Environmental law Books

Book SynopsisThis book provides a compelling view of the emerging system of environmental law in Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country and one of its most rapidly developing. Whilst Indonesia owes its legal traditions to Dutch civil law, a vibrant community of Indonesian environmental law scholars, many of whom are represented in this volume, has helped forge distinctive approaches to environmental regulation. With contributions also by leading European scholars, this is a significant addition to the existing literature on comparative studies in environmental law.'- Rob Fowler, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law'In Regulating Disasters, Climate Change and Environmental Harm Michael Faure and Andri Wibisana bring together insightful analyses of how developing countries can manage serious hazards. Natural disasters have long been threats to developing countries, but now climate change is increasing many risks and posing new challenges. Using Indonesia as a case study, the volume explores issues of risk mitigation and compensation that many other countries also face.'- Daniel Farber, University of California, BerkeleyThis book deals with questions concerning the regulation of disasters, climate change and environmental harm in developing countries, focusing on the particular case of Indonesia and addressing regulatory problems from a multidisciplinary perspective.The contributing authors deal with issues of globalization and especially the question of how globalization affects environmental harm - for example, examining how climate change is regulated in developing countries. Particular attention is paid to the programme for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) and to the effectiveness of the Clean Development Mechanism. Specific focus is also given to the regulation of disasters and the problem of how victims of disasters can be compensated. The book considers issues of decision-making and public participation in decisions with respect to environmentally hazardous activities and finally, the subject of how indigenous knowledge and 'local wisdom' can be incorporated in environmental decision-making in developing countries is discussed. Important conclusions are drawn about how reliable institutions and instruments can be developed to guarantee decision-making which reduces the risks emerging from environmental degradation, climate change or disasters in that public interest. Recommendations are formulated to take into account the specific challenges and problems that developing countries are facing when proposing particular instruments or institutions.This book will appeal to environmental lawyers, environmental policymakers, civil servants with competence for disasters, environmental decision-making or climate change, and environmental economists.Contributors: C. Backes, D. Bram, D. Bunga, L. Choukroune, M. Faure, I.N.E. Irawan, J. Khatarina, T. Mafira, R.V. Rugebregt, M.A. Santosa, I.G.E. Sarjana, J. Spier, M.A. Suleiman, E. Vos, I.W. Wiasta, A. Wibisana, I.W.G. WiryawanTrade ReviewLegal issues are often invisible in emergencies, yet their existence can often make the difference. By exploring the role that both traditional and innovative regulatory instruments may play in preventing and mitigating disasters, climate change and environmental problems, this volume represents a welcome addition to the emerging scholarship in disaster law. In choosing Indonesia as the privileged focus of study, this book does not only set the standard for innovative regulatory scholarship but also for cutting-edge, collaborative North-South academic projects. --Alberto Alemanno, HEC Paris, France and Editor, European Journal of Risk RegulationTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Michael Faure and Andri Wibisana PART I: GLOBALIZATION 1. Impacts of Globalization to Environment, Health and Safety in Developing Countries: The Case of Indonesia I. Gede Eka Sarjana 2. Promoting Food Safety through Legal Measures in Developing Countries: Experiences from EU Food Safety Regulation Ellen Vos 3. Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations: The Exxon Mobil Case in Indonesia Leïla Choukroune PART II: CLIMATE CHANGE 4. A Critical View on Indonesia’s Legal Responses to Climate Change Andri Wibisana 5. REDD+ in Indonesia. Law and Governance Perspectives Mas Achmed Santosa and Josi Khatarina 6. Local Elections and Deforestation in Local Areas: Another Challenge for Indonesia in the Fight Against Climate Change Deni Bram 7. ‘Clean Development Mechanism’ or ‘Community Doesn’t Matter’? The Role of Public Consultation to Achieve Sustainable Development through CDM in Indonesia Tiza Mafira 8. The Need for Breaking New Ground in the Realm of Climate Change Jaap Spier PART III: COMPENSATION FOR DISASTERS 9. Towards Effective Compensation for Victims of Natural Catastrophes in Developing Countries Michael Faure 10. The Myths of Environmental Compensation in Indonesia: Lessons from the Sidoarjo Mudflow Andri Wibisana PART IV: DECISION-MAKING 11. The Precautionary Principle in Wildlife Law – Theoretical Disputes and Practical Solutions Chris Backes 12. Law and Politics of Nuclear Power Plant Development in Indonesia: Technocracy, Democracy, and Internationalization of Decision-Making M. Ajisatria Suleiman PART V: LOCAL WISDOM 13. The Responsibility of the Customary Village Concerning the Sustainable City Forest I. Wayan Wiasta, I. Wayan Gde Wiryawan, I. Nyoman Edi Irawan and Dewi Bunga 14. Revitalization of the Kewang Institute in the Sustainable Management of Marine and Coastal Natural Resources in Maluku Province Revency Vania Rugebregt PART VI: CONCLUSION Concluding Remarks Michael Faure and Andri Wibisana Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive yet accessible book offers an in-depth overview of the law relating to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It explores both the initial objectives set out in the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, and also those policies that have emerged as a result of the growth of competencies within the EU. Examining the four regulations that currently govern the CAP in the areas of direct payments, rural development, finance, and the common organisation of the markets, the author considers their interpretation in the case-law of the Court of Justice of the EU and the General Court. Throughout this insightful book, the European Commission's proposals for CAP reform are discussed and an astute assessment of their National Strategic Plans concludes that Member States would benefit from greater discretion in fine-tuning the principles of the policy established at European level to the particular characteristics of their national agricultural sector. Students and scholars of European law and agricultural law more specifically will find this book a structured and nuanced guide to existing and future policy at both EU and WTO levels. Policy makers and practitioners will also find its up to date treatment of the law a valuable reference.Trade Review'This book is a superb survey of the legal foundations of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. Beautifully written and bang up to date, Professor McMahon has drawn on a wide range of sources, including basic legislation, Commission delegated and implementing acts, and Court of Justice judgements, to produce this outstanding and comprehensive study. It will be an indispensable guide and reference for all who work with or are affected by the EU s agricultural policy.' --Alan Matthews, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland'This very timely new text examines a complex, yet under explored area of European Union Law. In so doing it provides a comprehensive and highly accessible analysis of the legal framework. The author provides a clear account of the laws underpinning the wide range of policy areas that converge within Europe's present Common Agricultural Policy. Additionally he addresses the challenges that will drive reform and which light the path toward Europe's future agricultural policy.' --Brian Jack, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast, UK'Professor McMahon's book is a comprehensive and academically rigorous examination of the EU's common agricultural policy from its beginnings in the 1950s. Concise and readable, it shows how the CAP has evolved over 70 years and includes a detailed analysis of the latest proposals for the CAP into the 2020s. The book is well laid out, easy to navigate and full of detail. The author has done all those interested in EU agriculture an invaluable service.' --Bernard O'Connor, Nctm, BrusselTable of ContentsContents Preface 1. A Framework for the CAP 2. The Direct Payments Regulation 3. The Rural Development Regulation 4. The Finance Regulation 5. The Common Organisation Regulation 6. The Reform Proposals Index

