Environmental law Books

Book SynopsisGenetically modified organisms (GMOs) are an extraordinary innovation. They raise great expectations of economic prosperity and improved capacity to address pressing problems of poverty and environmental degradation, whilst simultaneously raising great concerns about the type of social and physical world they promise. Finding space in regulation to consider the full range of issues provoked by GMOs is a huge challenge. This book explores the EU's elaborate regulatory framework for GMOs, which extends far beyond the process of their authorisation (or not) for the EU market, embracing disparate legal disciplines including intellectual property, consumer protection and civil liability. The regulation of GMOs also highlights questions of EU legitimacy in a context of multi-level governance, both internally towards national and local government, and externally in a world where technologies and their regulation have global impacts. This book will be of interest to academics and students in both law and social sciences, as well as practising lawyers and policy makers. It addresses questions that are significant for those involved in environmental or food issues, as well as specialists in GMOs.Trade Review'Lee's book is a valuable addition to the literature for those wishing to broaden their understanding of the range of legal disciplines involved in GMO regulation.' -- Tracey Epps, European Review of Agricultural Economics'Maria Lee's work is a successful attempt to illustrate the "big legal issues" behind the regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This study, which is thorough and well documented, is particularly welcomed in view of the need for a dialogue between different legal specialisms for which GMOs are a relevant area of research. . . [The] book provides a very interesting and insightful examination of the legal problems raised by GMOs. I would warmly recommend its reading to academics and practitioners who are interested in European risk regulation law, environmental law, biotechnology and trade law.' -- Sara Poli, European Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. GMOs in the EU: The Scope of the Debate 3. GMOs and Risk Regulation in the EU 4. Living with GMOs (1): Coexistence, Liability and Labelling 5. Living with GMOs (2): Ownership 6. The Global Context of International Trade 7. Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisClimate Change and the Oceans investigates the effects of climate change on the ocean environment and its implications for maritime activities, both globally and within the Asia Pacific region.This detailed work draws together informed opinion from a range of disciplines to examine the impacts of climate change on marine and coastal areas and review legal and policy responses to the rapidly changing ocean environment. Issues including the effects on fisheries and marine biodiversity in the Asia Pacific region, maritime security, global shipping, marine jurisdiction and marine geo-engineering are also explored.Examining the multiple impacts of climate change on the oceans and ocean based solutions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change, this thought-provoking book will prove invaluable to academics, researchers and students in the fields of law, environment, ecology and political science. Oceans and marine environmental policymakers will also find this to be an essential resource.Contributors: A. Arsana, M. Haward, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, S. Kaye, R. Kenchington, L. Kirkendale, S. Palassis, C. Rahman, R. Rayfuse, A. Rubio, C. Schofield, R. Warner, P.C. WinbergTrade Review'Climate Change and the Oceans: considers the effects of climate change on the oceans and its wider-ranging impact on maritime activities with a special focus on the Asia Pacific region and is a top pick gathering research and opinions from a wide range of disciplines. . . Many focuses on climate change don't consider political impacts in depth: this book includes all such concerns and is a solid starting point for taking environmental changes and relating them to human impact and strategy changes.' --The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Martin Tsamenyi 1. Climate Change and the Oceans: Legal and Policy Portents for the Asia Pacific Region and Beyond Robin Warner and Clive Schofield 2. Implications of Climate Change for Asian-Pacific Coastal and Oceanic Environments Ove Hoegh-Guldberg 3. Uncertain Seas Ahead: Legal and Policy Approaches to Conserving Marine Biodiversity in the Face of Changing Climate Richard Kenchington and Robin Warner 4. Climate Change and Marine Living Resources Pia C. Winberg, Ana Rubio and Lisa Kirkendale 5. Climate Change: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, Science, Law and Policy Marcus Haward 6. Climate Change and the Limits of Maritime Jurisdiction Clive Schofield and Andi Arsana 7. Climate Change and Maritime Security Stuart Kaye 8. The Implications of Climate Change for Maritime Security Forces Chris Rahman 9. Climate Change and Shipping Stathis Palassis 10. Climate Change Mitigation Activities in the Ocean: Turning up the Regulatory Heat Rosemary Rayfuse and Robin Warner Index

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Book SynopsisCompliance and enforcement are critical elements of assuring that international environmental treaties and domestic environmental laws actually produce desired environmental outcomes. This timely work provides a comprehensive worldwide perspective on how to assure compliance with and enforcement of environmental laws more effectively. Bringing together both leading academics and environmental professionals from 15 countries, the book addresses a range of key issues including the enforcement of multilateral agreements, compliance strategies and tools, the role of courts and citizens, protection of natural resources, and compliance issues related to economic instruments. This comprehensive resource will strongly appeal to environmental enforcement professionals working for governments or international organizations, who are seeking new ideas for compliance and enforcement programs. Academics researching environmental law and international affairs will also find this book valuable.Trade Review’This is a remarkable collection of essays all focussing on compliance and enforcement in environmental law from different angles. The contributions provide important suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of environmental law and policy and the book will therefore undoubtedly be of great interest to anyone interested in increasing the effectiveness of environmental law.’ -- Michael G. Faure, Maastricht University, The Netherlands’The nations of the world are building the legal rules to stop pollution, protect biodiversity and promote sustainable development. But there is a gap between the rules and their compliance that must be closed if we are to protect the environmental foundation of our prosperity. This important collaboration between IUCN and INECE provides evidence and insights that will help judges, prosecutors, investigators and all who care about the planet, close the compliance gap.’ -- Antonio Herman Benjamin, Justice, High Court of Brazil (STJ), Catholic University of Brasilia Law School, INECE and IUCN Commission on Environmental Law’This volume presents a comprehensive coverage of the challenges in ensuring effective compliance and enforcement in environmental law from the international to the local level. It will make a significant contribution to the growing body of literature in this area and be of interest to practitioners, scholars and administrators alike. The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is proud to join with Edward Elgar in the publication of this seminal work as the first in a new series based on the annual Colloquia of the Academy.’ -- Rob Fowler, University of South AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Sheila Abed PART I: COMPLIANCE WITH MULTI-LATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS 1. Interlinkages between Multi-Lateral Environmental Agreements: International Compliance Cooperation Gregory Rose 2. Compliance and Enforcement of International Environmental Conventions in Australia Zada Lipman 3. The Environmental Jurisprudence of International Tribunals: Does Sustainability Make a Difference? Klaus Bosselmann 4. Giving the Public a Voice in MEA Compliance Mechanisms Svitlana Kravchenko 5. Enforcing International Environmental Law through Domestic Law Mechanisms in the United States: Civil Society Initiatives Against Global Warming Linda A. Malone PART II: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY 6. Doing What’s Important: Setting Priorities for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Programs Michael M. Stahl PART III: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT TOOLS 7. Organizational Liability for Environmental Crimes in Civil and Common Law Systems Jeffrey G. Miller and Caroline Justice 8. Federal Civil Environmental Enforcement in the United States: Process, Players, and Priorities John C. Cruden and Bruce S. Gelber 9. Does Self-Policing Improve Environmental Compliance? Paul B. Stretesky and Michael J. Lynch 10. Solution to Compensation for Transboundary Pollution Damage: A Case Study on the Songhua River Pollution Accident Wang Xi, Yang Huaguo and Fu Lu 11. Driving Compliance to and Enforcement of South African Legislation by Means of a Hybrid of ‘New’ Environmental Governance Instruments Willemien du Plessis and Johan Nel PART IV: ROLE OF THE COURTS 12. Lowering Barriers to Judicial Enforcement: Civil Procedure and Environmental Ethics Heather McLeod-Kilmurray 13. Principled Sentencing for Environmental Offences Brian J. Preston PART V: ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT 14. Improving Environmental Protection in China: The Role of Green GDP in Encouraging Local Government Heads to Implement Environmental Law Na Li 15. Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Measures: Opportunities and Challenges of Local Authorities in South Africa Anél du Plessis PART VI: ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS 16. The Enforcement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in Europe: Reliability Ensured? Marjan Peeters 17. Globalization and the Evolution of Environmental Governance in China’s Socialist Market Economy Kishan Khoday PART VII: RESOURCE PROTECTION 18. Enforcement Against Illegal Logging in the Brazilian Amazon Brenda Brito and Paulo Barreto 19. Judicial Enforcement of Liabilities and Responsibilities for Pollution Prevention and Remediation: No more ‘Business as Usual’ for South African Mines Louis J. Kotzé 20. Legislation for Sustainable Forest Management in the Central African Sub-Region: What Prospects for Effective Implementation? Christopher F. Tamasang 21. An Assessment of Marine Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in the Pacific Islands Region Pio E. Manoa and Yoli Tomtavala 22. The Recognition and Enforcement of Indigenous Customary Law in Environmental Regimes and Natural Resource Management Donna Craig and Michael I. Jeffery PART VIII: CITIZEN SUITS AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT 23. Public Interest Litigation as a Mechanism for Enforcing Environmental Rights and Duties in Uganda Emmanuel Kasimbazi 22. Legislation, Citizens’ Rights, and the Self-Determination of a Developing Country: A Papua New Guinean Case Study Mary A. Kaidonis and Natalie P. Stoianoff 23. Environmental Public Participation in China: A New Force for Environmental Law Compliance and Enforcement? Qun Du 24. The Role of Local Communities in Environmental and Natural Resources Management: The Case of Kenya Albert Mumma PART IX: CORPORATE REPORTING 25. Compliance and Enforcement Related to Mandatory Corporate Reporting Requirements: Is There a Future? Karen Bubna-Litic Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Research on Environmental Taxation captures the state of the art of research on environmental taxation. Written by 36 specialists in environmental taxation from 16 countries, it takes an interdisciplinary and international approach, focusing on issues that are universal to using taxation to achieve environmental goals.The Handbook explores the conceptual foundations of environmental taxation, essential elements for designing environmental tax measures, factors that influence the acceptance of environmental taxation, the variety of ways to implement environmental taxes, their environmental and economic impact and, finally, the larger question of the role of taxation among other policy approaches to environmental protection. Intermixing theory with case studies, the Handbook offers readers lessons that can be applied around the world. It identifies key bodies of research for people who are already working in the field or entering the field and highlights issues that call for more research in the future.With systematic analysis of key issues in environmental taxation, this book will appeal to researchers, governments, think tanks, NGOs, and academics in law, economics, political science and public finance, as well as students specializing in environmental taxation and other market-based instruments.Contributors include: M.S. Andersen, H. Ashiabor, J.-P. Barde, N.A. Braathen, N.J. Chalifour, P. Ekins, M.G. Faure, O. Godard, P.M. Herrera, M. Jaccard, W.K. Jaeger, Å. Löfgren, M. Mehling, J.E. Milne, A. Muller, H.Ø. Nielsen, B.E. Olsen, T. Palmer-Tous, J. Pavel, P. Preiss, A. Riera-Font, M. Rodi, M.A.G. Ruiz, R. Sairinen, K. Schlegelmilch, C.D. Soares, S. Speck, T. Sterner, P. Thalmann, E. Traversa, L. Vitek, H. Vollebergh, H. Vos, S.E. Weishaar, Y. XuTrade Review‘Ingeniously organized in a life cycle format, the Handbook covers environmental taxation concepts, design, acceptance, implementation, and impact. The universal themes discussed in each area will appeal to a broad range of readers.’ -- Larry Kreiser, Cleveland State University, US‘This book is a smart and useful reader’s guide providing analytical tools for a full comprehension of environmental taxes, with an interdisciplinary approach that looks at all the different phases of environmental taxation: from the design to the implementation, the political acceptance and the impact on the economy. The authors’ effort is very successful in endowing academicians, policy makers and the general public with an excellent proof of the effectiveness of environmental taxes and green tax reforms.’ -- Alberto Majocchi, University of Pavia, Italy‘Putting the words “environment” next to “taxation” might not always be the flavour of the month, but no modern society can ignore the value of the natural environment and the need to maintain its good quality and no competitive economy can prosper without the necessary tax revenues to function. Environmental taxation offers the prospect of moving towards a more resource-efficient economy, where preference is given to tax more what we burn, less what we earn. I welcome this contribution to the literature.’ -- Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, European Commission‘The Milne and Andersen volume provides a splendid treatment of environmental taxation that encompasses the basic conceptual issues, problems of tax design and implementation, and several insightful case studies that show how environmental taxes actually work in practice. It is the best overall treatment of environmental taxation available: comprehensive, rigorous, and readable.’ -- Wallace Oates, University of Maryland, College Park, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. This Book’s Approach to Environmental Taxation Janet E. Milne PART I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS 2. Introduction to Environmental Taxation Concepts and Research Janet E. Milne and Mikael Skou Andersen 3. Economic Principles of Environmental Fiscal Reform Jean-Philippe Barde and Olivier Godard 4. Legal Authority to Enact Environmental Taxes Michael Rodi and Hope Ashiabor PART II: DESIGN 5. Design Options and their Rationales Pedro M. Herrera Molina 6. Earmarking Revenues from Environmentally Related Taxes Claudia Dias Soares 7. Designing Environmental Taxes in Countries in Transition: A Case Study of Vietnam Michael Rodi, Kai Schlegelmilch and Michael Mehling 8. Externality Research Philipp Preiss PART III: ACCEPTANCE 9. Regressivity of Environmental Taxation: Myth or Reality? Katri Kosonen 10. The Political Acceptability of Carbon Taxes: Lessons from British Columbia Mark Jaccard 11. Gaining Intergovernmental Acceptance: Legal Rules Protecting Trade Birgitte Egelund Olsen 12. The Double Dividend Debate William K. Jaeger 13. The Political Economy of Environmental Taxation Nils Axel Braathen PART IV: IMPLEMENTATION 14. Multilevel Governance: The Implications of Legal Competences to Collect, Administer and Regulate Environmental Tax Instruments Nathalie Chalifour, María Amparo Grau-Ruiz and Edoardo Traversa 15. Transaction Costs of Environmental Taxation: The Administrative Burden Jan Pavel and Leoš Vítek 16. Structuring Road Transport Taxes to Capture Externalities: A Critical Analysis of Approaches Teresa Palmer-Tous and Antoni Riera-Font 17. Environmental Taxation in China: The Greening of an Emerging Economy Yan Xu 18. A Review of Selected Databases on Market-based Instruments Hans Vos PART V: IMPACT 19. Decoupling: Is There a Separate Contribution from Environmental Taxation? Adrian Muller, Åsa Löfgren and Thomas Sterner 20. The Role of Environmental Taxation in Spurring Technological Change Herman Vollebergh 21. Impacts on Competitiveness: What do we know from Modeling? Paul Ekins and Stefan Speck PART VI: POLICY MIX 22. The Role of Environmental Taxation: Economics and the Law Michael G. Faure and Stefan E. Weishaar 23. Regulatory Reform and Development of Environmental Taxation: The Case of Carbon Taxation and Ecological Tax Reform in Finland Rauno Sairinen 24. Bounded Rationality in an Imperfect World of Regulations: What if Individuals are Not Optimizing? Helle Ørsted Nielsen 25. Global Environmental Taxes Philippe Thalmann PART VII: CONCLUSION 26. The Future Agenda for Environmental Taxation Research Mikael Skou Andersen and Janet E. Milne Index

