more varied approach, offering perspectives from academics and policy-makers coming from a range of disciplinary backgrounds. They capture the varied forms of the corridor concept (developmental, transport, and trade corridors), the multiplicity of actors (including China and the European Union), as well as the different permutations of the infrastructure itself, in corridors linking coastal states and in others that link coastal states with the hinterland. The breadth of cases allows for a comparative perspective of East, West, and Southern Africa, as well as the basis of comparisons outside of the continent in Europe, South Asia, and elsewhere. The motivations behind corridor initiatives in Africa range enormously, from resource extraction to urban development and poverty reduction. A lot depends on scale, and this collection places the grand designs thrashed out at continental and regional economic forums alongside the individual concerns of drivers and cross-border traders hauling goods across the continent's checkpoints. What emerges are a number of central tensions in the study of transport corridors: between short-term optics and long-term durability; between road and rail as modes of transportation; between regional integration and national interest; between the facilitation of trade and the generation of corridor revenue; between different port configurations; and between local dynamics and the dynamics of long-distance transportation. This book is available as an Open Access ebook under the Creative Commons license CC-BY-NC.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Transport Corridors in Africa: Synergy, Slippage, and Sustainability Paul Nugent and Hugh Lamarque 2. Infrastructure, Development and Neoliberalism in Africa: The Concept of Transport Corridors in Uganda Sidy Cissokho 3. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Temporal Layers of Transport Corridors in Uganda Isabella Soi 4. From Priority Projects to Corridor Approaches: The African and European Transport Networks in Perspective Sergio Oliete Josa and Francesc Margrinyà 5. The Political Economy of West African Integration: The Transport Sector on Two Port Corridors Bruce Byiers and Sean Woolfrey 6. The Dakar-Bamako Corridor: Between Boom and Contradictions Jérôme Lombard 7. Privatising the Port: Harbouring Neoliberalism in Lomé Nina Sylvanus 8. A Time for Realignment? Retrofit in the Golden Era of the Cameroonian Railways José-María Muñoz 9. When is a Corridor Just a Road? Understanding Thwarted Ambitions Along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Paul Nugent 10. The Jealousy of Roads: Construction, Circulation, and Competition on East Africa's Transport Corridors Hugh Lamarque 11. Following the Tracks: Chinese Development Finance and the Addis-Djibouti Railway Corridor Yunnan Chen 12. Corridors of Opportunity? African Infrastructure and the Market Expansion of Chinese Companies Elisa Gambino

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Book SynopsisThis essential two-volume collection contains the most influential articles written over the past eight decades that contribute to an understanding of the economics of traffic congestion. The first volume explores the classic contributions on congestion and road pricing and includes papers in dynamic models and second-best congestion pricing. The second volume analyses ownership arrangements such as private roads, investment and financing, urban land use, social acceptability and distributional aspects of road pricing.Erik Verhoef has written an insightful introduction which provides a clear overview of a problem which is of major importance in both developed and developing countries.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Erik T. Verhoef PART I CONGESTION AND ROAD PRICING: CLASSIC CONTRIBUTIONS 1. A.C. Pigou (1920), ‘Divergences between Marginal Trade Net Product and Marginal Individual Net Product’ 2. F. H. Knight (1924), ‘Some Fallacies in the Interpretation of Social Cost’ 3. John Glen Wardrop (1952), ‘Some Theoretical Aspects of Road Traffic Research’ 4. Martin Beckmann, C.B. McGuire and Christopher B. Winsten (1956), ‘Equilibrium’ and ‘Efficiency’ 5. M.J. Lighthill and G.B. Whitham (1955), ‘On Kinematic Waves. II: A Theory of Traffic Flow on Long Crowded Roads’ 6. Paul I. Richards (1956), ‘Shock Waves on the Highway’ 7. A.A. Walters (1961), ‘The Theory and Measurement of Private and Social Cost of