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Book SynopsisThe book gives detailed discussions of essential EU climate law and presents profound national reports which cover the transposition of EU law and focus on national climate strategies, which are often complex and sometimes also ambitious. Comparative studies at the grassroots level are an important source of ideas and possibilities and also useful documentation both for researchers and political actors.'- Erkki Hollo, University of Helsinki, Finland'This is an outstanding collection of essays by a multi-national team of leading scholars. It reminds us that in a system of multi-level governance, it is crucial to examine and appraise developments not only at the level of the European Union but also within the Member States. This task has become easier with the publication of this excellent book.'- Joanne Scott, University College London, UKThe complex and multifaceted nature of EU climate legislation poses a major challenge for EU Member States. This timely book focuses on national climate action, addressing the regulatory responses required for the purposes of meeting greenhouse gas emissions reduction objectives for 2020 (and beyond).The book seeks to answer such questions as: what kind of legislative approaches should be developed to comply with EU climate law? What room for national discretion should remain? What opportunities exist to go beyond EU ambitions? In addition, distinguished authors analyze national regulatory developments across selected Member States, identifying potential areas for review and improvement. The book offers further discussion and legal analysis of core themes such as: long-term target setting; contrasting legislative approaches; instrument mixes; and key linkages between environmental and energy law.In light of the challenges confronting national legislators, this book offers important insights into the role and contribution of law towards improved climate protection, with potential lessons for countries both within and outside the EU. With this in mind, Climate Law in EU Member States will be a valuable read for policymakers and civil servants at national ministries and at the European Commission, carbon consultants and environmental non-governmental organizations, as well as for academics in and outside the EU.Contributors: E. Bergsma, J. de Cendra de Larragán, K. de Graaf, J. Gupta, N. Hervé-Fournereau, M. Holwerda, G. Kaminskaite-Salters, L. Karski, A. Langlais, T. Parejo Navajas, M. Peeters, B. Pozzo, C. Reid, T. Schomerus, L. Squintani, M. Stallworthy, N. van der Grijp, S. WeishaarTrade Review‘The book gives detailed discussions of essential EU climate law and presents profound national reports which cover the transposition of EU law and focus on national climate strategies, which are often complex and sometimes also ambitious. Comparative studies at the grassroots level are an important source of ideas and possibilities and also useful documentation both for researchers and political actors.’ -- Erkki Hollo, University of Helsinki, Finland‘This is an outstanding collection of essays by a multi-national team of leading scholars. It reminds us that in a system of multi-level governance, it is crucial to examine and appraise developments not only at the level of the European Union but also within the Member States. This task has become easier with the publication of this excellent book.’ -- Joanne Scott, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Rationale for a Focus on Mitigation Law at EU Member State Level Javier de Cendra de Larragán, Marjan Peeters and Mark Stallworthy PART II: THE MEANING OF EU LAW FOR NATIONAL CLIMATE LEGISLATION 2. Legal Consequences of the Effort Sharing Decision for Member State Action Marjan Peeters and Mark Stallworthy 3. EU Climate and Energy Law: Challenges for Member States Javier de Cendra de Larragán 4. Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from EU ETS Installations: What Room is Left for the Member States? Lorenzo Squintani, Marijn Holwerda and Kars de Graaf 5. EU State Aid Law and National Climate Regulation Stefan Weishaar PART III: THE EMERGENCE OF CLIMATE PROTECTION LEGISLATION WITHIN MEMBER STATES 6. Prospects for the UK’s National Approach to Climate Law-making Mark Stallworthy 7. Scotland: Constraints and Opportunities in a Devolved System Colin Reid 8. The Paradoxical Nature of French Climate Change Law in the Light of the Grenelle Environmental Round Table Nathalie Hervé-Fournereau 9. German Climate and Energy Legislation: An Ambitious but Fragmented Framework Thomas Schomerus 10. Spanish Climate Change Policy: An Ambitious Bet on Renewable Energies Teresa Parejo Navajas 11. Climate Law in Poland: Towards an Overall Regulation Leszek Karski PART IV: TYPICAL CHOICES BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION 12. Implementing the Carbon Capture and Storage Regime in the UK: Experiences from a Front-runner Country Giedre Kaminskaite-Salters 13. Biomass or the Story of an Unfinished Coming Together of Energy and Waste: Observations on the EU and French Legal Approach Alexandra Langlais 14. The Need for a Consistent Renewable Energy Policy in Italy Barbara Pozzo 15. The Dutch Focus: A Delta Act for Climate Adaptation Nicolien van der Grijp, Emmy Bergsma and Joyeeta Gupta PART V: CONCLUSION AND PROSPECT 16. Concluding Observations and Forward Look Javier de Cendra de Larragán, Marjan Peeters and Mark Stallworthy Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely volume provides fascinating insights into emerging developments in the field of legal governance of the environment at a time when environmental governance is increasingly concerned with far more than legal doctrine. The expert contributors are concerned with the totality of arrangements through which power and resources are deployed to protect and restore natural resources, and how the costs and benefits of this are allocated. They explore key issues such as: how the community exercises its democratic rights; how government responds to the needs of current and future generations and balances the interests of the powerful with the powerless; the freedoms and responsibilities of commerce and the holders of property; and the ways in which laws and policies are informed by science and other perspectives. The various ways in which legal scholarship is pivotal to good governance are thus highlighted, as is the extent of innovation being generated by current ecological, economic and social challenges. Clearly demonstrating the increasing breadth and depth of environmental law scholarship, this thought-provoking book will prove an invaluable reference tool for academics, students and researchers focusing on environmental law and development.Contributors: A. Brower, Z. Chen, J.W. Dellapenna, A. Du Plessis, M.G. Faure, A. Gardner, N. Goeteyn, M. Hong, K. Jian, A. Kennedy, K. Khoday, R. Kibugi, F. Maes, P. Martin, M. Morel, J. Page, T. Qin, H. Wang, J. Williams, Y. Yanjie, H. ZhangTrade ReviewA unique publication that examines emerging and cutting-edge environmental issues from no less than seven countries including Africa and China. These issues are examined mainly from a trans-disciplinary environmental governance perspective that includes law, ecology, economics, policy and management. The contributors to the book include PhD candidates from Africa, Belgium and China. They are exceptional young scholars. They together with other contributors, who are distinguished environmental legal experts, have advanced the scholarship of environmental governance. --Koh Kheng-Lian, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Scholarship of Environmental Governance PART I: THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE 1. Instruments for Environmental Governance: What Works? Michael G. Faure 2. Does (Property) Diversity Beget (Landscape) Sustainability? John Page and Ann Brower 3. Creating Next Generation Rural Landscape Governance: The Challenge for Environmental Law Scholarship Paul Martin, Jacqueline Williams and Amanda Kennedy PART II: GOVERNANCE INNOVATION IN CHINA 4. Constitutionalism and the Environment: The Evolution of Environmental Governance in China’s Socialist Market Economy Kishan Khoday 5. Toward a More Effective Environmental Criminal Law in China Michael G. Faure and Hao Zhang 6. A Feasible Approach to Environmental Public Interest Litigation: The People’s Procuratorate as Plaintiff Mei Hong and Yin Yanjie 7. Environmental E-governance in China: Insights from Government-citizen Interaction Qin Tianbao and Wang Huanhuan PART III: THE INTERSECTION OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AROUND WATER LAWS 8. Global Climate Disruption and Water Law Reform in the United States Joseph W. Dellapenna 9. The Legal Protection of Ramsar Wetlands: Australian Reforms Alex Gardner 10. Drinking Water Security in China: A Critical Justice Issue Ke Jian PART IV: LINKING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INNOVATIONS 11. The Quest for a World Environment Organization: Reflections on a Failing Debate as an Input for Future Improvement Nils Goeteyn and Frank Maes 12. Human Rights Law, Refugee and Migration Law, and Environmental Law: Exploring their Contributions in the Context of ‘Environmental Migration’ Michèle Morel 13. Climate Change: Legal Impediments to Technology Transfer Zhou Chen 14. Implementing Stewardship in Kenyan Land Use Law: The Case for a Sustainability Extension Robert Kibugi Index

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Book SynopsisThe Arctic ice cap is melting and scientists are uncertain about how this will affect ecosystems. At the same time, the Arctic is the object of heated political discussion. Who shall extract the oil when the ice disappears? How are marine delimitation lines established? Who will control the new sea routes that are opening up? Who actually owns the Arctic? This volume, edited by a leading academic in the field, brings together some of the most authoritative journal articles on Arctic politics publishes since the end of the Cold War. The articles discuss circumpolar and regional Arctic governance, including the claim that a ‘scramble for the Arctic’ is underway.Along with an original introduction by Professor Hønneland, this collection will be of interest to academics, researchers and students with an interest in the politics of the arctic.Trade Review‘This is a timely and much needed volume that provides the reader with easy access to a wide selection of academic and semi-academic work that has served to set the tone and direction of the international debate on Arctic affairs over the last two decades.’ -- Alf Håkon Hoel, Havforskningsinstituttet, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Geir Hønneland The First Arctic Wave PART I THE END OF THE COLD WAR 1. Oran R. Young (1985), ‘The Age of the Arctic’ 2. Clive Archer (1988), ‘General Features of Political Development and Possibilities for Cooperation in the Arctic’ 3. Olav Schram Stokke (1990), ‘The Northern Environment: Is Cooperation Coming?’ 4. J. Enno Harders (1987), ‘In Quest of an Arctic Legal Regime: Marine Regionalism – A Concept of International Law Evaluated’ 5. Alexei Yu Roginko and Matthew J. LaMourie (1992), ‘Emerging Marine Environmental Protection Strategies for the Arctic’ 6. David D. Caron (1993), ‘Toward an Arctic Environmental Regime’ PART II CIRCUMPOLAR COOPERATION 7. Robert L. Friedheim (1988), ‘The Regime of the Arctic - Distributional or Integrative Bargaining?’ 8. David Scrivener (1999), ‘Arctic Environmental Cooperation in Transition’ 9. Oran R. Young (2002), ‘Can the Arctic Council and the Northern Forum Find Common Ground?’ 10. Oran R. Young (2005), ‘Governing the Arctic: From Cold War Theater to Mosaic of Cooperation’ 11. Lassi Heininen and Heather N. Nicol (2007), ‘The Importance of Northern Dimension Foreign Policies in the Geopolitics of the Circumpolar North’ 12. Carina Keskitalo (2007), ‘International Region-Building: Development of the Arctic as an International Region’ 13. Elana Wilson (2007), ‘Arctic Unity, Arctic Difference: Mapping the Reach of Northern Discourses’ 14. Njord Wegge (2011), ‘The Political Order in the Arctic: Power Structures, Regimes and Influence’ 15. Torbjørn Pedersen (2012), ‘Debates over the Role of the Arctic Council’ PART III REGIONAL COOPERATION 16. Christopher Kirkey (1995), ‘Smoothing Troubled Waters: The 1988 Canada–United States Arctic Co-operation Agreement’ 17. Kristian Åtland (2008), ‘Mikhail Gorbachev, the Murmansk Initiative, and the Desecuritization of Interstate Relations in the Arctic’ 18. Iver B. Neumann (1994), ‘A Region-Building Approach to Northern Europe’ 19. Geir Hønneland (1998), ‘Identity Formation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region’ 20. Sergei Medvedev (2001), ‘[the_blank_space] Glenn Gould, Finland, Russia and the North’ 21. Pami Aalto, Simon Dalby and Vilho Harle (2003), ‘The Critical Geopolitics of Northern Europe: Identity Politics Unlimited’ 22. Christopher S. Browning (2003), ‘The Region-Building Approach Revisited: The Continued Othering of Russia in Discourses of Region-Building in the European North’ 23. Geir Hønneland (2010), ‘East–West Collaboration in the European North’ 24. Tore Henriksen and Geir Ulfstein (2011), ‘Maritime Delimitation in the Arctic: The Barents Sea Treaty’ THE SECOND ARCTIC WAVE PART IV THE “SCRAMBLE” FOR THE ARCTIC 25. Scott G. Borgerson (2008), ‘Arctic Meltdown: The Economic and Security Implications of Global Warming’ 26. Margaret Blunden (2009), ‘The New Problem of Arctic Stability’ 27. Charles K. Ebinger and Evie Zambetakis (2009), ‘The Geopolitics of Arctic Melt’ 28. Adriana Craciun (2009), ‘The Scramble for the Arctic’ 29. Elizabeth Elliot-Meisel (2009), ‘Politics, Pride, and Precedent: The United States and Canada in the Northwest Passage’ 30. Klaus Dodds (2010), ‘Flag Planting and Finger Pointing: The Law of the Sea, the Arctic and the Political Geographies of the Outer Continental Shelf’ 31. Ian G. Brosnan, Thomas M. Leschine and Edward L. Miles (2011), ‘Cooperation or Conflict in a Changing Arctic’ 32. Timo Koivurova (2011), ‘The Actions of the Arctic States Respecting the Continental Shelf: A Reflective Essay’ 33. Younkyoo Kim and Stephen Blank (2011), ‘The Arctic: A New Issue on Asia’s Security Agenda’ 34. Margaret Blunden (2012), ‘Geopolitics and the Northern Sea Route’ 35. Nong Hong (2012), ‘The Energy Factor in the Arctic Dispute: A Pathway to Conflict or Cooperation?’ 36. Torbjørn Pedersen (2006), ‘The Svalbard Continental Shelf Controversy: Legal Disputes and Political Rivalries’ PART V NEW ARCTIC GOVERNANCE 37. Olav Schram Stokke (2006), ‘A Legal Regime for the Arctic? Interplay with the Law of the Sea Convention’ 38. Donald Rothwell (2008), ‘The Arctic in International Affairs: Time for a New Regime?’ 39. Oran R. Young (2009), ‘Whither the Arctic? Conflict or Cooperation in the Circumpolar North’ 40. Timo Koivurova (2010), ‘Limits and Possibilities of the Arctic Council in a Rapidly Changing Scene of Arctic Governance’ 41. Oran R. Young (2010), ‘Arctic Governance - Pathways to the Future’ 42. Olav Schram Stokke (2011), ‘Environmental Security in the Arctic: The Case for Multilevel Governance’ 43. Oran R. Young (2011), ‘If an Arctic Treaty is not the Solution, What is the Alternative?’ 44. Shih-Ming Kao, Nathaniel S. Pearre and Jeremy Firestone (2012), ‘Adoption of the Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement: A Shift of the Arctic Regime toward a Hard Law Basis?’