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental conflicts over sustainability, environmental impact assessment (EIA), biodiversity, biotechnology and risk, chemicals and public health, are not necessarily legalistic problems but land use problems. Edward Christie shows how solutions for these conflicts can be found via consensual agreement using an approach that integrates law, science and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and reframes the role of law and science. This book assesses the key unifying principles of environmental and administrative law in Australia, the UK/EU and USA, together with accepted scientific concepts for environmental management and protection. By doing so it provides a cross-disciplinary approach to collaborative problem-solving and decision-making, using ADR processes to resolve environmental conflicts, and will be valuable to environmental professionals. The book also promotes the use of Indigenous traditional knowledge for resolving conflicts over sustainability, biodiversity and the EIA process.The book has been written to meet the requirements of any environmental professional - lawyer, scientist, engineer, planner - who directly, or indirectly, may be involved in development or planning conflicts when the environment is an issue. For the lawyer, this book, with its focus on understanding and integrating unifying legal principles and scientific concepts, consolidates opportunities for assessing and resolving environmental conflicts by negotiation.For the environmental professional, the book provides opportunities for managing environmental conflicts. In addition, opportunities are identified for resolving environmental conflicts by negotiation, but in quite specific situations i.e. when the interpretation and application of questions of law are not in issue and only factual (scientific) issues are in dispute. It will of course be of great interest to academics and researchers of environmental studies and environmental law. It will also appeal to the Indigenous community, environmental groups and local communities who are seeking more direct and effective inputs into finding sustainable solutions for environmental conflicts.Trade Review'Edward Christie's Finding Solutions for Environmental Conflicts does more than just analyze the processes through which environmental conflicts can be resolved. The text takes its readers through the basic principles of the environmental decision-making process and explains how litigation, in addition to alternative dispute resolution techniques such as negotiation, can be used to address environmental problems. What makes Christie's text unique is that it helps readers to understand the legal system of not only the United States, but of the United Kingdom and Australia as well, providing readers with a broad sense of the interactions of law and environmental decision-making processes in other common law nations.' -- Frances Kabat, Buffalo Environmental Law Journal'Overall, Christie's text provides readers with a very thorough understanding of the legal and ADR processes which can be used to resolve environmental disputes. Christie introduces readers to key concepts in ADR such as BATNA analysis and explains how this analysis can be applied to shed light on different aspects of the conflict resolution process. This text also provides readers with a strong understanding of legal mechanisms that need to be considered during the conflict resolution process. Christie's treatment of environmental conflict resolution goes beyond most texts on environmental conflict resolution because he provides readers with an understanding of the legal processes affecting environmental conflict resolution in the United Kingdom and Australia. This perspective helps readers understand the truly global nature of environmental conflict and the different strategies that can be employed to resolve these conflicts.' -- Frances Kabat, Buffalo Environmental Law Journal'If this book is read, and its contents are heeded, as widely as is justified, then the days of the application of traditional dispute-resolution procedures to environmental disputes should be over in the 21st century.' -- From the foreword by Justice Peter R.A. GrayTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: Justice Peter R.A. Gray, Federal Court of Australia 1. Introduction 2. Principles and Concepts in Environmental Decision-Making 3. Constraints to Participation in Public Interest Environmental Conflicts 4. Enforcement of Environmental Laws: Legal Rights, Conflict Resolution, Knowledge Power and Negotiation 5. Sustainability and the Environment 6. Environmental Impact Assessment 7. Risk, Precaution and the Environment: Biotechnology 8. Hazardous Chemicals and Public Health 9. Biodiversity and Threatened Species 10. Managing and Resolving Environmental Conflicts by Negotiation: NIMBY or NIMBI? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMany businesses profess to be voluntarily taking steps to protect the environment, and going beyond compliance with environmental regulations to do so. Kurt Strasser evaluates these claims in this timely and cutting-edge inquiry.The author begins by analyzing whether firms with business environmentalism programs have better environmental performance records than others. He finds that the record is mixed and complex. Yet these kinds of programs are important, he argues, even if to date they have been only partially successful. He goes on to explore what policies should be adopted to promote and channel business environmentalism. The book concludes with a case study of the business community s efforts to mitigate climate change.A nuanced look at an issue of growing concern, this volume will be of great value to anyone concerned with corporate social responsibility, whether it be from a law, business, NGO or government perspective.Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Business Environmentalism: What are Companies Doing and How is it Working? 3. Why Business Environmentalism is Important to Environmental Policy 4. New Governance Theory and Business Environmentalism 5. Supporting Environmental Management Systems with Regulatory Rewards 6. Regulating Information About Business Environmentalism 7. Business Environmentalism and Climate Change the Elephant in the Room 8. Conclusion Bibliography IndexTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Business Environmentalism: What are Companies Doing and How is it Working? 3. Why Business Environmentalism is Important to Environmental Policy 4. ‘New Governance’ Theory and Business Environmentalism 5. Supporting Environmental Management Systems with Regulatory Rewards 6. Regulating Information About Business Environmentalism 7. Business Environmentalism and Climate Change – the Elephant in the Room 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book examines the role of environmental principles in changing international environmental law and politics, and argues for the importance of integrating environmental principles in the global governance of the environment. Afshin Akhtarkhavari includes both theoretical and jurisprudential analyses of the concept of environmental principles, as well as detailed case studies to examine their function and role in courts, and the differing approaches taken to soft law and regulation in international politics. Global Governance of the Environment concludes with succinct and insightful considerations of the role of environmental principles in changing international law and politics. This topical book will appeal to researchers, academics and students of international environmental law and politics, international relations, as well as domestic environmental law.Trade Review‘This book will likely be of interest to people with a background in sociological or international relations theory of the constructivist sort, and a particular interest in policymaking as a social learning process, the role of principles in international environmental law, or the social aspects of global environmental politics.’ -- Candice Carr Kelman, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law & Economics‘This book is an important contribution to the relationship between international law and politics. . . highly recommended to scholars working at the interface of international environmental law and politics, particularly those with a solid theoretical grounding. . . Akhtarkhavari’s Global Governance of the Environmentshould be required reading for advanced students of international environmental law and politics, whatever their concern.’ -- Simon Marsden, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law‘This book makes an interesting contribution to the literature on environmental principles in terms of their functions and influences on international law and politics. As well, it assists in the better understanding of the process of change at the global level. Whilst the topic of environmental principles is not new, Akhtarkhavari provides a refreshing perspective, and in doing so the book will be of interest to a range of scholars with research interests in international relations, politics, and law.’ -- Erika J. Techera, Climate Law‘A scholarly text breaking down the international debate of law on a grander scale that the world faces in maintaining and recovering its environment from current and past abuses. . . Global Governance of the Environment is a cornerstone of any environmental or international studies collection in community and college libraries.’ -- The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Donald R. Rothwell Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Social Learning at the International Level Part II: Norms, Environmental Principles and Social Learning 3. Environmental Principles as Abstract or Open-textured Norms 4. Abstract and Open-textured Norms and Social Learning 5. The Function and Role of Environmental Principles Part III: Environmental Principles in Practice 6. Power, Environmental Principles and the International Court of Justice 7. The Global Compact, Environmental Principles and Culture 8. Arguments, Bargains and the Disposal of Carbon Dioxide at Sea Part IV: Conclusion 9. Global Governance of the Environment: The Role and Function of Environmental Principles in Changing International Law and Politics Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book sheds new light on the growing issue of using liability as a tool for both preventing and compensating for the damage caused by climate change. Michael Faure and Marjan Peeters have brought together a selection of expert contributors who explore a variety of both national and European perspectives on the topic. Climate change liability is no longer only a theoretical idea since climate change litigation has become so hotly debated and this book examines to what extent it can be used for mitigation and adaptation issues. Chapters discuss the potential role of liability within various legal systems, like the national systems of the USA and The Netherlands, but also EU and ECHR law. Liability is outlined in a broad perspective since not only compensation for damage suffered by plaintiffs is discussed, but also the need for prevention in order to obtain a reduction of greenhouse gases. This well-documented work will be invaluable to law and environmental science students, researchers, lawyers and civil servants.Trade Review‘. . . this is a valuable contribution to the ongoing academic and practitioner’s debate about using existing laws and regulation to tackle the climate change (and damage) problem, as well as some degree of de lege ferenda or “wishful thinking”.’ -- Roda Verheyen, Carbon and Climate Law Review‘This book has admirable breadth, and provides a good overview of a great number of relevant and interesting issues.’ -- Maria Lee, Journal of Environmental Law‘Climate Change Liability is a recent and most welcome addition to this growing body of literature. . . an easily recommendable book. It includes very informative contributions, interesting suggestions and insightful analysis if essential aspects of litigating climate change claims. Overall, this book adds considerably to the understanding of climate change liability and will prove to be essential reading not only for all practitioners and academics, but also for policymakers, companies and other stakeholders involved in the area.’ -- Riccardo Sciaudone, European Energy and Environmental Law Review‘As the first of its kind, the book is a very welcome introduction to the important legal field of climate litigation. Much more is - it is to be hoped - to come. . . Peeters and Faure provide fertile intellectual ground for lawyers, students, judges, civil servants and politicians. The hope is that they build upon the constructive perspectives provided by this book and turn liability into a successful tool for promoting the cause of climate change mitigation.’ -- Christina Voigt, Environmental LiabilityTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction Michael Faure and Marjan Peeters PART II: CROSS-CUTTING THEMES 2. Liability with and Liability from the Precautionary Principle in Climate Change Cases Miriam Haritz 3. High Noon: Prevention of Climate Damage as the Primary Goal of Liability? Jaap Spier PART III: EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 4. Liability of Member States and the EU in View of the International Climate Change Framework: Between Solidarity and Responsibility Javier de Cendra de Larragán 5. The Regulatory Approach of the EU in View of Liability for Climate Change Damage Marjan Peeters 6. Potential Liability of European States Under the ECHR for Failure to Take Appropriate Measures with a View on Adaptation to Climate Change Armelle Gouritin PART IV: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON CIVIL LIABILITY 7. Climate Change Litigation in the UK: Its Feasibility and Prospects Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters 8. Liability for Climate Change-Related Damage in Domestic Courts: Claims for Compensation in the USA Elena Kosolapova 9. Civil Liability for Global Warming in the Netherlands Chris van Dijk 10. Will Civil Society Take Climate Changers to Court? A Perspective from Dutch Law Phon van den Biesen 11. Governmental Liability: An Incentive for Appropriate Adaptation? Ben Schueler PART V: CONCLUSION 12. Concluding Remarks Michael Faure and Marjan Peeters Index

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Book SynopsisThe core concern of this book is the potential use of taxation and related measures to foster climate-helpful, large-scale change within East Asia. The contributing authors examine key cases such as how Greater China, for instance, confronts severe environmental problems which are a direct product of several decades of remarkable economic growth. The detailed analysis in this book identifies a range of green taxation guidelines for East Asia as it seeks to drive down striking levels of environmental degradation - and address the climate change challenge.Addressing an important need in the public policy debate, this book will appeal to academics, students, government policy makers, regulators and practitioners in environmental law, taxation law and policy, as well as, comparative environmental law and comparative taxation law and policy. Public policy commentators and journalists with an interest in the above areas will also find this book worthwhile and informative.Contributors include: A. Cockfield, M. Derlen, S. Griffiths, W. Gumley, J. Lindholm, J. Milne, S. Phua, N. Stoianoff, J. Vanderwolk, Y. XuTrade Review'The broad sweep of 'green taxation' - pollution, carbon, resource and land taxes, and tax incentives for environmental goals - makes it complex to analyse. Green Taxation in East Asia is a timely and valuable comparative contribution to an expanding literature. Its scholarly country studies show how green taxes aim to modify behaviour, correct externalities, regulate, or raise revenue. As environmental policy and tax policy move closer together, green taxes become feasible, but are always, as the editors say, ''shaped by local political, economic and social circumstances''.' - Miranda Stewart, University of Melbourne, Australia 'In today's world, environmental challenges grow apace and the impact of taxation measures on these will prove critical. Green Taxation in East Asia addresses those challenges. It draws on world-wide experiences (including those from North America and the EU) by analysing and critiquing how green taxation can inform, develop and implement environmental policies in East Asia (and beyond). This is not a sterile tax debate. The authors of this work, all leading scholars in their respective jurisdictions, combine economic, social and local political perspectives on what should work and what should not. The debate is too important to ignore in a world where Kyoto seems a long way from Washington, the fragrant harbour is no longer, and even in the lands down-under, long white clouds and pristine beaches are no longer taken for granted. Taxation is not a panacea for curing environmental ills; but it is, as this book admirably shows, part of the answer.' - Andrew Halkyard, University of Hong Kong 'The right of East Asia to grow its economy and provide its citizens with living standards enjoyed elsewhere is as undeniable as the risk to the global environment from this growth. A volume that contrasts current initiatives in China and Hong Kong to reduce that risk with lessons from international experience presented by leading international experts from four continents, is more than just timely; it can make a key contribution to the development of contemporary thinking on taxation and the environment. This work fits the bill perfectly.'- Rick Krever, Monash University, Australia 'The authors of the jurisdictional chapters in this book are, of necessity, more focussed on analyzing the interaction, today between taxation (and related fiscal measures) and the environment. From these studies it is clear that a great deal is amiss in the way this interface works at present across all the jurisdictions under review. But this research also shows positive steps being taken - and great scope for further, positive tax policy development. We can see from this research how smart policy innovation can start right now - and also how it can build better foundations for the introduction of more comprehensive, globally effective policy frameworks such as those advanced by Hansen and Sandor. Time is of the essence. The scholarship in this volume shows that lawyers and tax experts are engaged in finding solutions. Can green taxation make a difference? The answer is a resounding ''yes''.' --- From the foreword by Christine LohTable of ContentsContents: Preface Foreword Christine Loh 1. Conspectus Richard Cullen and Yan Xu 2. Environmental Taxation in China: The Case of Transport Fuel Taxation Yan Xu 3. Green Tax Measures for Hong Kong: A Policy Proposal Jefferson VanderWolk 4. Land Transportation in Singapore: Tax and Regulatory Policies to Promote Sustainable Development Stephen L.H. Phua 5. Environmental Taxation in the United States: Retrospective and Prospective Janet E. Milne 6. Optimal Climate Change Tax Policy for Small Open Economies Arthur J. Cockfield 7. Not Enough Room for Optimal Choices? The European Legal Framework for Green Taxes Mattias Derlén and Johan Lindholm 8. Behavior Modifying Taxes, Emissions Trading and Tax Expenditure Reform: Market-based Responses to Climate Change in Australia Wayne Gumley and Natalie Stoianoff 9. Green Taxation: The New Zealand Story Shelley Griffiths 10. Concluding Thoughts: A Greener Future? Jefferson VanderWolk Index