Highway Congestion’ 8. William S. Vickrey (1963), ‘Pricing in Urban and Suburban Transport’ 9. Dietrich Braess, Anna Nagurney and Tina Wakolbinger (2005), ‘On a Paradox of Traffic Planning’ [Translated from the German: D. Braess (1968), ‘Über ein Paradoxon aus der Verkehrsplanung’] PART II DYNAMIC MODELLING 10. William S. Vickrey (1969), ‘Congestion Theory and Transport Investment’ 11. Kenneth A. Small (1982), ‘The Scheduling of Consumer Activities: Work Trips’ 12. Richard Arnott, André de Palma and Robin Lindsey (1993), ‘A Structural Model of Peak-Period Congestion: A Traffic Bottleneck with Elastic Demand’ 13. Carson E. Agnew (1976), ‘Dynamic Modeling and Control of Congestion-Prone Systems’ 14. G.F. Newell (1988), ‘Traffic Flow for the Morning Commute’ 15. Xuehao Chu (1995), ‘Endogenous Trip Scheduling: The Henderson Approach Reformulated and Compared with the Vickrey Approach’ PART III SECOND-BEST CONGESTION PRICING 16. H. Lévy-Lambert (1968), ‘Pricing of Variable-Quality Services – Application to Road Tolls’ [Translated from the French: ‘Tarification des Services à Qualité Variable: Application aux Péages de Circulation’] 17. Maurice Marchand (1968), ‘A Note on Optimal Tolls in an Imperfect Environment’ 18. Erik Verhoef, Peter Nijkamp and Piet Rietveld (1996), ‘Second-Best Congestion Pricing: The Case of an Untolled Alternative’ 19. Ralph M. Braid (1996), ‘Peak-Load Pricing of a Transportation Route with an Unpriced Substitute’ 20. B. De Borger, S. Proost and K. Van Dender (2005), ‘Congestion and Tax Competition in a Parallel Network’ 21. David M. Levinson (2000), ‘Revenue Choice on a Serial Network’ 22. Erik T. Verhoef (2002), ‘Second-best Congestion Pricing in General Networks. Heuristic Algorithms for Finding Second-Best Optimal Toll Levels and Toll Points’ 23. Agachai Sumalee, Tony May and Simon Shepherd (2005), ‘Comparison of Judgmental and Optimal Road Pricing Cordons’ 24. Se-il Mun, Ko-ji Konishi and Kazuhiro Yoshikawa (2003), ‘Optimal Cordon Pricing’ 25. Richard Arnott, André de Palma and Robin Lindsey (1990), ‘Economics of a Bottleneck’ 26. Richard Arnott and Marvin Kraus (1998), ‘When Are Anonymous Congestion Charges Consistent with Marginal Cost Pricing?’ 27. Inge Mayeres and Stef Proost (2001), ‘Marginal Tax Reform, Externalities and Income Distribution’ 28. Ian W.H. Parry and Antonio Bento (2000), ‘Revenue Recycling and the Welfare Effects of Road Pricing’ 29. André De Palma and Robin Lindsey (1998), ‘Information and Usage of Congestible Facilities under Different Pricing Regimes’ 30. Amihai Glazer and Esko Niskanen (1992), ‘Parking Fees and Congestion’ 31. Richard Arnott and John Rowse (1999), ‘Modeling Parking’ 32. Kenneth A. Small and José A. Gómez-Ibáñez (1998), ‘Road Pricing for Congestion Management: The Transition from Theory to Policy’ Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction to both volumes by the editor appears in Volume I PART I PRIVATE ROADS 1. Noel M. Edelson (1971), ‘Congestion Tolls under Monopoly’ 2. David E. Mills (1981), ‘Ownership Arrangements and Congestion-Prone Facilities’ 3. Philip A. Viton (1995), ‘Private Roads’ 4. Louie Nan Liu and John F. McDonald (1998), ‘Efficient Congestion Tolls in the Presence of Unpriced Congestion: A Peak and Off-Peak Simulation Model’ 5. André de Palma and Robin Lindsey (2000), ‘Private Toll Roads: Competition under Various Ownership Regimes’ 6. Eduardo Engel, Ronald Fischer and Alexander Galetovic (1997), ‘Highway Franchising: Pitfalls and Opportunities’ PART II INVESTMENT AND FINANCING 7. Herbert Mohring and Mitchell Harwitz (1962), ‘Highway Taxation and the Magniture of Highway Benefits’, from ‘Benefits and the Tax System’ 8. Theodore E. Keeler and Kenneth A. Small (1977), ‘Optimal Peak-Load Pricing, Investment, and Service Levels on Urban Expressways’ 9. Marvin Kraus (1981), ‘Scale Economies Analysis for Urban Highway Networks’ 10. David M. Newbery (1989), ‘Cost Recovery from Optimally Designed Roads’ 11. William C. Wheaton (1978), ‘Price-induced Distortions in Urban Highway Investment’ 12. John D. Wilson (1983), ‘Optimal Road Capacity in the Presence of Unpriced Congestion’ 13. Edmond L. d’Ouville and John F. McDonald (1990), ‘Optimal Road Capacity with a Suboptimal Congestion Toll’ 14. J. Berechman and D. Pines (1991), ‘Financing Road Capacity and Returns to Scale under Marginal Cost Pricing’ 15. Kenneth A. Small (1999), ‘Economies of Scale and Self-financing Rules with Non-competitive Factor