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Book Synopsis'Green taxation is an important subject. Recently in the UK, HM Treasury set out a definition of environmental taxes for the UK and has sought to increase the proportion of tax revenue raised by environmental taxation. This is part of the EU agreement to encourage ''green tax'' reforms and increase their effectiveness. Globally, there is renewed interest in the implementation of environmental taxation and measuring the greening of the tax system. Increasing concerns over the costs and impact of climate change and over reliance on carbon energy have underlined the need for suitable strategies. It is proposed that a percentage of GDP will be allocated to tax revenues from green taxation. This is a timely volume and provides well informed case studies and analytical discourse that covers in breadth the various forms of green taxation. These essays are from leading scholars in the field. Policy makers, lawyers, economists and political scientists will find the essays rewarding, informative and essential reading.'- John McEldowney, University of Warwick, UK Green Taxation and Environmental Sustainability explores the critical issue of how taxes can be applied across relevant environmental areas - including transport, nuclear power, and water and waste management - to achieve sustainability. Containing topical chapters written by environmental experts, the book covers a number of key issues, including: interaction of biofuels and EU state aid rules; territorial differences for transport fuel demand; electric vehicles, taxation and electricity transmission; public policy issues on the disposal of high-level radioactive waste in Japan; landfill and waste incineration taxes; and many other topics. This insightful study will appeal to policymakers in government, as well as to students and academics in environmental law, environmental economics and environmental sustainability.Contributors include: A. Anton Anton, K. Bachus, S. Bassi, N.A. Braathen, M. Burguillo, P. del Rio, J.M. Domingues, A. Fuenmayor, A.C. Gonzalez Martinez, M.A. Grau Ruiz, M. Jofra Sora, M. Jorge, R. Lafuente, S. Lee, J.E. Milne, R. Palanca-Tan, S.-J. Park, L.A. Pecorelli-Peres, I. Pisano, C. Priego, I. Puig Ventosa, D. Romero, E.E. Steinhilber, J. Truby, K. Ueta, J.R. Voegele, E. Watkins, R.H. WeberTrade Review‘Green taxation is an important subject. Recently in the UK, HM Treasury set out a definition of environmental taxes for the UK and has sought to increase the proportion of tax revenue raised by environmental taxation. This is part of the EU agreement to encourage “green tax” reforms and increase their effectiveness. Globally, there is renewed interest in the implementation of environmental taxation and measuring the greening of the tax system. Increasing concerns over the costs and impact of climate change and over reliance on carbon energy have underlined the need for suitable strategies. It is proposed that a percentage of GDP will be allocated to tax revenues from green taxation. This is a timely volume and provides well informed case studies and analytical discourse that covers in breadth the various forms of green taxation. These essays are from leading scholars in the field. Policy makers, lawyers, economists and political scientists will find the essays rewarding, informative and essential reading.’ -- John McEldowney, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: MEASURING GREEN TAXES 1. Improving the Methodology for Measuring the Greening of the Tax System Kris Bachus 2. New Information in the OECD Database on Instruments Used for Environmental Policy Nils Axel Braathen PART II: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY 3. Promotion of Biofuels and EU State Aid Rules: The Case of Spain Álvaro Antón Antón 4. Territorial Differences for Transport Fuel Demand in Spain: An Econometric Study Pablo del Río, Desiderio Romero, Marta Jorge and Mercedes Burguillo 5. Environmental Concern and Sustainability: When Citizens Assess Urban Mobility, Do They Consider the Environment? Ignacio Pisano, Regina Lafuente and Carlos Priego 6. Taxing Malls: Ways to Achieve Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport María Amparo Grau Ruiz PART III: NEW APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY 7. Electric Vehicles: Plugging into the US Tax Code Janet E. Milne 8. Electric Vehicles, Taxes and Public Policies in Brazil José Marcos Domingues and Luiz Artur Pecorelli-Peres 9. Automobile Taxation in Spain: Recent Reforms and Future Proposals Amadeo Fuenmayor 10. Fiscal Tools for Inclusion of GCC States in the Global Environmental Programme: Focus Upon New Vehicle Imports Jon Truby PART IV: ENCOURAGING NEW RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES 11. Taxation and Electricity Transmission: Bringing Wind Energy onto the Grid Emily E. Steinhilber and Jonathan R. Voegele 12. Public–Private Partnerships as Incentive to Foster Sustainable Technologies Rolf H. Weber PART V: NUCLEAR POWER EXTERNALITIES 13. Public Policy Issues on the Disposal of High-level Radioactive Waste in Japan Soocheol Lee and Kazuhiro Ueta 14. Fueling Meltdown: Nuclear Tax and Subsidy in Japan Seung-Joon Park PART VI: WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 15. Looking for Evidence of Landfill Tax Effectiveness in the European Union Samuela Bassi and Emma Watkins 16. Landfill and Waste Incineration Taxes in Catalonia, Spain Ignasi Puig Ventosa, Ana Citlalic González Martínez and Marta Jofra Sora 17. Raw Water Pricing for Ground Water Preservation: A Policy Advocacy Exercise in CDO, Philippines Rosalina Palanca-Tan Index

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Book SynopsisThis original and timely volume provides unique insights and analysis on the pressing question of how to achieve environmental sustainability while fostering economic growth. The emphasis of the book lies in finding critical solutions to global climate change including chapters on environmental fiscal reform and unemployment in Spain, EU structural and cohesion policy and sustainable development, ecological tax reform in Europe and Asia, Australia's carbon pricing mechanism, and many other timely topics.This insightful volume will appeal to policymakers in government as well as academics and students in environmental law, environmental economics and environmental sustainability. Contributors: E. de Lemos Pinto Aydos, B. Bahn-Walkowiak, C.M. Black, B. Butcher, A.F. Carbo Lugo, F. Carraro, J. Cottrell, M. Escapa, C. Ge, M. Gonzalez-Eguino, J.I. Gorospe-Oviedo, F. Habermacher, Y. Ito, L. Kreiser, T.-Y. Lee, C. Lenz, A. Lerch, X. Li, X. Liu, A. Majocchi, A. Markandya, A.I. Mateos-Ansotegui, E. Meyer, D.C. Perez Bustamante, Y. Ren, S. Rudolph, P. Schepelmann, H. Sprohge, K. Sudo, S. Suk, R. Tavallali, A. Usubiaga, B. Volmert, J. Wang, M. Xue, A. Yabar Sterling, A. ZattiTrade ReviewThe scope, depth and persistence with which this book explores carbon pricing is admirable, reflecting that despite political reluctance it is a topic in all parts of the world. - Mikael Skou Andersen, Aarhus University, Denmark and European Environment Agency Environmental taxation and emissions trading continue to be high on the public policy agenda in many countries, and this is another welcome and very interesting volume in the Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation series that presents new ideas and evidence on these subjects from a wide range of countries and a variety of perspectives. --- Paul Ekins, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: CARBON PRICING AND ENVIRONMENTAL FISCAL REFORM 1. Environmental Fiscal Reform and Unemployment in Spain Anil Markandya, Mikel González-Eguino and Marta Escapa 2. EU Structural and Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development Bettina Bahn-Walkowiak, Arkaitz Usubiaga and Philipp Schepelmann 3. Decentralized Environmental Taxation: A Preliminary Assessment Fiorenza Carraro and Andrea Zatti PART II: LOW CARBON GREEN GROWTH 4. Taxation Reform for Promoting Low Carbon Green Growth in China Chazhong Ge, Xiaoqiong Li, Jinnan Wang, Yajuan Ren and Minbin Xue 5. Ecological Tax Reform in Europe and Central Asia Jacqueline Cottrell and Eike Meyer 6. Lower Carbon Energy: The Case of Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas Hans Sprohge, Rahmat Tavallali, Larry Kreiser and Bill Butcher PART III: CARBON PRICING THROUGH EMISSIONS TRADING 7. Emissions Trading to Improve Visibility in Specially Protected Areas in the US: An Alternative to Retrofit Control Requirements in a Sustainable Economy Agustín F. Carbó Lugo 8. Related Party Transactions and Emissions Rights: Accounting and Direct International Taxation J.I. Gorospe-Oviedo and A.I. Mateos-Ansótegui 9. Harmful Subsidies on Fossil Fuels: ETS Windfall Profits and Coal Protection for Electricity in Spain Ana Yábar Sterling and Diana C. Perez Bustamante PART IV: EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES 10. GHG Emissions Trading Schemes in Northeast Asia: An Overview and Analysis of Current Scenarios Xianbing Liu, Sunhee Suk and Kinichi Sudo 11. Towards Sustainable Carbon Markets: Requirements for Effective, Efficient, and Fair Emissions Trading Schemes Sven Rudolph, Christine Lenz, Achim Lerch and Barbara Volmert 12. Linking Land Sector Activities to Emissions Trading: Australia’s Carbon Farming Initiative Celeste M. Black PART V: IMPACTS OF CARBON PRICING 13. Determinants of Willingness to Pay for Emissions Reduction: A Comparative Study of Japan and South Korea Tae-Yeoun Lee 14. The Effects of Carbon/Energy Taxes on R&D Expenditure in Sweden Yasushi Ito 15. Carbon-Energy Tax, Emission Permits and Border Tax Adjustments Alberto Majocchi PART VI: CARBON LEAKAGE CONCERNS 16. Is Carbon Leakage Really Low? A Critical Reconsideration of the Leakage Concept Florian Habermacher 17. Australia’s Carbon Pricing Mechanism Elena de Lemos Pinto Aydos Index