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Book SynopsisGovernments around the world have been trying to find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for decades. This detailed Handbook considers the spectrum of legal and market-based instruments as well as strategies and policies adopted around the world and suggests more effective, comprehensive and responsive ways of managing climate change mitigation.As well as taking stock of the current and proposed legal instruments, the book looks at the wider policy and economic aspects of coping with climate change. It provides a comparative overview of key issues across Europe, the United States, Asia-Pacific and the BRICS countries, and discusses domestic, regional and international law and governance. With perspectives from academia, government and private practice, the expert contributors analyse key sectors such as energy, transport, buildings, industry, land use and waste. Important issues such as carbon trading, financing and litigation are also addressed. The book demonstrates the variety of approaches taken and their challenges with a view of fostering more effective and pragmatic ways of managing climate change mitigation.This timely book will be an authoritative resource for scholars of climate change law and policy, whilst also providing a rigorous overview for upper-level students. Policymakers will gain insights from the comparative perspectives, and practitioners will appreciate the broad range of practical issues addressed.Contributors: M. Alessi, J. Allmon, H. Van Asselt, D. Belis, L. Berzanskis, S. Bogojevic, D. Conway, C. Egenhofer, J.B. Eisen, B. Evans, N. Fujiwara, M.B. Gerrard, K. Hussey, M. Iguchi, S. Kakade, C.K. Siebert, E. Knight, A. Korppoo, J. Li, J. Lin, H. Masondo, M. Mehling, K. Hannon Michel, A. Monroe, H. Nakamura, J. Núñez Ferrer, A.S. Olesen, U. Outka, S.-L. Penttinen, F. Rambau, L. Reins, L. Ristino, A. Rohatgi, R. Seroa da Motta, I. Skinner, N. Srivastava, K. Talus, T.S.A. Loi, C.Tung, K. Upston-Hooper, G. Van Calster, W. Vandenberghe, S. Wattiaux, P. Wehrheim, J. Wettestad, A. Yamamoto, E. Yliheljo, N. Bin ZahurTrade Review‘Van Calster, Vandenberghe and Reins have led an impressive group of specialists from around the world to deliver the definitive book on climate change mitigation. Mitigation law for all sectors (energy, industry, transport, buildings, waste, land use, forestry), as well as all relevant mitigation instruments (carbon trading, finance, litigation) are discussed in great detail and with an eye on all relevant countries and regions in the world, such as the EU, the United States, China and the other BRICS countries. This book is a valuable source of information on mitigation law and will be the starting point for any future research and decision-making on climate change mitigation.’ -- Jonathan Verschuuren, Tilburg University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Editorial Introduction G. Van Calster, W. Vandenberghe and L. Reins 1. The Changing Architecture of International Climate Change Law Harro Van Asselt, Michael Mehling and Clarisse Kehler Siebert PART I ENERGY 2. Development of the Sustainability Aspects of EU Energy Policy Sirja-Leena Penttinen and Kim Talus 3. Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures in the US Electric Power Industry Joel B. Eisen 4. Reflections on the Chinese Carbon Market Christopher Tung PART II TRANSPORT 5. The Mitigation of Transport’s CO2 Emissions in the EU: Policy Successes and Challenges Ian Skinner 6. Climate Change Mitigation in the Transportation Sector in the United States Laurel Berzanskis 7. Climate Transport Policy and Law in the Asia-Pacific Region Masahiko Iguchi and Hiroki Nakamura PART III BUILDINGS 8. How do the European Union and the Private Sector Pave the Way to More Sustainable Buildings? Sophie Wattiaux 9. Energy Efficiency of Buildings in the United States Albert Monroe 10. Climate Change and Buildings – An Asia-Pacific Primer Abhishek Rohatgi, Tian Sheng Allan Loi and Nahim Bin Zahur PART IV INDUSTRY 11. Impacts of EU Climate and Energy Policies on Industry Monica Alessi, Christian Egenhofer and Jorge Núñez Ferrer 12. An Overview of Climate Change Mitigation in the Industrial Sector of the United States Seema Kakade 13. How can the Asian Industry Contribute to Climate Change Mitigation Action? Noriko Fujiwara PART V LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE AND FORESTRY 14. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry - How to Enter the Climate Impact of Managing Biospheres and Wood into the EU's Greenhouse Gas Accounting Peter Wehrheim and Asger Strange Olesen 15. Legal Regimes for Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry in the United States Uma Outka 16. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry: Asia-Pacific Bradley Evans PART VI WASTE MANAGEMENT 17. Waste Management in the EU Geert Van Calster 18. Challenges for Controlling GHG Emissions from U.S. Solid Waste Management - A Summary of Federal and Exemplary US State Efforts Jeffrey Allmon 19. Climate Mitigation and Waste Management in the Asia Pacific Karen Hussey PART VII CARBON TRADING 20. Blazing Trail or Flickering Flame? Market Mechanisms under the UNFCCC Darragh Conway 21. The EU Emissions Trading System: Frontrunner In Trouble Jørgen Wettestad 22. Carbon Trading in the United States Laurie Ristino and Katherine Hannon Michel 23. Market Design and Maturity in the Asia Pacific Eric Knight PART VIII CLIMATE FINANCE 24. Climate Finance in the European Union: Domestic and International Challenges David Belis 25. Towards Climate Compatible Development in Asia and Beyond - the Role of Official Development Assistance Aiichiro Yamamoto PART IX CLIMATE CHANGE LITIGATION 26. EU Climate Change Litigation: All Quiet on the Luxembourgian Front? Sanja Bogojević 27. Climate Change Litigation in the United States Michael B. Gerrard 28. Climate Change Litigation in Asia and the Pacific Jolene Lin PART X CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION IN THE BRICS COUNTRIES 29. Current Status of Mitigation Policies in Brazil Ronaldo Seroa da Motta 30. Climate Change Mitigation in Russia: Foreign Policy, Environmental Action or Simple Economics? Anna Korppoo, Karl Upston-Hooper and Emilie Yliheljo 31. Climate Change Mitigation in India Nidhi Srivastava 32. China’s Transition to Low Carbon Society : Drivers and Implementation Strategies Jun Li 33. Climate Change Mitigation in South Africa Happy Masondo, Faith Rambau Index

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Book SynopsisCountries around the world are increasingly looking to liquefied natural gas (LNG) - natural gas that has been cooled until it forms a transportable liquid - to meet growing energy demand. Energy for the 21st Century provides critical insights into the opportunities and challenges LNG faces, including its potential role in a carbon-constrained world.This comprehensive study covers topics such as the LNG value chain, the historical background and evolution of global LNG markets, trading and contracts, and an analysis of the various legal, policy, safety and environmental issues pertaining to this important fuel. Additionally, the author discusses emerging issues and technologies that may impact global LNG markets, such as the development of shale gas, the prospects of North American LNG exports, the potential role of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and floating LNG. The author contextualizes the discussion about the importance of LNG with an analysis of why the 21st century will be the 'golden age' of natural gas.Accessible and non-technical in nature, this timely book will serve as an essential reference for practitioners, scholars and anyone else interested in 21st century energy solutions.Contents: Preface Introduction 1. The Role of Natural Gas and LNG in the 21st Century 2. The LNG Value Chain 3. The Evolution of LNG Markets and Primary Demand Regions 4. Global LNG Supply 5. Global LNG Demand and Emerging Demand Markets 6. The Globalization of LNG: The Evolution of LNG Trade, Pricing and Contracts 7. Safety and Environmental Sustainability of LNG 8. Global LNG Mega Projects and Players Qatar and Australia 9. New Players and Projects Russia, Peru, Yemen, and Papua New Guinea 10. The Role of Shale Gas in the Golden Age of Gas 11. The Impact of Shale Gas on Global Gas Markets and the Prospects for US and Canadian LNG Exports 12. Emerging Issues in the LNG Industry Conclusion: The Future Looks Bright for LNG as a Fuel for the 21st Century IndexTrade Review'The 12-chapter volume provides detailed discussions on the history, evolution, and current dynamics of the LNG industry, LNG supply and demand, globalization, safety, major players, the role of shale gas, emerging issues/concerns, and the future of LNG worldwide. The book is nontechnical, informative, and easy to read; a useful, suitable number of tables/figures support the text. It is a necessary, timely addition to any energy-related library, valuable for students and energy researchers and professionals as a comprehensive, up-to-date review of LNG.' -- M. Alam, Choice‘Professor Sakmar’s book is a must-read for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of the most dynamic segment of the global energy industry.’ -- Jay Copan, Executive Director, LNG 17‘Professor Sakmar’s book provides a well-rounded overview of the global role that natural gas is expected to play in the future and the important role of LNG as a means of transporting gas to where it is needed. Readers will find the book to be a very convenient compendium of relevant global information and an important educational, informational resource.’ -- Ronald D. Ripple, Director, Centre for Research in Energy and Minerals Economics, Curtin University, Australia‘Understanding global energy markets - what forces shape them and what trends define them - is critical for any professional trying to evaluate new energy developments and technological directions. Susan Sakmar’s impressive ability to provide this context in terms of LNG markets makes her book valuable.’ -- Warren R. True, Sr., Chief Technology Editor, Oil & Gas JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. The Role of Natural Gas and LNG in the 21st Century 2. The LNG Value Chain 3. The Evolution of LNG Markets and Primary Demand Regions 4. Global LNG Supply 5. Global LNG Demand and Emerging Demand Markets 6. The Globalization of LNG: The Evolution of LNG Trade, Pricing and Contracts 7. Safety and Environmental Sustainability of LNG 8. Global LNG Mega Projects and Players – Qatar and Australia 9. New Players and Projects – Russia, Peru, Yemen, and Papua New Guinea 10. The Role of Shale Gas in the Golden Age of Gas 11. The Impact of Shale Gas on Global Gas Markets and the Prospects for US and Canadian LNG Exports 12. Emerging Issues in the LNG Industry Conclusion: The Future Looks Bright for LNG as a Fuel for the 21st Century Index