Markets’ 16. Richard Arnott and Marvin Kraus (1998), ‘Self-financing of Congestible Facilities in a Growing Economy’ 17. Hai Yang and Qiang Meng (2002), ‘A Note on “Highway Pricing and Capacity Choice in a Road Network under a Build-Operate-Transfer Scheme”’ PART III CONGESTION, ROAD PRICING AND URBAN LAND USE 18. Robert M. Solow and William S. Vickrey (1971), ‘Land Use in a Long Narrow City’ 19. Robert M. Solow (1973), ‘Congestion Cost and the Use of Land for Streets’ 20. Yitzhak Oron, David Pines and Eytan Sheshinski (1973), ‘Optimum vs. Equilibrium Land Use Pattern and Congestion Toll’ 21. Richard J. Arnott and James G. MacKinnon (1978), ‘Market and Shadow Land Rents with Congestion’ 22. Alex Anas and Rong Xu (1999), ‘Congestion, Land Use, and Job Dispersion: A General Equilibrium Model’ PART IV SOCIAL ACCCEPTABILITY AND DISTRIBUTIONAL ASPECTS OF ROAD PRICING 23. Christopher D. Foster (1974), ‘The Regressiveness of Road Pricing’ 24. Harry W. Richardson (1974), ‘A Note on the Distributional Effects of Road Pricing’ 25. C.D. Foster (1975), ‘A Note on the Distributional Effects of Road Pricing: A Comment’ 26. Harry W. Richardson (1975), ‘A Rejoinder’ 27. Richard Layard (1977), ‘The Distributional Effects of Congestion Taxes’ 28. Richard Arnott, André de Palma and Robin Lindsey (1994), ‘The Welfare Effects of Congestion Tolls with Heterogeneous Commuters’ 29. P.B. Goodwin (1989), ‘The “Rule of Three”: A Possible Solution to the Political Problem of Competing Objectives for Road Pricing’ 30. Kenneth A. Small (1992), ‘Using the Revenues from Congestion Pricing’ Index

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Book SynopsisCurrent systems thinking in urban and environmental planning provides ways to consider hidden forces behind both planned and consequential changes, in order that we can express, check, and clarify our mental models of the structure and function of these systems.In this path-breaking book, Anastássios Perdicoúlis progresses the conception and expression of the planning problem as an 'extended mental model'. In doing so he concisely expresses the essential elements of strategic planning (conditions, objectives, action) in a visual form which both stimulates and clearly communicates reasoning. As a result, concerns, defined objectives, and corresponding actions are uniquely linked. He goes on to illustrate how the structural and functional organization of the target system extends naturally into the planning process, and how decision-making therefore becomes based on systems learning.This challenging book will enhance the ability of spatial planners of all levels, especially students and newly qualified professionals, to prepare effective plan proposals. Strategy consultants will also find it a useful tool in preparing improved plan proposals and communicating more effectively with clients. Additionally, the book will assist government bodies to focus on the crux of development problems and reach balanced decisions more quickly. The enhanced problem formulation method presented in this volume is sure to prove an invaluable tool for researchers, students, and consultants in related fields including: operations research, system dynamics, business management, impact assessment, landscape architecture and environmental engineering.Trade Review’Systems Thinking and Decision Making in Urban and Environmental Planning constitutes an excellent, timely and innovative contribution to the planning literature that goes well beyond the classical systems theory. Anastassios Perdicoulis' book is enjoyable to read, the technical language, blended with numerous examples and case studies, is well adapted to readers with different backgrounds and experiences, from planning students to professional urban and environmental planners, and the main message is clearly presented. The current non-explicit style of planning practice brings about a number of important weaknesses to the whole planning process. Against this background, the author rightly argues that appropriate actions, the rational behind these actions and the on the ground outcomes have to be disclosed, clearly explained and verified to enable more effective communication and participation of the different stakeholders in decision making.’ --Paulo Pinho, Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal\'Perdicoúlis's book will serve well as an introductory text in fields of engineering, management and operations research, although not written as a textbook.' --Tridib Banerjee, Journal of Regional ScienceTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Systems Thinking 3. Decision Making 4. Diagramming Techniques 5. New Plans 6. Existing Plans 7. Simulations Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisWater has always been one of the American West's most precious and limited resources. The earliest inhabitants—Native Americans and later Hispanics—learned to share the region's scant rainfall and snowmelt. When Euro-Americans arrived in the middle of the nineteenth century, they brought with them not only an interest in large-scale commercial agriculture but also new practices and laws about access to, and control of, the water essential for their survival and success. This included the concept of private rights to water, a critical resource that had previously been regarded as a communal asset.David Stiller's thoughtful study focuses on the history of agricultural water use of the Rio Grande in Colorado's San Luis Valley. After surveying the practices of early farmers in the region, he focuses on the impacts of Euro-American settlement and the ways these new agrarians endeavored to control the river. Using the Rio Grande as a case study, Stiller offers an informed and accessible history of the development of practices and technologies to store, distribute, and exploit water in Colorado and other western states, as well as an account of the creation of water rights and laws that govern this essential commodity throughout the West to this day. Stiller's work ranges from meticulously monitored fields of irrigated alfalfa and potatoes to the local and state water agencies and halls of Congress. He also includes perceptive comments on the future of western water as these arid states become increasingly urbanized during a period of worsening drought and climate change.An excellent read for anyone curious about important issues in the West, Water and Agriculture in Colorado and the American West offers a succinct summary and analysis of Colorado's use of water by agricultural interests, in addition to a valuable discussion of the past, present, and future of struggles over this necessary and endangered resource.Trade ReviewI think it provides a useful lens for viewing current western water dilemmas. . . . This book succeeds in being informative without being a chore to read." —Hannah Holm, Director of the Hutchins Water Center at Colorado Mesa University

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Book SynopsisA critical legal scholar uses feminist and environmental theory to sketch alternate futures for Appalachia.Environmental law has failed spectacularly to protect Appalachia from the ravages of liberal capitalism, and from extractive industries in particular. Remaking Appalachia chronicles such failures, but also puts forth hopeful paths for truly radical change.Remaking Appalachia begins with an account of how, over a century ago, laws governing environmental and related issues proved fruitless against the rising power of coal and other industries. Key legal regimes were, in fact, explicitly developed to support favored industrial growth. Aided by law, industry succeeded in maximizing profits not just through profound exploitation of Appalachia's environment but also through subordination along lines of class, gender, and race. After chronicling such failures and those of liberal development strategies in the region, Stump explores true system change beyond law "reform." Ecofeminism and ecosocialism undergird this discussion, which involves bottom-up approaches to transcending capitalism that are coordinated from local to global scales.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Historical Beginnings: Appalachian Coal and the Coming of Industrial Capitalism 2. Foundations of Environmental Law: Classical Liberalism 3. Twentieth-Century Appalachia: Failed Development Models and Coal's Hegemony 4. Environmental Law: A Critically Flawed Paradigm 5. Modern Appalachia: Environmental Law's Failure and the Broader Regional Landscape 6. Systemic Economic and Socio-Legal Change: Theory, Practice, and Praxis 7. Remaking Appalachia: Strongly Ecologically Sustainable Futures Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis open access book examines the governance and legal landscape of the global commodity sector. For that purpose, the author conceptualises both Global