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Book SynopsisRegional legal action to environmental problems has become increasingly important for national and international approaches. This important new study provides profound discussions of the state of affairs of regional approaches across the world and points at many remaining challenges regarding not only regulatory approaches, particularly in the field of transboundary waters and climate change, but also human rights instruments. It should be required reading by all interested in the further development of environmental law from a sustainable development perspective.'- Marjan Peeters, University of Maastricht, the NetherlandsThis perceptive work presents a unique comparative legal analysis, ascertaining how regional environmental law can contribute to the prevailing pursuit of global sustainable development. The book provides an introduction to and analysis of the environmental law adhered to by each regional organization in an accessible and discerning discussion.Regional Environmental Law analyzes the manner in which four distinct regional organizations the European Union (EU), Organization of American States (OAS), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the African Union (AU) facilitate cooperation concerning regional environmental law in order to promote sustainable development. The fundamental environmental issues that require regional cooperation are considered: human rights and the environment, climate change and shared watercourses. Leading scholars critically analyze how states may pool sovereignty, pursuant to finding solutions to these salient environmental problems. The book puts forward conclusive thoughts about how to work towards the sustainable development agenda through both specific regional action and collaborative efforts.Researchers and students interested in international and environmental law will benefit from the comparative analysis of the respective regional organisations and their contribution to the sustainable development commitment. Practitioners and policy makers will find practical insight from the conclusions drawn.Contributors: M. Barnard, L. Bhullar, B. Boer, J.T. Calasans, J. de Cendra de Larragán, C.S. de Windt, B. Garcia, K. Kheng-Lian, L. Krämer, W.D. Lubbe, O. McIntyre, A. Meijknecht, M.A. Orellana, D.M. Pallangyo, W. Scholtz, H. Strydom, J. VerschuurenTrade Review‘Regional legal action to environmental problems has become increasingly important for national and international approaches. This important new study provides profound discussions of the state of affairs of regional approaches across the world and points at many remaining challenges regarding not only regulatory approaches, particularly in the field of transboundary waters and climate change, but also human rights instruments. It should be required reading by all interested in the further development of environmental law from a sustainable development perspective’ -- Marjan Peeters, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Werner Scholtz and Jonathan Verschuuren PART I THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) 2. Introduction to Regional Environmental Law of the African Union Hennie Strydom 3. Africa and Climate Change: Legal Perspectives from the AU Daniel M. Pallangyo and Werner Scholtz 4. Sustainable Development of SADC’s Watercourses: The IncoMaputo River Basin Agreement of 2002 Michelle Barnard and Willem Daniël Lubbe 5. Human Rights and the Environment in the African Union Context Werner Scholtz PART II THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) 6. Introduction to Environmental Law in the Americas Claudia S. de Windt and Marcos A. Orellana 7. The Contribution of the Inter-American Human Rights System to Sustainable Development Anna Meijknecht 8. Sustainable Water Resource Management and the Amazon Basin Beatriz Garcia and Jorge Thierry Calasans PART III ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) 9. Introduction to ASEAN Regional Environmental Law Ben Boer 10. ASEAN: The Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment, 2007 and Beyond Koh Kheng-Lian and Lovleen Bhullar PART IV EUROPEAN UNION (EU) LAW 11. Introduction to European Union Environmental Law Ludwig Krämer 12. EU Climate Change Law: A Credible Example? Javier de Cendra de Larragán 13. Contribution of the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights to Sustainable Development in Europe Jonathan Verschuuren 14. A Comparative Analysis of the Legal Frameworks that Govern Europe’s Transboundary Waters Owen McIntyre Index

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Book SynopsisComparative Ocean Governance examines the world's attempts to improve ocean governance through place-based management - marine protected areas, ocean zoning, marine spatial planning - and evaluates this growing trend in light of the advent of climate change and its impacts on the seas. This monograph opens with an explanation of the economics of the oceans and their value to the global environment and the earth's population, the long-term stressors that have impacted oceans, and the new threats to ocean sustainability that climate change poses. It then examines the international framework for ocean management and coastal nations' increasing adoption of place-based governance regimes. The final section explores how these place-based management regimes intersect with climate change adaptation efforts, either accidentally or intentionally. It then offers suggestions for making place-based marine management even more flexible and responsive for the future. Environmental law scholars, legislators and policy makers, marine scientists, and all those concerned for the welfare of the world's oceans will find this book of great value.Trade Review'Craig, an environmental law scholar, reviews the history of managing and governing coastal and oceanic systems after providing an extended abstract on historical and current stresses to these areas. She concludes with an extended section detailing emerging management philosophy and practices. The author's writing style is clear and remarkably lively. . . the book is a good introduction to an emerging topic - managing natural systems as the climate changes.' --S.R. Fegley, Choice'This short book provides a fascinating window into a vast subject.' --Sally Ramage, The Criminal LawyerTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: The Ocean and the Threats to it 1. The Value of the Oceans 2. Non-Climate Threats to Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity 3. Climate Change and the Oceans Part II: Ocean Governance, International Law, and Place-based Protections for Marine Ecosystems 4. The International Legal Framework of Ocean Governance 5. Place-based Marine Governance: An Overview Part III: Adapting Place-based Marine Governance to Climate Change 6. ‘Accidental’ Adaptation: Climate Change and Existing Place-based Marine Management 7. Purposeful Climate Change Adaptation in Place-based Governance Systems 8. Making Marine Spatial Planning Climate Change Dynamic Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisEU environmental law is now a dominant source of influence in the development and application of environmental law and policy in most Member States. This important new study provides a fresh appraisal of the changing nature of EU environmental legislation, and the tensions between discretion and goals. Above all it tackles the difficult questions of the appropriate role and design of law in tackling current and future environmental challenges. It should be required reading byall those concerned with the future of environmental law, both within Europe and elsewhere, and the authors are to be congratulated on the quality and scope of their analysis.'- Richard Macrory, University College, London, UKThis thought-provoking book offers a cross-cutting debate on EU environmental legislation from a legal perspective focusing on key themes such as regulatory instrument choice, the coherency of law, and enforceable commitments.Based on thorough investigations of several environmental domains - particularly water law, air quality law, industrial emissions law and climate and energy law - it presents the current state of EU environmental regulatory approaches and suggests potential ways for improvement. It pays close attention to the consequences of EU legislative choices for Member States and balances the need for clear environmental legislation providing enforceable substantive rights to citizens against the wish to leave discretion to Member States.This timely book provides a critical review of the complexity and inherent flexibility of EU environmental law. It will have great appeal to environmental law scholars, political scientists, environmental policy and law consultants and to Governmental officers both in the EU and Member States.Contributors: B. Beijen, M. Bogaart, F. Groothuijse, S. van Holten, A. Keessen, J. van Kempen, F. Oosterhuis, M. Peeters, M. van Rijswick, R. Uylenburg, E. Vogelezang-StouteTrade Review‘EU environmental law is now a dominant source of influence in the development and application of environmental law and policy in most Member States. This important new study provides a fresh appraisal of the changing nature of EU environmental legislation, and the tensions between discretion and goals. Above all it tackles the difficult questions of the appropriate role and design of law in tackling current and future environmental challenges. It should be required reading by all those concerned with the future of environmental law, both within Europe and elsewhere, and the authors are to be congratulated on the quality and scope of their analysis.’ -- Richard Macrory, University College, London, UK‘Edward Elgar Publishing have produced an invaluable resource for legal academics and practitioners on current economic approaches to law. One of their latest titles, ‘EU Environmental Legislation’ has been issued as part of their ‘New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law’ series. . . It will certainly excite a great deal of interest among environmental lawyers and academic lawyers and scholars specializing in this area. Government officers too, in the EU and in individual member states will certainly enhance their understanding of EU environmental legislation by acquiring this thoughtful and thought provoking book.’ -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Aim and Structure of this Book Marjan Peeters and Rosa Uylenburg PART II: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES 2. The Governance Approach in European Union Environmental Directives and its Consequences for Flexibility, Effectiveness and Legitimacy Saskia van Holten, Marleen van Rijswick 3. The Emergence of the Framework Directive in EU Environmental Policy: An Exploration of its Function and Characteristics Mireille Bogaart 4. Seeking Coherence Among Environmental Directives Barbara Beijen PART III: SPECIFIC REGULATORY CHOICES 5. Limits to Integration in Pollution Prevention and Control Frans Oosterhuis and Marjan Peeters 6. Everything According to Plan? Achieving Environmental Quality Standards by a Programmatic Approach Frank Groothuijse and Rosa Uylenburg 7. Obligations of Result or Best Effort: Dealing with Problems of Interpretation Jasper van Kempen 8. Instrument Mix or Instrument Mess? The Administrative Complexity of the EU Legislative Package for Climate Change Marjan Peeters 9. In Search of a European Legislative Approach to Adaptation to Climate Change Andrea Keessen 10. Regulating Uncertain Risks of New Technologies: Nanomaterials as a Challenge for the Regulator Elisabeth Vogelezang-Stoute PART IV: CONCLUSION 11. Concluding Observations: Three Core Themes Marjan Peeters and Rosa Uylenburg Index