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Book Synopsis'The instability of the global food supply system requires our urgent attention. There are no easy solutions but the starting point must entail a critical analysis of the existing institutions governing the ownership and exchange of the plant genetic resources that underpin our long-term food security. Dr Chiarolla s book makes a valuable contribution to the debate.' --Graham Dutfield, University of Leeds, UK'This book captures some of the key issues underlying the ever-lasting food crises both at national and global levels. It demonstrates how global policies impact national and local actions while the food insecurity seem to be a constant companion to many in spite of decades of our work on securing food as a fundamental right for the poor.'-- Balakrishna Pisupati, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya'This thoughtful book raises important issues about ownership of agricultural resources, the environment and food security. Claudio Chiarolla has written an important book that challenges traditional notions of plant genetic resources and agricultural research. The author's detailed and thorough approach ensures that the book will make a valuable contribution to the debate about sustainable agricultural development and it is highly recommended to anyone interested in intellectual property rights and sustainable agriculture.'-- Duncan Matthews, Queen Mary University of London, UKThis well-researched book focuses on international governance of crop diversity and agricultural innovation. It highlights the implications that the future control of food, including access to agricultural resources and technologies, might have for global food security.Claudio Chiarolla analyzes developmental implications of global regulatory reforms that impact on access to agricultural knowledge, science and technology for sustainable development. Current global arrangements fall short of halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals' framework. Therefore, the book proposes ways to achieve international equity in the way agricultural research is conducted, how its results are disseminated and the benefits shared.This definitive study will be appreciated by anyone interested in intellectual property, agricultural innovation, environmental policy, and biotechnology and associated regulatory challenges. It will be a valuable resource for policymakers and practitioners, legislators, academic professionals, civil society activists and scholars in legal, environment and development studies.Contents: 1. Introduction and Overview; 2. Patents, Agricultural Innovation and Sustainable Development; 3. Plant Intellectual Property Protection: Patents and Plant Variety Rights; 4. The International Legal Framework of Access to Plant Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing; 5. Case Study: The Regulation of Crop Diversity in Viet Nam; 6. Conclusions; Bibliography; IndexTrade Review‘The instability of the global food supply system requires our urgent attention. There are no easy solutions but the starting point must entail a critical analysis of the existing institutions governing the ownership and exchange of the plant genetic resources that underpin our long-term food security. Dr Chiarolla’s book makes a valuable contribution to the debate.’ -- Graham Dutfield, University of Leeds, UK‘This book captures some of the key issues underlying the ever-lasting food crises both at national and global levels. It demonstrates how global policies impact national and local actions while food insecurity seems to be a constant companion to many, in spite of decades of our work on securing food as a fundamental right for the poor.’ -- Balakrishna Pisupati, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya‘This thoughtful book raises important issues about ownership of agricultural resources, the environment and food security. Claudio Chiarolla has written an important book that challenges traditional notions of plant genetic resources and agricultural research. The author’s detailed and thorough approach ensures that the book will make a valuable contribution to the debate about sustainable agricultural development and it is highly recommended to anyone interested in intellectual property rights and sustainable agriculture.’ -- Duncan Matthews, Queen Mary, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Patents, Agricultural Innovation and Sustainable Development 3. Plant Intellectual Property Protection: Patents and Plant Variety Rights 4. The International Legal Framework of Access to Plant Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing 5. Case Study: The Regulation of Crop Diversity in Viet Nam 6. Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLocal Government Tax and Land Use Policies in the United States is an accessible, non-technical evaluation of the most recent economic thinking on the nexus between local land use and tax policies.In Part I, Helen Ladd provides a comprehensive summary of the extensive literature on the interaction of local land use and tax policies. She explores the theoretical controversies and clarifies issues such as the use of land use regulation as a fiscal tool, the effects of taxes on economic activity and the success of tax policies to promote economic development. In Parts II and III, a group of experts presents new research on important issues such as the impact of growth on tax burdens, metropolitan tax base sharing, the incidence of impact fees and the shift to land value taxation in urban areas. This book raises provocative questions concerning the conventional wisdom in fiscal policy. It will be indispensable for economists and students interested in urban issues and local public finance as well as planners and policymakers.Trade Review'An essential work on the important and perplexing interaction of local tax and land use policy.' -- R.A. Beauregard, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction (H.F. Ladd) Part I: Interactions between Tax and Land Policies Part II: Tax Policy as a Land Use Tool Part III: Fiscal and Distributional Impacts Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic Incentives are playing an increasingly important role in pollution control.This authoritative collection - edited by leading contributors to the field - presents the most important published work on the legal and economic instruments and institutions which have been used during the last thirty years to control pollution. The papers focus on issues of instrument design, implementation, enforcement and evaluation, and consider strategies for coping with uncertainty and 'second-best' situations.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: General Comparative Theory 1. Bruno S. Frey, Friedrich Schneider and Werner Pommerehne (1985), ‘Economists’ Opinions on Environmental Policy Instruments: Analysis of a Survey’ 2. W.J. Baumol and David F. Bradford (1972), ‘Detrimental Externalities and Non-Convexity of the Production Set’ 3. John Pezzey (1992), ‘The Symmetry Between Controlling Pollution by Price and Controlling It By Quantity’ Part II: Instruments A Fees and Charges 4. Thomas H. Tietenberg (1973), ‘Specific Taxes and the Control of Pollution: A General Equilibrium Analysis’ 5. Susan Rose-Ackerman (1973), ‘Effluent Charges: A Critique’ 6. Wallace E. Oates and Diana L. Strassmann (1984), ‘Effluent Fees and Market Structure’ 7. Gardner M. Brown, Jr. and Ralph W. Johnson (1984), ‘Pollution Control by Effluent Charges: It Works in the Federal Republic of Germany, Why Not in the US?’ 8. Kenneth E. Train, William B. Davis and Mark D. Levine (1997), ‘Fees and Rebates on New Vehicles: Impacts on Fuel Efficiency, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Consumer Surplus’ B Tradable Permits 9. William J. Baumol and Wallace E. Oates (1971), ‘The Use of Standards and Prices for Protection of the Environment’ 10. W. David Montgomery (1972), ‘Markets in Licenses and Efficient Pollution Control Programs’ 11. Randolph M. Lyon (1982), ‘Auctions and Alternative Procedures for Allocating Pollution Rights’ 12. Robert W. Hahn (1984), ‘Market Power and Transferable Property Rights’ 13. Robert N. Stavins (1995), ‘Transaction Costs and Tradeable Permits’ 14. Jonathan D. Rubin (1996), ‘A Model of Intertemporal Emission Trading, Banking, and Borrowing’ C Command-and-Control 15. David Besanko (1987), ‘Performance versus Design Standards in the Regulation of Pollution’ 16. Brian