Commodity Governance (GCG) as well as Transnational Commodity Law (TCL). He defines the key terms of Global Commodity Governance, delineates the underlying legal framework of Transnational Commodity Law, and assesses the effectiveness of Transnational Commodity Law in fostering a functional commodity sector. “Sustainable Commodity Use” is based on a comprehensive analysis of over 250 international agreements, standards, and guiding documents. The author distils the main findings into a conceptualisation of Transnational Commodity Law and provides the reader with a succinct overview of its normative configurations as well as regulatory gaps. Moreover, he elaborates a taxonomy of International Commodity Agreements. In addition, an outline of the normative substance of Transnational Commodity Law features in an appendix to the main text. The author concludes by making concrete suggestions on how rules regulating commodity activities de lege ferenda could and should be designed to improve the effectiveness of law regulating transnational commodity activity. In doing so, he demonstrates the application of the sustainable use principle as the overall objective and purpose of Transnational Commodity Law and discusses International Commodity Agreements as future regulatory instruments. This book may assist lawmakers, practitioners, civil society advocates, and academics worldwide in developing a legal framework for sustainable global commodity activity.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The emergence of Global Commodity Governance.- Conceptualising TCL.- The effectiveness of TCL.- Fostering the effectiveness of TCL.- Conclusions.- The substance of TCL: An outline.

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Book SynopsisThis book considers all aspects of bioprospecting in 14 succinct chapters and a forward by David Hawksworth. The organisms addressed include plants, insects, fungi, bacteria and phages. Bioprospecting has never been more relevant and is of renewed interest, because of the extremely worrying rise in novel, resistant pathogenic microorganisms. The practices in pharmaceutical companies have failed to deliver novel antibiotics to control these infections. We need to look for new sources of drugs from the environment on a massive scale as drug discovery is “too important to fail”. Furthermore, the field can add great value to ecosystems in terms of economics, while providing additional reasons for maintaining associated services, such as food provision, benign climate, effective nutrient cycling and cultural practices. Bioprospecting provides another reason why climate change must be reduced in order to preserve relevant environments. Previous bioprospecting projects should be re-visited and established biodiversity centres have a major role. Many different ecosystems exist which contain unique organisms with the potential to supply novel antibiotics, enzymes, food, and cosmetics, or they may simply have aesthetic value. The book stresses the difficulties in obtaining successful products and yet describes why natural products should be investigated over combinatorial chemistry. Personal experience of bioprospecting projects are given significance. Issues such as how to share the benefits equitably with local communities are described and why pharmaceutical companies can be reluctant to be involved. Legal issues are discussed. Finally, there has never been a better time for a new book on bioprospecting, because of the need to preserve ecosystems, and from the emergence of resistant pathogenic microorganisms.Table of ContentsForward.- 1. Bioprospecting: An Industrial Perspective.- 2. Current Status and Perspectives in Marine Biodiscovery.- 3. Contributions of microbial resource centers to bioprospecting of bacteria and filamentous microfungi.- 4. Bioprospecting Archaea: focus on extreme halophiles.- 5. Bioprospecting soil metagenomes for antibiotics.- 6. Biotechnological applications of the Roseobacter clade.- 7. Iwokrama fungal/plant bioprospecting project 2000-2003 - a model for the future?- 8. Bioprospecting with Brazilian fungi.- 9. Secondary metabolites of mine waste acidophilic fungi.- 10. Insect bioprospecting especially in India.- 11. Phages against infectious diseases.- 12. The role of biodiversity centres in bioprospecting: a case study from Sarawak.- 13. Legal and ethnoecological components of bioprospecting.- 14. Bioprospecting insights.