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Book SynopsisWithin the United States, minority and low-income communities currently bear a disproportionate amount of risk associated with pollution and other harmful environmental practices. The environmental justice movement is working to change this fact, promoting the fair and non-discriminatory treatment of all people with respect to environmental issues, policies, and regulations. This fascinating and timely volume explores the relationship between environmental justice and the government, offering a comprehensive introduction to the legal, economic, and philosophical concerns involved in pursuing environmental justice goals within a federalist system.The authors discuss two case studies in their investigation of the complex interactions between environmental justice and government. These analyses offer a comprehensive view of both the siting and regulation of polluting activities, as well as a discussion of the effects on major natural resources such as clean air and drinking water. In each case, the authors both describe current government responses to the problem and offer specific recommendations regarding what actions should be taken in the future.This authoritative book will make an invaluable addition to courses in environmental law and policy. Professionals and policymakers working in disciplines such as law, economics, environmental science, philosophy and political science will also find this a comprehensive and critical reference.Contents: Preface 1. Federalism and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice 2. Establishing an EJ Claim of Disparate-Impact Discrimination 3. Clean Air, EJ, and Facility Siting in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area 4. Environmental Justice and Enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act: The Arizona Arsenic Experience 5. Environmental Federalism and Addressing EJ Concerns 6. Community Involvement and Substantive Environmental Justice 7. Environmental Justice in the U.S.: Looking Ahead References AppendicesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Federalism and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice 2. Establishing an EJ Claim of Disparate-Impact Discrimination 3. Clean Air, EJ, and Facility Siting in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area 4. Environmental Justice and Enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act: The Arizona Arsenic Experience 5. Environmental Federalism and Addressing EJ Concerns 6. Community Involvement and Substantive Environmental Justice 7. Environmental Justice in the US: Looking Ahead Appendices References 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 SynopsisProfessors Grear and Kotzé have masterfully fashioned a landmark work on human rights and the natural environment. This Research Handbook is more than just a library of current ideas about this important topic; it is an intellectual tour de force that stimulates new thinking on the place of social justice and moral responsibility in the Anthropocene.'- Benjamin J. Richardson, University of Tasmania, Australia'As the connections between human rights and the environment become deeper and broader, this Handbook offers an indispensable point of reference. A seriously impressive group of scholars addresses a seriously interesting range of themes that inform and challenge the totality of our understanding.'- Philippe Sands, University College London, UKBringing together leading international scholars in the field, this authoritative Handbook combines critical and doctrinal scholarship to illuminate some of the challenging tensions in the legal relationships between humans and the environment, and human rights and environment law.The accomplished contributors provide researchers and students with a rich source of reflection and engagement with the topic. Split into five parts, the book covers epistemologies, core values and closures, constitutionalisms, universalisms and regionalisms, with a final concluding section exploring major challenges and alternative futures.An essential resource for students and scholars of human rights law, the volume will also be of significant interest to those in the fields of environmental and constitutional law.Contributors: S. Adelman, U. Beyerlin, K. Bosselmann, D.R Boyd, P.D. Burdon, L. Code, L. Collins, S. Coyle, C.G Gonzalez, E. Grant, A. Grear, E. Hey, C.J. Iorns Magallanes, B. Jessup, A. Jones, A. A. Khavari, L.J. Kotzé, R. Lyster, K. Morrow, A. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, W. Scholtz, P. Simons, S. Thériault, F. VenterTrade Review‘Professors Grear and Kotzé have masterfully fashioned a landmark work on human rights and the natural environment. This Research Handbook is more than just a library of current ideas about this important topic; it is an intellectual tour de force that stimulates new thinking on the place of social justice and moral responsibility in the Anthropocene.’ -- Benjamin J. Richardson, University of Tasmania, Australia‘As the connections between human rights and the environment become deeper and broader, this Handbook offers an indispensable point of reference. A seriously impressive group of scholars addresses a seriously interesting range of themes that inform and challenge the totality of our understanding.’ -- Philippe Sands, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. An Invitation to Epistemic Travellers – Towards Future Worlds in Waiting: Human Rights and the Environment in the Twenty-first Century Anna Grear and Louis J. Kotzé PART I EPISTEMOLOGIES 2. Epistemologies of Mastery Sam Adelman 3. Epistemologies of Doubt Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos 4. Ecological Subjectivities, Responsibilities, and Agency Lorraine Code PRAT II CORE VALUES AND CLOSURES 5. Environmental Human Rights: A Constructive Critique Peter D. Burdon 6. The Closures of Legal Subjectivity: Why Examining ‘Law’s Person’ is Critical to an Understanding of Injustice in an Age of Climate Crisis Anna Grear 7. Property Rights, Environmental Justice and Worldly Order – Lessons from Natural Law Sean Coyle 8. Re-imagining the Role of the Sovereign State and Individual Rights in Mitigating the Effects of the Deterioration of the Environment Francois Venter PART III CONSTITUTIONALISMS AND INTERNATIONALISMS 9. Human Rights and the Environment through an Environmental Constitutionalism Lens Louis J. Kotzé 10. Constitutions, Human Rights and the Environment: National Approaches David R. Boyd 11. Sustainability, Environmental Citizenship Rights and the Ongoing Challenges of Reshaping Supranational Environmental Governance Karen Morrow 12. The United Nations, Human Rights and the Environment Lynda Collins PART IV REGIONALISMS Regionalisms 1: Troubled Conversations? 13. In One Ear and Out the Other: Human Rights Consultations and Environmental Discourses for Human Rights in Australasia Brad Jessup and Annette Jones 14. Reflecting on Cosmology and Environmental Protection: Maori Cultural Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand Catherine J. Iorns Magallanes 15. Environmental Justice and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Sophie Thériault Regionalisms 2: Participations? 16. Aligning International Environmental Governance with the ‘Aarhus Principles’ and Participatory Human Rights Ulrich Beyerlin 17. The Interaction Between Human Rights and the Environment in the European ‘Aarhus Space’ Ellen Hey Regionalisms 3: Receptivities? 18. International Courts and Environmental Human Rights: Re-Imagining Adjudicative Paradigms Evadne Grant 19. Human Rights and the Environment in the African Union Context Werner Scholtz PART V THE FUTURE WE WANT? 20. Protecting the Human Rights of Climate Displaced Persons: The Promise and Limits of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Rosemary Lyster 21. Human Rights, Environmental Justice, and the North-South Divide Carmen G. Gonzalez 22. Selectivity in Law-Making: Regulating Extraterritorial Environmental Harm and Human Rights Violations by Transnational Extractive Corporations Penelope Simons 23. Ecosystem Services, Fear and the Subjects of Environmental Human Rights Afshin Akhtar Khavari 24. Environmental and Human Rights in Ethical Context Klaus Bosselmann Index

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Book SynopsisIn the last twenty years the biofuels industry has developed rapidly in many regions of the world. This timely book provides an in-depth and critical study of the law and policies in many of the key biofuels producing countries, such as Brazil, China and the US, as well as the EU, and a number of other countries where this industry is quickly developing. Drawing on a range of disciplines, the contributors examine the roles of the public and private sectors in the governance of biofuels. They discuss topics such as sustainability and biofuels, and provide a critical review of regulatory regimes for biofuels. They conclude by proposing recommendations for more effective and efficient biofuel policies.Academics working in the area of renewable energy and students in environmental law will find this book to be of interest. It will also be of use to policy makers around the world looking to learn from various existing regimes.Contributors: G. Berndes, M. Brandão, A. Cowie, A. Cowie, K.S. Dahmann, J. De Beer, O. Englund, L.B. Fowler, A. Genest, L. Guo, M.-H. Labrie, Y. Le Bouthillier, E. Le Gal, O.J. Lim Tung, W.E. Mabee, F. Maes, L.D. Malo, M. Mansoor, P. Martin, H. Mcleod-Kilmurray, M.J.F. Montefrio, B.E. Olsen, R.O. Owino, P. Pereira De Andrade, M. Powers, A. Rønne, P.M. Smith, T. Smith, S. Soimakallio, I. Stupak, V.M. Tafur, A.R. TaylorTrade Review'As a reference for law and policy in a much wider range of countries than just the usual three, it has notable value.' --International Energy Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: PART I SUSTAINABILITY AND BIOFUELS 1. Environmental Risks and Opportunities of Biofuels Annette Cowie, Alan Cowie, Sampo Soimakallio and Miguel Brandáo 2. The Roles of Public and Private Governance in Promoting Sustainable Bioenergy Oskar Englund and Göran Berndes 3. Confronting the “Unproductive” Upland Discourses in Biofuels Development in the Philippines Marvin Joseph F. Montefrio PART II CRITICAL REVIEW OF REGULATORY REGIMES FOR BIOFUELS 4. Biofuels’ Legal and Political Framework in Brazil : A Critical Review Through a Sustainable Development Lens Priscila Pereira de Andrade 5. United States Law and Policy and the Biofuel Industry Kristina S. Dahmann, Lara B. Fowler and Paul M. Smith 6. Lessons from US Biofuels Policy: The Renewable Fuels Standard's Rocky Ride Melissa Powers 7. The EU Legal Regime for Biofuels Birgitte Egelund Olsen and Anita Ronne 8. Belgian and French Biofuel Support Measures in Light of Argentina’s Challenge under the WTO Subsidies Agreement Alexandre Genest 9. The Current Legal Framework on Biofuels in China Lei Guo and Frank Maes 10. Biofuel Policy in Columbia: Strong Fiscal Incentives but Weak Environmental and Social Standards Victor M. Tafur 11. Agro-fuel Law and Policy in East Africa: Assessing Avenues for Sustainability Robert Omondi Owino 12. Biofuels, GMOs and Food Security: The South African Legal and Policy Framework Odile Juliette Lim Tung PART III BIOFUELS GOVERNANCE AND THE ROLES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTORS 13. Unpacking the Complexities of Biofuels Policy Paul Martin and Elodie Le Gal 14. Trends in Government Incentives for Biofuels Warren E. Mabee, Lauren D. Malo and Ashton R. Taylor 15. An Industry Perspective: Government Policies to Accelerate the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels in Canada Marie-Hélène Labrie 16. Network Governance of Biofuels Jeremy de Beer 17. Private Regulation in the Bioenergy Sector Maha Mansoor, Inge Stupak and Tat Smith Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides state-of-the-art analysis by leading authors on the links between the international trade regime and health and environment concerns - concerns that make up an increasing proportion of WTO dispute settlement.Research Handbook on Environment, Health and the WTO surveys fields as diverse as climate change mitigation, non-communicable diseases, nanotechnology and public health care. The volume brings to the fore the debates and complexities surrounding these issues and their implications for the international trading system.The Handbook begins in Part I with a survey of general issues that sets a context for the more specific sectorial studies. Part II considers the most pressing issues within health regulation and trade law, whilst Part III is devoted to environmental regulation and its interface with trade law. Part IV looks specifically at aspects of the dispute settlement process and in particular standard of review, and the book concludes in Part V with a consideration of the impact of trade measures on the health and environment regimes of emerging economies.This comprehensive yet concise Handbook will appeal to academics and researchers in international trade law and environmental law, as well as trade law practitioners.Trade Review‘This edited collection extends beyond the trade and public health focus of this review, taking on broader issues including health and also the environment lato sensu. It offers an impressive array of contributions covering all the expected chapters on issues in trade law and health, and also more speculative contributions that are some of its true highlights. . . The Handbook also provides a genuine mix between broad brushstrokes pieces that take common themes in trade and present them in an original light, building on recent case law. . . Other contributions treat very specific issues that rarely get the attention they deserve.’ -- Gregory Messenger, Journal of International Economic Law‘This edited collection brings together an impressive array of authors from the world of international trade, the environment and public health. Each of them is eminently well-placed to bring their own particular expertise to bear on the issue at hand, and to do so in a knowledgeable and stimulating manner. This Research Handbook is a must for anyone interested in these overlapping fields of law and policy whether as a basis for learning or as a resource for further research.’ -- Mary Footer, University of Nottingham School of Law, UK‘This fantastic collection of essays explores the multiple intersections between trade and environment in the WTO. The contributions by leading scholars are theoretically engaged whilst practical in their focus. It is a “must read” for those concerned to ensure that trade liberalisation does not stand in the way of sustainable development, including urgently needed action to mitigate the risks and consequences of climate change.’ -- Joanne Scott, University College London, UK‘Geert Van Calster and Denise Prévost have managed to induce virtually all the great experts on health, environment and WTO law to contribute to their Research Handbook on these subjects. The result is undoubtedly an excellent volume that should adorn the bookcase of any and all interested in the important problem of the relation between international rule-making and regulatory autonomy of states in this area of international economic law.’ -- Pieter Jan Kuijper, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: GENERAL ISSUES 1. The Precautionary Principle in Conflicts Law Perspectives Alexia Herwig and Christian Joerges 2. Regulatory Purpose in GATT Article III, TBT Article 2.1, the Subsidies Agreement, and Elsewhere: Hic et Ubique Donald H. Regan 3. Equivalence and Risk Regulation under the World Trade Organization’s SPS Agreement Marsha A. Echols 4. On the Efficiency of Health Measures and the ‘Appropriate Level of Protection’ Jeffrey Atik 5. The International Organization for Standardization: Private Voluntary Standards as Swords and Shields David A. Wirth 6. Law and Economics of the SPS Agreement: A Critical Perspective Alessandra Arcuri 7. Trade, Environment and Animal Welfare: Conditioning Trade in Goods and Services on Conduct in Another Country? Peter Morrison and Laura Nielsen PART II: HEALTH REGULATION AND TRADE LAW 8. TRIPs and Access to Essential Medicines Bryan Mercurio 9. Public Perception of Food Safety Risks under WTO Law: A Normative Perspective Alberto Alemanno 10. Pre-market Approval Systems and the SPS Agreement Tracey Epps 11. Scope of Application of the SPS Agreement: A Post-Biotech Analysis Jacqueline Peel 12. GATS and Public Health Care: Reflecting on an Uneasy Relationship Panagiotis Delimatsis 13. WTO Law and Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases: A Complex Relationship Tania Voon PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND TRADE LAW Section 1. Climate Change Mitigation 14. International Trade and Climate Change Thomas Cottier and Nashina Shariff 15. Carbon Leakage Measures and Border Tax Adjustments under WTO Law Joost Pauwelyn 16. Challenges for Technology Transfer in the Climate Change Arena: What Interactions with the TRIPS Agreement? Dalindyebo Shabalala 17. Subsidies for Emissions Mitigation under WTO Law Luca Rubini 18. Emission Trading Systems and WTO Law: A Typology of Interactions Javier de Cendra de Larragán Section 2. Other than Climate Change 19. Trade in Environmental Goods, with Focus on Climate-friendly Goods and Technologies ZhongXiang Zhang 20. Emerging Technologies and the WTO: Comparing Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Regulations in the EU and the US Heike Baumüller PART IV: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ISSUES 21. Standard of Review of Health and Environmental Regulations by WTO Panels Lukasz Gruszczynski PART V: EMERGING ECONOMIES AND HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 22. The Impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures on India’s Exports and the Challenges/Opportunities of the SPS Agreement Kasturi Das Index