Beavis and Ian Dobbs (1987), ‘Firm Behaviour under Regulatory Control of Stochastic Environmental Wastes by Probabilistic Constraints’ 17. James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock (1975), ‘Polluters’ Profits and Political Response: Direct Controls Versus Taxes’ 18. Howard K. Gruenspecht (1982), ‘Differentiated Regulation: The Case of Auto Emissions Standards’ 19. Gloria E. Helfand (1991), ‘Standards versus Standards: The Effects of Different Pollution Restrictions’ Part III: Implementation Issues 20. Peter Bohm and Clifford S. Russell (1985), ‘Comparative Analysis of Alternative Policy Instruments’ 21. Hans Th. A. Bressers (1988), ‘A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Incentives and Directives: The Case of Dutch Water Quality Policy’ 22. Albert L. Nichols (1982), ‘The Importance of Exposure in Evaluating and Designing Environmental Regulations: A Case Study’ 23. Wallace E. Oates, Paul R. Portney and Albert M. McGartland (1989), ‘The Net Benefits of Incentive-Based Regulation: A Case Study of Environmental Standard Setting’ 24. T.H. Tietenberg (1990), ‘Economic Instruments for Environmental Regulation’ 25. Erik Verhoef, Peter Nijkamp and Piet Rietveld (1995), ‘Second-Best Regulation of Road Transport Externalities’ Part IV: Enforcement 26. Mary E. Deily and Wayne B. Gray (1991), ‘Enforcement of Pollution Regulations in a Declining Industry’ 27. H. Landis Gabel and Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné (1993), ‘Managerial Incentives and Environmental Compliance’ 28. Jon D. Harford (1978), ‘Firm Behavior Under Imperfectly Enforceable Pollution Standards and Taxes’ 29. Winston Harrington (1988), ‘Enforcement Leverage When Penalties Are Restricted’ 30. Wesley A. Magat and W. Kip Viscusi (1990), ‘Effectiveness of the EPA’s Regulatory Enforcement: The Case of Industrial Effluent Standards’ 31. Clifford S. Russell (1990), ‘Monitoring and Enforcement’ 32. Joseph E. Swierzbinski (1994), ‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Regulation with Costly and Limited Enforcement’ Part V: Cost-Effectiveness: Empirical Studies 33. Scott E. Atkinson and T.H. Tietenberg (1982), ‘The Empirical Properties of Two Classes of Designs for Transferable Discharge Permit Markets’ 34. William O’Neil, Martin David, Christina Moore and Erhard Joeres (1983), ‘Transferable Discharge Permits and Economic Efficiency: The Fox River’ 35. Eugene P. Seskin, Robert J. Anderson, Jr. and Robert O. Reid (1983), ‘An Empirical Analysis of Economic Strategies for Controlling Air Pollution’ Part VI: Uncertainty 36. Zvi Adar and James M. Griffin (1976) ‘Uncertainty and the Choice of Pollution Control Instruments’ 37. Marc J. Roberts and Michael Spence (1976), ‘Effluent Charges and Licenses Under Uncertainty’ 38. Martin L. Weitzman (1974), ‘Prices vs. Quantities’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book examines the role an automobile emissions tax could play in reducing emissions in the United States. The author concludes that an emissions tax has the potential to reduce emissions from households vehicles significantly, even when travel demand is relatively price inelastic. Beginning with a theoretical discussion of a first-best tax, a second-best tax on passenger vehicles is developed. This study contains detailed analyses of: the design of the tax behavioural responses that lead to emissions reductions, including reductions in the household's vehicle miles of travel and the scrapping of low-value, high emitting vehicles the effect of the tax on the reduction of emissions the effect of the tax on households in different income quintiles the emissions reducing potential of a gasoline tax compared to an emissions tax This study uses a simulation model to analyse the sensitivity of travel demand and the resulting emissions, to different tax rates and demand elasticities. The author concludes that an emissions tax has the potential to reduce emissions from household vehicles significantly, even when travel demand is relatively price inelastic.Taxing Automobile Emissions for Pollution Control will prove invaluable to policymakers and academics in the field of environmental management and environmental economics and policy.Trade Review'This important and seminal book examines a proposed system of emissions taxes based on vehicle discharges, as an alternative to our present cumbersome, costly, and not highly successful system relying on direct controls. . . . this book is the first rigorous and thorough examination of such an emissions charge system. . . . Maureen Sevigny has professionally and carefully, as a scientifically cautious scholar, made an analysis of a specific air quality plan. Everyone concerned with bad air from motor vehicle emissions should note this study. . . . This work should not be ignored. It is a nice piece of analysis.' -- Stanley G. Long, Transportation JournalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Designing a Tax on Mobile Source Emissions 3. Effects on Travel Demand and Maintenance 4. The TIERS Model 5. Modelling the Scrappage Effect of the Tax 6. Summary and Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisSeit ihrer Entstehung in den 1970er Jahren hat sich die die deutsche Umweltpolitik kontinuierlich verändert. Dies betrifft die Bandbreite der geregelten Problemfelder, die verwendeten Instrumente sowie die umweltpolitischen Resultate. Die vorliegende Einführung betrachtet die deutsche Umweltpolitik politikfeldanalytisch und bietet als Erklärungsfaktoren insbesondere die der Umweltpolitik zugrunde liegenden Problemstrukturen, ihre wichtigsten Akteure und Institutionen an. Diese Überlegungen werden in einem abschließenden theoretischen Kapitel über umweltpolitische Prozesse gebündelt, das Studierenden und Forschenden gleichermaßen ein Analysewerkzeug für die Untersuchung konkreter umweltpolitischer Fälle an die Hand geben soll. Der Band entstand als Kurs für BA-Studierende an der FernUniversität in Hagen und kombiniert wissenschaftliches State-of-the-art Niveau mit guter Verständlichkeit.Trade ReviewPressestimmen:"[...] verschafft den Lesern einen guten Überblick [...]." Nachrichten aus der Umweltbibliothek Leipzig, 2-2013"Ein Buch für Studierende und Forscher analysiert die deutsche Umweltpolitik[.]" UmweltBriefe - Der kommunale Infodienst, 1-2013"[...] im Ganzen sehr ansprechendes, [...] für Studierende [...] und Kollegen der Fachwissenschaft gut nutzbares Überblickswerk [...]." Portal für Politikwissenschaft (www.pw-portal.de), 01.08.2013Table of ContentsUmweltpolitik: Aus der Perspektive der Politikfeldanalyse betrachtet.- Umweltpolitik als zu erklärendes Phänomen.- Die Problemstruktur der Umweltpolitik.- Akteure in umweltpolitischen Entscheidungsprozessen.- Institutionelle Rahmenbedingungen der Umweltpolitik.- Analysekonzepte und politische Prozesse in der Umweltpolitik.

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Book SynopsisEine funktionierende leitungsgebundene Energieversorgung ist Voraussetzung für die industrielle Entwicklung eines Landes. Das Buch gibt einen fundierten Überblick über die Strom-, Gas- und Fernwärmeversorgungssysteme in den Ländern der Visegrad-Gruppe, des Baltikums sowie Russlands, Belarus und der Ukraine. Gleichzeitig werden Ansatzpunkte zur Modernisierung der Energienetze offengelegt. Nationale Besonderheiten und Entwicklungsstände werden aufgezeigt. Durch die abgestimmte Struktur der Beiträge ist ein Vergleich der Systeme möglich. Die Länderberichte sind von ausgewiesenen Fachleuten der betreffenden Staaten verfasst. Sie spiegeln die seit 25 Jahren bestehende Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen des Zittauer Energieseminars zur energiewirtschaftlichen Situation in Mittel- und Osteuropa wider. Jeder Beitrag beinhaltet eine technisch-ökonomische Sachstandsanalyse und geht auf Entwicklungsperspektiven ein. Das Werk zeigt Verbesserungspotentiale bzgl. Infrastrukturausbau und Energieeffizienz auf.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Grundlagen der leitungsgebundenen Energieversorgung.- Visegrad-Gruppe: Polen, Tschechische Republik, Slowakei, Ungarn.- Baltikum: Littauen, Lettland, Estland.- Russland, Belarus, Ukraine.- Schlussbetrachtung.

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Book SynopsisHenriette Kammer untersucht die Hemmnisse für den Einsatz von seewasserbetriebenen Wärmepumpen in Deutschland und zieht damit Rückschlüsse auf andere Technologien im Bereich der erneuerbaren Energien, deren geringer Einsatz das Vorankommen der Wärmewende in Deutschland behindert. Die abgeleiteten Handlungsempfehlungen setzen Lösungsmöglichkeiten frei, die eine erfolgreiche Energiewende ermöglichen können.Table of ContentsBestandsanalyse vorhandener Anlagen in Deutschland.- Wärmebedarf in Deutschland an Seen > 50ha.- Hemmnisse für die Nutzung von Wärmepumpen an Seen in Deutschland.- Akzeptanz bei Wasserbehörden.

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Book SynopsisEnergiemanager und Energiemanagementbeauftragte finden die wesentlichen Aspekte und Anforderungen kompakt und übersichtlich dargestellt. Tabellen geben Beispiele und veranschaulichen die dargestellten Zusammenhänge, gemeinsam mit dem Sachwortverzeichnis bietet sich dieses Buch so zum Überblick und schnellen Nachschlagen für den Praktiker an. Die Änderungen zur Vorgängernorm ISO 50001:2011 sind ebenfalls benannt.Table of ContentsÄnderungen zur ISO 50001:2011.- Kontext der Organisation.-Führung und Verpflichtung.- Planung, Unterstützung und Betrieb eines Energiemanagementsystems.- Bewertung und Verbesserung eines Energiemanagementsystems.