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Book SynopsisThe growth in population has caused extensive industrialization, resulting in pollution on multiple levels. Different types of industries release their effluents into various bodies of water, creating a persistent need for recycling these effluents before discharging them. The book aims to provide its readers with comprehensive information on recycling industrial effluents, covering everything from the fundamentals to various recycling methods.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an attempt to acknowledge the discipline ‘wetland science’ and to consolidate research findings, reviews and synthesis articles on different aspects of the wetlands in South Asia. The book presents 30 chapters by an international mix of experts in the field, who highlight and discuss diverse issues concerning wetlands in South Asia as case studies. The chapters are divided into different themes that represent broad issues of concern in a systematic manner keeping in mind students, researchers and general readers at large. The book introduces readers to the basics and theory of wetland science, supplemented by case studies and examples from the region. It also offers a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in allied fields such as environmental studies, limnology, wildlife biology, aquatic biology, marine biology, and landscape ecology.To date the interdisciplinary field ‘wetland science’ is still rarely treated as a distinct discipline in its own right. Further, courses on wetland science aren’t taught at any of the world’s most prestigious universities; instead, the topics falling under this discipline are generally handled under the disciplines ‘ecology’ or under the extremely broad heading of ‘environmental studies’. It is high time that ‘Wetland Science’ be acknowledged as an interdisciplinary sub-discipline, which calls for an attempt to consolidate its various subtopics and present them comprehensively. Thus, this book also serves as a reference base on wetlands and facilitates further discussions on specific issues involved in safeguarding a sustainable future for the wetland habitats of this region.Table of Contents1. Wetlands Introductory.- i. Wetlands: origin and typology.- ii. Wetlands: forms and distribution.- 2. Bio-geochemical issues, Limnology and Hydrology.- i. Water chemistry.- ii. Sediment quality.- Biomass and Productivity.- iii. Decomposition and Mineralization.- iv. Water discharge and sediment loading.- v. Wetlands and Groundwater.- vi. Water Budgeting.- 3. Wetland biodiversity.- i. Biodiversity in Indian inland wetlands.- ii. Biodiversity in Indian coastal wetlands.- iii. Intertidal fauna and their role in coastal wetlands.- iv. Role of mangroves in coastal wetland protection.- 4. Current issues and Climate change.- i. Urbanization and wetlands.- ii. Industrialization and wetlands.- iii. Constructed wetlands.- iv. Carrying capacity.- v.Carbon stock and sequestration potential of wetlands in India.- vi. Methane and other GHG emissions from wetlands.- 5.Ecosystem Goods and Services.- i. People’s dependency on wetlands.- ii. Role of wetlands in economy of adjoining areas.- iii. Agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry.- iv. Services and valuation of wetlands.- 6. Mapping of wetlands with respect to: .- i. Wildlife.- ii. Nutrient availability and transport.- iii. Carbon stock.- iv. Resource use and dependency: Socio-economics.- v. Ecosystem goods and services.- 7. Modeling and simulation.- i. Modeling wetland systems and processes.- ii. Mass balance model of chemical fate in wetlands.- iii. Modeling of chemical speciation of trace metals in wetlands.- 8. Wetland restoration.- i. Tools and techniques of wetland restoration.- ii. Species re-introduction and restoration.- iii. Seed-bank: implications for restoration.- 9.Wetlands in India: Legislation and Policy framework.- i. Legal aspects and provisions for wetland management.- ii. Policy framework and issues concerning wetlands.- iii. Institutional framework for wetland conservation and management.- 10. Wetland Science in India: Gaps and Futuristic.- i. Wetland Science: The Indian Experience.- ii. Research Matrix for Wetland studies in India.- iii. Gaps and Futuristic.

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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 SynopsisThe European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) done at Geneva on 26 May 2000 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) has been in force since February 2008. This version has been prepared on the basis of amendments applicable as from 1 January 2019. The Regulations annexed to the ADN contain provisions concerning dangerous substances and articles, their carriage in packages and in bulk on board inland navigation vessels or tank vessels, as well as provisions concerning the construction and operation of such vessels. They also address requirements and procedures for inspections, the issue of certificates of approval, recognition of classification societies, monitoring, and training and examination of experts. They are harmonized to the greatest possible extent with the dangerous goods agreements for other modes of transport.

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