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Book SynopsisThe Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics surveys the broad range of environmental and sustainability challenges in the emerging Anthropocene and scrutinizes available concepts, methodological tools, theories and approaches, as well as overlaps with adjunct fields of study.This comprehensive reference work, written by some of the most eminent academics in the field, contains 68 entries on numerous aspects across 7 thematic areas, including concepts and definitions; theories and methods; actors; institutions; issue-areas; cross-cutting questions; and overlaps with non-environmental fields. With this broad approach, the volume seeks to provide a pluralistic knowledge base of the research and practice of global environmental governance and politics in times of increased complexity and contestation.Providing its readers with a unique point of reference, as well as stimulus for further research, this Encyclopedia is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in the politics of the environment, particularly students, teachers and researchers.Contributors: K.W. Abbott, C. Adelle, L. Andonova, S. Andresen, W.F. Baber, K. Bäckstrand, R.V. Bartlett, I. Baud, S. Bauer, S. Beck, M. Beisheim, D. Benson, S. Bernstein, K. Biedenkopf, F. Biermann, K. Booth, U. Brand, P.-O. Busch, S. Chan, K. Chelminski, J. Clapp, D. Compagnon, D. Cordell, V. Cornelissen, E. Dellas, S. Dietz, R. Eckersley, R. Floyd, D.J. Frank, V. Galaz, K. Genskow, S. Godin-Beekman, A. Gupta, J. Gupta, R. Haluza-DeLay, A. Hironaka, M. Isailovic, M. Ivanova, A. Jerneck, K. Jönsson, A. Jordan, S. Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, M. Kok, A. Kronsell, M. Lang, S. Lim, J. Lister, K. Magyera, A. Mert, D. Moran, G. Nagtzaam, T. Nielsen, M. Nilsson, C. Okereke, T. Oliver, L. Olsson, P.H. Pattberg, J. Pinkse, A. Prakash, O. Renn, K. Rosendal, M.A.F. Ros-Tonen, D. Rothe, E. Schofer, B. Siebenhüner, N. Simon, J. Stel, H. Stevenson, O.S. Stokke, K. Szulecki, M.W.Tvedt, A. Underdal, T. Van de Graaf, D. Van Vuuren, P. Vellinga, P. Wapner, E. Weinthal, J. Wettestad, S. White, O. Widerberg, F. ZelliTrade Review'The Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics is an indispensable resource for researchers and students of global environmental governance. With balance and precision, entries by world-leading experts catalogue existing knowledge as well as offer new insights into the concepts, theories, institutions, and actors shaping core debates and issues.' --Peter Dauvergne, University of British Columbia, Canada'The Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics provides a comprehensive starting-point for understanding the complex and contested nature of global environmental governance. Pattberg and Zelli have assembled an impressive array of contributions written by leading scholars in their fields. The superbly edited volume provides an indispensable knowledge base for understanding - and tackling - the environmental challenges of the emerging Anthropocene.' --Robert Falkner, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK and editor, Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy'This volume offers a balanced and differentiated perspective and review of the most relevant issues, methodologies, theories and trends in the study of global environmental governance and politics. In 68 key entries leading scholars introduce, explain and discuss systematically the main concepts, the most important findings and the future outlook. An indispensable compendium for scholars, students, practitioners and libraries engaged in environmental politics and governance around the world.' --Arthur P.J. Mol, Wageningen University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS 1. Anthropocene and Planetary Boundaries Victor Galaz 2. Consumerism Jane Lister 3. Earth System Governance Frank Biermann 4. Environment and Nature Paul Wapner 5. Global Environmental Governance Philipp Pattberg and Oscar Widerberg 6. Inclusive Development Joyeeta Gupta, Vincent Cornelissen and Mirjam A.F. Ros-Tonen 7. Liberal Environmentalism and Governance Norms Steven Bernstein 8. Risk Ortwin Renn 9. Sustainable Development Joyeeta Gupta and Isa Baud PART II THEORIES AND METHODS 10. Constructivism and Sociological Institutionalism Gerry Nagtzaam 11. Cost-Benefit Analysis Simon Dietz 12. Deep Ecology Kate Booth 13. Deliberative Policy Analysis Hayley Stevenson 14. Feminism Annica Kronsell 15. Governmentality Delf Rothe 16. Integrated Assessment Modelling Detlef van Vuuren and Marcel Kok 17. Neo-Gramscianism Chukwumerije Okereke 18. Neoliberal Institutionalism Thijs Van de Graaf 19. Qualitative Comparative Analysis Olav Schram Stokke and Arild Underdal 20. Quantitative Comparative Analysis Sijeong Lim and Aseem Prakash 21. Simulations Walter F. Baber and Robert V. Bartlett 22. Teaching Global Environmental Governance Maria Ivanova 23. World Society David John Frank, Ann Hironaka and Evan Schofer PART III ACTORS 24. Civil Society Karin Bäckstrand 25. European Union Camilla Adelle, David Benson and Andrew Jordan 26. Individuals Tom Oliver 27. International Bureaucracies Bernd Siebenhüner 28. Media Marija Isailovic 29. Private Sector Jonatan Pinkse 30. Religious Movements Randolph Haluza-DeLay 31. Scientists and Experts Silke Beck 32. States Daniel Compagnon 33. United Nations Liliana Andonova and Kathryn Chelminski PART IV INSTITUTIONS 34. Clubs Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen 35. International Organizations Steffen Bauer 36. Mega-Conferences Sander Chan 37. Private Environmental Governance Philipp Pattberg and Marija Isailovic 38. Public-Private Partnerships Ayşem Mert 39. Regimes Eleni Dellas PART V ISSUE AREAS 40. Air Pollution Jørgen Wettestad 41. Arctic Oscar Widerberg 42. Biological Diversity Kristin Rosendal and Morten Walløe Tvedt 43. Biosafety and Genetically Modified Organisms Aarti Gupta 44. Chemicals Nils Simon 45. Climate Change Pier Vellinga 46. Desertification Steffen Bauer 47. Fisheries and Whaling Olav Schram Stokke 48. Forestry and Land Use Tobias Nielsen 49. Hazardous Waste Katja Biedenkopf 50. Ocean Space Jan Stel 51. Ozone Depletion Sophie Godin-Beekmann 52. Phosphorus Dana Cordell and Stuart White 53. Renewable Energy Kacper Szulecki 54. Water Erika Weinthal 55. Wetlands Kenneth Genskow and Kyle Magyera PART VI CROSS-CUTTING QUESTIONS AND EMERGING TOPICS 56. Effectiveness Steinar Andresen 57. Environmental Policy Diffusion Per-Olof Busch 58. Environmental Policy Integration Camilla Adelle and Måns Nilsson 59. Green Economy Ulrich Brand and Miriam Lang 60. Institutional Fragmentation Fariborz Zelli 61. Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals Marianne Beisheim 62. Orchestration Kenneth W. Abbott PART VII BORDERS AND INTERLINKAGES 63. Agriculture Dominic Moran 64. Food Jennifer Clapp 65. Health Kristina Jönsson 66. Poverty Anne Jerneck and Lennart Olsson 67. Security Rita Floyd 68. Trade Robyn Eckersley Index