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This book mainly focuses on environmental and resource law under Chinese law, involving secondary disciplines such as international law, civil law, administrative law and criminal law, as well as issues related to other first-class disciplines such as environmental science and ecology. The contents include general theory of environmental law (basic theory), prevention and control of environmental pollution, natural resources protection law and international environmental law. It basically covers all fields of China's environmental law and is a handy reference for those seeking to understand it.

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Book SynopsisOver the past 40 years, countries throughout the world have similarly adopted human rights related to environmental governance and protection in national constitutions. Interestingly, these countries vary widely in terms of geography, politics, history, resources, and wealth. This raises the question: why do some countries have constitutional environmental rights while others do not? Bringing together theory from law, political science, and sociology, a global statistical analysis, and a comparative study of constitutional design in South Asia, Gellers presents a comprehensive response to this important question. Moving beyond normative debates and anecdotal developments in case law, as well as efforts to describe and categorize such rights around the world, this book provides a systematic analysis of the expansion of environmental rights using social science methods and theory. The resulting theoretical framework and empirical evidence offer new insights into how domestic and interTrade ReviewIn his superbly-written new book, Professor Josh Gellers offers us an exciting, radically different and ground-breaking transdisciplinary perspective on the emergence of constitutional environmental rights through an innovative application of social science methods and empirical inquiries. As a leading political scientist and legal scholar, Professor Gellers is perfectly placed to pry open restrictive methodological approaches, providing as he does, fresh insights for lawyers to appreciate why countries actually adopt constitutional environmental rights.Professor Louis J. KotzéResearch Professor, North-West University, South AfricaIn this exciting comparative environmental travelogue, Gellers maintains with wealth of impressive empirical evidence that international environmental norms make and mould ‘state identities’ and shape the design of national constitutions. All those especially interested in green governance and Anthropocene justice should find this rich work very rewarding.Upendra BaxiEmeritus Professor of Law, University of Warwick and DelhiThe author’s novel interdisciplinary analytical device called "a world cultural framework of constitutional environmental rights" incorporating theories from international relations, sociology and law, seeks to improve our understanding of the emergence of environmental rights. He does so by skillfully drawing upon quantitative and qualitative analyses involving Nepal and Sri Lanka.Sumudu AtapattuDirector of Research Centers at University of Wisconsin Law SchoolIn his superbly-written new book, Professor Josh Gellers offers us an exciting, radically different and ground-breaking transdisciplinary perspective on the emergence of constitutional environmental rights through an innovative application of social science methods and empirical inquiries. As a leading political scientist and legal scholar, Professor Gellers is perfectly placed to pry open restrictive methodological approaches, providing as he does, fresh insights for lawyers to appreciate why countries actually adopt constitutional environmental rights.Professor Louis J. KotzéResearch Professor, North-West University, South AfricaIn this exciting comparative environmental travelogue, Gellers maintains with wealth of impressive empirical evidence that international environmental norms make and mould ‘state identities’ and shape the design of national constitutions. All those especially interested in green governance and Anthropocene justice should find this rich work very rewarding.Upendra BaxiEmeritus Professor of Law, University of Warwick and DelhiThe author’s novel interdisciplinary analytical device called "a world cultural framework of constitutional environmental rights" incorporating theories from international relations, sociology and law, seeks to improve our understanding of the emergence of environmental rights. He does so by skillfully drawing upon quantitative and qualitative analyses involving Nepal and Sri Lanka.Sumudu AtapattuDirector of Research Centers at University of Wisconsin Law SchoolOverall, this book is a significant contribution to the growing literature on constitutional environmental rights. Gellers’ empirical, mixed-methods approach sets the bar high for other scholars seeking to tackle the many remaining questions in this field.David Boyd, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the EnvironmentTable of ContentsTable of ContentsList of figures and tables Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1 Constitutions, human rights, and the environment 2 National constitutions in world society 3 The global expansion of environmental rights 4 The experiences of Nepal and Sri Lanka 5 Constitutions for a greener future? Appendix: Technical discussion of qualitative research methodology Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides a state-of-the-art review of research on environmental policy and governance.The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy has a strong focus on new problem structures a perspective that emphasizes the preconditions and processes of environmental policymaking and a comparative approach that covers all levels of local, national, and global policymaking. The volume examines the different conditions under which environmental policymaking takes place in different regions of the world and tracks the theoretical, conceptual, and empirical developments that have been made in recent years. It also highlights emerging areas where new and/or additional research and reflection are warranted. Divided into four key parts, the accessible structure and the nature of the contributions allow the reader to quickly find a concise expert review on topics that are most likely to arise in the course of conducting research or developing policy, and to obtain a broTrade Review"This collection of concisely written articles by a group of leading European and international scholars provides a compelling introduction to important environmental policy themes from both historical and contemporaneous perspectives. Key analytical concepts and paradigms which have guided environmental policy making over the past decades are discussed, factors affecting environmental policy performance and environmental policy change are introduced, and the challenges that will need to be overcome to achieve transformations of energy systems and urban environments are considered. A broad range of topics, including geoengineering, indigenous knowledge in climate policy, the role of litigation, and new forms of environmental activism are covered. The book will be of great use to teachers, students and practitioners looking for a solid overview of central environmental policy concepts, research questions, and empirical approaches."Miranda Schreurs, Professor of Environmental and Climate Policy, Technical University of Munich"This fascinating book provides a wide-ranging overview of advances in the study of environmental policy over the past few decades. The editors are to be commended for their selection of cutting-edge topics and of top-rate scholars to cover them. A great volume that provides an overview of key topic in environmental policy and highlights recent advances in scholarship."James Meadowcroft, Professor at the School of Public Policy, Carleton University, Ottawa, CanadaTable of Contents1 Introduction: A Research Agenda for Environmental Policy Analysis – Past, Present, and Future; PART I Analytical Concepts and Paradigms in Environmental Policy Analysis 2 Emergence and Development of the Environmental Policy Field; 3 Environmental Policy Outputs, Outcomes, and Impacts; 4 The Environmental State; 5 Polycentric Governance; 6 Ecological Modernization and Beyond; PART II Determinants of Environmental Policy Performance 7 Determinants of Performance in National Environmental Policies; 8 Bureaucracy and Environmental Policy; 9 Analytical Perspectives on Environmental Policy Integration; 10 Environmental Policy Implementation; 11 Environmental Policy Evaluation; 12 International Public Administrations in Environmental Governance; 13 The Role of Litigation of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations in Environmental Politics and Policy; 14 Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Environmental Decision Making: The Case of Climate Change; 15 The Science–Policy Interface and Evidence-Based Policymaking in Environmental Policy: Promises and Pitfalls; PART III Environmental Policy Change 16 Policy Change and Policy Accumulation in the Environmental Domain: Causes and Consequences; 17 Leaders, Pioneers, and Followers in Environmental Governance; 18 Convergence and Diffusion of Environmental Policies; 19 Policy Design for Sustainable Energy and the Interplay of Procedural and Substantive Policy Instruments; 20 Securitization, Climate Change, and Energy; 21 Environmental Policy Dynamics in Southeast Asia: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back; PART IV Transformation of Environmental Policies: Paradigmatic Challenges 22 The Challenge of Long-Term Environmental Policy; 23 Cities and Urban Transformations in Multi-Level Climate Governance; 24 Policy Mixes for Addressing Environmental Challenges: Conceptual Foundations, Empirical Operationalisation, and Policy Implications; 25 Fifty Shades of Sufficiency: Semantic Confusion and No Policy; 26 The New Climate Movement: Organization, Strategy, and Consequences; 27 Geoengineering and Public Policy: Framing, Research, and Deployment; 28 Environmental Policymaking in Authoritarian Countries: The Cases of Singapore and Russia; 29 Environmental Policy in Fast-Growing Economies: The Case of India; 30 Conclusions: Past Achievements and Future Directions for Environmental Policy Research

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