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Book SynopsisThis detailed book explores how market based environmental strategies are used in various countries around the world. It investigates how successful sustainability strategies used by one country can be transferred and used successfully in other countries, with a minimum of new research and experimentation. Leading environmental taxation scholars discuss this question and analyse a set of key case studies.This enriching and detailed book will appeal to policy makers in government, as well as to professors in environmental law, environmental economics and environmental sustainability programmes. Students in these fields will also find much to benefit them in this book.Contributors include: M. Böhm, B. Butcher, J.F. Colares, J. Cottrell, E. de Lemos Pinto Aydos, T. Falcão, S. Gao, C. Ge, M. Horne, Y. Ito, T. Kawakatsu, M. Krahé, L. Kreiser, Q. Liu, C. Qin, Y. Ren, E. Rhodes, S. Rudolph, R. Smale, H. Sprohge, R. Tavallali, J. Wang, J. WardTrade ReviewIn the field of environmental policy there is a widespread tendency to move from command-and-control towards market based instruments, that are more efficient and less costly. This book provides a fresh contribution to the literature enlightening the most relevant characteristics of economic tools, with a comprehensive review of experiences in the EU, the Asia-Pacific region and North-America. Even if this is a technical book, the language is plain and the comprehension easy. There is much to learn in reading it. --Alberto Majocchi, University of Pavia, ItalyThis book contains an impressive collection of papers discussing various aspects of the application of different market based instruments for environmental and climate policy. It covers questions related to the conceptualisation of environmental taxation, national experiences as well as results of modelling exercises from different countries. I highly recommend this book as it discusses the current developments in the application and assessments of market based instruments written by scholars from diverse backgrounds. --Stefan Speck, European Environment Agency, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: NATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 1. Less Pain, More Gain: The Potential of Carbon Pricing to Reduce Europe’s Fiscal Deficits John Ward, Robin Smale, Max Krahé and Jacqueline Cottrell 2. Monetary Instruments to Promote Technological Innovation – The German Renewable Energy Act Monika Böhm 3. Providing Environmental Taxes with an Environmental Purpose Tatiana Falcão 4. Signaling Effects of Carbon Tax in Sweden: An Empirical Analysis Using a State Space Model Yasushi Ito PART II: NATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC 5. Tokyo’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme: A Model for Sustainable Megacity Carbon Markets Sven Rudolph and Takeshi Kawakatsu 6. Economic Impact Analysis on China’s Environmental Tax Reform through a Static Computable General Equilibrium Analysis Changbo Qin, Jinnan Wang, Chazhong Ge, Shuting Gao, Qianqian Liu and Yajuan Ren 7. The Extraterritorial Impact of the EU and Australian Carbon-restricting Reforms Juscelino F. Colares 8. Levelling the Playing Field or Playing on Unlevel Fields: The Industry Assistance Framework under the European Union ETS, the New Zealand ETS, and Australia’s CPM Elena de Lemos Pinto Aydos PART III: NATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN NORTH AMERICA 9. Assessing British Columbia’s Carbon Tax Design: Public and Stakeholder Perspectives Ekaterina Rhodes and Matt Horne 10. Incentives for the Use of Natural Gas Powered Vehicles in the United States, New Zealand and Australia Bill Butcher, Hans Sprohge, Rahmat Tavallali and Larry Kreiser Index

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Book SynopsisThis highly accessible book gives readers a thorough and nuanced overview of European environmental law, covering on the basic framework and principles as well as substantive law. It provides much-needed insight into a crucial area of legal practice throughout the EU; at a time when environmental law in Member States is becoming ever less 'national' and EU regulation is growing in scope and importance. The book provides state-of-the-art insights into key pieces of legislation and topical developments in various areas of environmental regulation. The first part offers a succinct overview of the framework of European environmental law and the fundamental principles that govern it. This part covers the creation, implementation and enforcement of environmental regulations and includes dedicated chapters on in particular environmental impact assessment and environmental liability. The chapters in the second part offer in-depth analysis of the substantive law in key areas, including biodiversity, air quality, waste and chemicals regulation, and climate change. European environmental regulation is becoming more complex and interrelated, making it a crucial field of study for European law graduates and an area of increasing exposure to the legal profession and in industry. This much-needed book combines detailed legal analysis with a concise and accessible style, making it an ideal companion for students, academics and professionals alike.Trade Review'Within the EU, environmental law has been harmonized almost entirely. EU environmental law, however, does not only dominate national environmental policies and law within the EU member states. It also has a global impact. As EU environmental law is considered to be both innovative and effective, it is often reviewed by policymakers around the world, as well as businesses that are active on global markets. This brilliant book provides an accessible, yet comprehensive and up-to-date overview of EU environmental law.' --Jonathan Verschuuren, Tilburg University, the Netherlands'While EU environmental law is becoming increasingly complex, this book provides an essential guide to the still growing body of rules and case law. With easily accessible and concise discussions of core topics such as principles, competences, implementation and trade, and various substantive matters including water, nature and climate protection, this book is recommendable to everyone who wants to get a quick but thorough insight into the history and current state of affairs of the body of EU environmental law.' --Marjan Peeters, Maastricht University, the Netherlands'This book is an important work of reference, not only for practitioners and scholars, but for anyone interested in a thoroughly contemporary study of environmental issues.' --The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: 1. Setting the context PART I BASICS/FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 2. Principles of European Environmental Law 3. Environmental law making in the EU 4: Implementation and enforcement 5. Public Participatory Rights 6. Additional tools in implementing European Environmental Law 7. Environmental and Strategic Impact Assessments 8. Environmental Liability and Environmental Crime 9. State Aid and Competition Law PART II SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATION 10. Biodiversity and Nature Conservation 11. Water protection legislation and policy 12. Noise pollution legislation and policy 13. Air pollution legislation and policy 14. Climate Change legislation and policy 15. Waste legislation and policy 16. Chemicals legislation and policy 17. Trade and the Environment Index

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Book SynopsisHow should we strike a balance between the benefits of centralized and local governance, and how important is context to selecting the right policy tools? This uniquely broad overview of the field illuminates our understanding of environmental federalism and informs our policy-making future.Professor Kalyani Robbins has brought together an impressive team of leading environmental federalism scholars to provide a collection of chapters, each focused on a different regime. This review of many varied approaches, including substantial theoretical material, culminates in a comparative analysis of environmental federalism and consideration of what each system might learn from the others.The Law and Policy of Environmental Federalism includes clear descriptive portions that make it a valuable teaching resource, as well as original theory and a depth of policy analysis that will benefit scholars of federalism or environmental and natural resources law. The value of its analysis for real-world decision-making will make it a compelling read for practitioners in environmental law or fields concerned with federalism issues, including those in government or NGOs, as well as lobbyists.Contributors: W.L. Andreen, N. Behnke, S. Bhat, W.W. Buzbee, A.E. Carlson, K.H. Engel, A. Eppler, R. Fowler, R.L. Glicksman, K.H. Hirokawa, B. Hudson, A. Kaswan, A.B. Klass, K. Robbins, J. Rosenbloom, E. Ryan, J.A. Wentz, H. WisemanTrade Review'While much of the debate about federalism in environmental law has been focused on pollution laws in the United States, this book covers the full range of environmental issues and looks beyond US borders. The Law and Policy of Environmental Federalism makes it clear that the previous focus on pollution laws provided only a partial glimpse of the federalism issues.' --Daniel Farber, University of California, Berkeley, US'This book is an extraordinary piece of scholarship by top experts in the field. It challenges conventional assumptions concerning environmental federalism and offers new insights into the effects of law and policy on intergovernmental relations. The book explores how climate change is posing novel challenges to federal/state relations and it provides valuable comparative perspectives based on experience in other countries.' --Robert V. Percival, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Kalyani Robbins PART I MAJOR UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES 1. Debunking revisionist understandings of environmental cooperative federalism: collective action responses to air pollution Robert L. Glicksman and Jessica A. Wentz 2. Dynamic federalism and the Clean Water Act: completing the task William L. Andreen 3. CERCLA, federalism, and common law claims Alexandra B. Klass and Emma Fazio PART II REGULATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES 4. . Fragmented forest federalism Blake Hudson 5. Coordinating the overlapping regulation of biodiversity and ecosystem management Kalyani Robbins 6. Evolving energy federalism: current allocations of authority and the need for inclusive governance Hannah J. Wiseman PART III CLIMATE CHANGE AND FEDERALISM 7. Climate federalism, regulatory failure and reversal risks, and entrenching innovation incentives William W. Buzbee 8. The enigma of state climate change policy innovation Kirsten H. Engel 9. Cooperative federalism and adaptation Alice Kaswan PART IV THEORIES OF DIFFUSE REGULATORY POWER 10. Reverse preemption in federal water law Ann E. Carlson 11. The cost of federalism: ecology, community, and the pragmatism of land use Keith H. Hirokawa and Jonathan Rosenbloom PART V COMPARING INTERNATIONAL REGIMES 12. The Australian experience with environmental federalism – constitutional and political perspectives Robert Fowler 13. German environmental federalism in the multi-level system of the European Union Nathalie Behnke and Annegret Eppler 14. The paradox of environmental federalism in India Sairam Bhat PART VI CONCLUDING THOUGHTS 15. Environmental federalism’s tug of war within Erin Ryan Index

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Book SynopsisIn the face of the failure of the traditional 'command and control' model of environmental regulation to curb the devastating losses of biodiversity around the world, policymakers are increasingly seeking new approaches to deal with this complex interdisciplinary issue. The Privatisation of Biodiversity? provides a timely contribution to this debate by exploring the legal aspects and the scope to strengthen conservation through these reforms. Colin Reid and Walters Nsoh draw on literature well beyond legal sources, particularly from ecology, environmental economics, and philosophy to reach a number of pragmatic conclusions on the issues discussed. The new approaches explored include payment for ecosystem services, biodiversity offsetting and conservation covenants, as well as taxation and impact fees. Such mechanisms introduce elements of a market approach as well as private sector initiative and resources. This book considers both the practical and ethical aspects of the regulatory choices available to identify the potential and limitations of an increasingly market-based regime. Bringing clarity and coherence to a complex issue, this book will act as a useful tool for environmental and public law scholars as well as other academics in a range of fields interested in biodiversity conservation. It will also provide valuable insight for policymakers, legal practitioners involved in planning, environmental and agricultural matters, public bodies with responsibility for conservation, landowners, managers and developers, individuals and NGOs dedicated to biodiversity, and students of nature conservation interested in exploring new mechanisms for achieving their objectives.Trade Review'This excellent book addresses a key policy agenda for the future of nature conservation and the promotion of biodiversity - the need to involve private actors more centrally in the planning, management and execution of nature conservation policy. This is a central objective of current policy, both in the UK and internationally, but raises difficult questions for the role of the law in the future management of biodiversity. This thorough, thought provoking and timely text breaks new ground in addressing key problems raised by modern environmental policy, and exploring solutions.' --Chris Rodgers, Newcastle University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Pervasive Issues 3. Payment for Ecosystem Services 4. Biodiversity Offsetting 5. Conservation Covenants 6. Taxation 7. Transferable Development Permits, Quotas and Impact Fees 8. Ethical Issues 9. Reflections Index

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Book SynopsisThe first in an exciting new series on international environmental law, this incisive collection of 18 seminal essays traces the evolution of the subject from its early beginnings, through the formative years of the Stockholm and Rio de Janeiro UN Conferences to the contemporary 'post-modern' era. The articles selected provide an overview of the legal discourse that shaped the emergence of this discipline. They also illustrate how international environmental law - in a multitude of treaties, jurisprudence of courts and tribunals, and a growing body of recognized customary principles - has not only come to govern the management of our planet's common natural resources, but has had a profound impact on the general theory and practice of international law.The History and Origin of International Environmental Law will be of lasting interest to scholars and students in the history of international relations and political science, and offers valuable lessons for future governance of the global environment.18 articles, dating from 1915 to 2011Contributors include: P.W. Birnie, S. McCaffrey, M.J. Glennon , R.L. Meyer, K. Raustiala, J.L. Sax, L.B. Sohn, C.D. Stone, J.B. WienerTrade Review'This superb collection conveniently brings together some of the leading pieces that help explain and contextualise the development of International Environmental Law. Few in the world as well-placed as Peter Sand to edit such a volume. He is, himself, one of the pioneers of the contemporary field and has been at the coalface since the beginning.' --Donald K. Anton, The Australian National University College of LawTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Peter H. Sand PART I THE TRADITIONAL ERA 1. Karl Neumeyer (1915), ‘A Contribution to International Water Law’ [‘Ein Beitrag zum Internationalen Wasserrecht’], in Festschrift für Georg Cohn, Zürich, Switzerland: Orell Füssli, 143–66, translated from the German by Peter H. Sand, 2014 2. Stephen C. McCaffrey (1993), ‘The Evolution of the Law of International Watercourses’, Austrian Journal of Public and International Law, 45, 87–111 3. Alfred P. Rubin (1971), ‘Pollution by Analogy: The Trail Smelter Arbitration’, Oregon Law Review, 50 (3), Spring, 259–98 4. Patricia W. Birnie (1990), ‘International Legal Issues in the Management and Protection of the Whale: A Review of Four Decades of Experience’, Natural Resources Journal, 29 (4), Fall, 903–34 5. Robert L. Meyer (1976), ‘Travaux Préparatoires for the UNESCO World Heritage Convention’, Earth Law Journal, 2 (1), February, 45–81 6. Peter H. Sand (2001), ‘A Century of Green Lessons: The Contribution of Nature Conservation Regimes to Global Governance’, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 1 (1), January, 33–72 PART II THE MODERN ERA 7. Joseph L. Sax (1970), ‘The Public Trust Doctrine in Natural Resources Law: Effective Judicial Intervention’, Michigan Law Review, 68, January, 471–566 8. Christopher D. Stone (1972), ‘Should Trees Have Standing?– Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects’, Southern California Law Review, 45, 450–501 9. Louis B. Sohn (1973), ‘The Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment’, Harvard International Law Journal, 14, Summer, 423–515 10. Cyril de Klemm (1982), ‘Conservation of Species: The Need for a New Approach’, Environmental Policy and Law, 9 (4), December, 117–28 11. Michael J. Glennon (1990), ‘Has International Law Failed the Elephant?’, American Journal of International Law, 84 (1), January, 1–43 12. Peter H. Sand (1991), ‘Lessons Learned in Global Environmental Governance’, Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 18 (2), 213–77 PART III THE POST-MODERN ERA 13. Edith Brown Weiss (1984), ‘The Planetary Trust: Conservation and Intergenerational Equity’, Ecology Law Quarterly, 11 (4), 495–581 14. Daniel Bodansky (1993), ‘The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: A Commentary’, Yale Journal of International Law, 18, 451–558 15. Zygmunt J.B. Plater (1994), ‘From the Beginning, a Fundamental Shift of Paradigms: A Theory and Short History of Environmental Law’, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 27, April, 981–1008 16. Kal Raustiala (1997), ‘The “Participatory Revolution” in International Environmental Law’, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 21, 537–86 17. Jonathan B. Wiener (2001), ‘Something Borrowed for Something Blue: Legal Transplants and the Evolution of Global Environmental Law’, Ecology Law Quarterly, 27 (4), 1295–371 18. Peter H. Sand (2011), ‘The Right to Know: Freedom of Environmental Information in Comparative and International Law’, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, 20 (1), 203–32 Index

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Book SynopsisThis research review identifies several of the most important and influential journal articles and papers in the broad field of climate law. The editor discusses essential scholarship not just on the international law making process and on mitigation (emissions trading, taxes, the CDM, REDD+, etc.), but also on adaptation (in a wide variety of fields such as sea level rise, water, biodiversity, cities, agriculture etc.), liability, climate justice and human rights, and on climate engineering. Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Jonathan Verschuuren PART I INTRODUCING CLIMATE LAW 1. John C. Dernbach and Seema Kakade (2008), ‘Climate Change Law: An Introduction’, Energy Law Journal, 29 (1), 1¬–31 PART II THEORIES AND APPROACHES 2. Harro van Asselt, Francesco Sindico and Michael A. Mehling (2008), ‘Global Climate Change and the Fragmentation of International Law’, Law and Policy, 30 (4), October, 423–49 3. William Boyd (2010), ‘Climate Change, Fragmentation, and the Challenges of Global Environmental Law: Elements of a Post-Copenhagen Assemblage’, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, 32 (2), 457–550 4. Jacqueline Peel, Lee Godden and Rodney J. Keenan (2012), ‘Climate Change Law in an Era of Multi-Level Governance’, Transnational Environmental Law, 1 (2), October, 245–80 5. Joanne Scott (2011), ‘The Multi-Level Governance of Climate Change’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 1, 25–33 6. Charlotte Streck (2012), Innovativeness and Paralysis in International Climate Policy’, Transnational Environmental Law, 1 (1), April, 137–52 7. Rowena Maguire (2013), ‘The Role of Common but Differentiated Responsibility in the 2020 Climate Regime’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 4, 260–69 8. Meinhard Doelle (2010), ‘Early Experience with the Kyoto Compliance System: Possible Lessons for MEA Compliance System Design’, Climate Law, 1, 237–60 9. Darragh Conway (2010), ‘The United Nations Security Council and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities’, Climate Law, 1, 375–407 PART III CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION 10. Neil Gunningham (2012), ‘Confronting the Challenge of Energy Governance’, Transnational Environmental Law, 1 (1), April, 119–35 11. Javier de Cendra de Larragán (2010), ‘From the EU ETS to a Global Carbon Market: An Analysis and Suggestions for the Way Forward’, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, 19 (1), February, 2–17 12. Michael Mehling (2012), ‘Between Twilight and Renaissance: Changing Prospects for the Carbon Market’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 4, 277–90 13. Stefan E. Weishaar and Edwin Woerdman (2012), ‘Auctioning EU ETS Allowances: An Assessment of Market Manipulation from the Perspective of Law and Economics’, Climate Change, 3 (3-4), 247–63 14. Marjan Peeters (2006), ‘Inspection and Market-based Regulation through Emissions Trading: The Striking Reliance on Self-monitoring, Self-reporting and Verification’, Utrecht Law Review, 2 (1), June, 177–95 15. Kirsten H. Engel (20006), ‘Mitigating Global Climate Change in the United States: A Regional Approach’, New York University Environmental Law Journal, 14, 54–85 16. Bo Kong and Carla Freeman (2013), ‘Making Sense of Carbon Market Development in China’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 3, 194–212 17. Jonathan S. Masur and Eric A. Posner (2011), ‘Climate Regulation and the Limits of Cost-Benefit Analysis’, California Law Review, 99 (6), 1557–99 18. Reuven S. Avi-Yonah and David M. Uhlmann (2009), ‘Combating Global Climate Change: Why a Carbon Tax Is a Better Response to Global Warming Than Cap and Trade’, Stanford Environmental Law Journal, 28 (3), 3–50 19. Kateryna Holzer and Nashina Shariff (2012), ‘The Inclusion of Border Carbon Adjustments in Preferential Trade Agreements: Policy Implications’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 3, 246–60 20. Cameron Hutchison (2006), ‘Does TRIPS Facilitate or Impede Climate Change Technology Transfer into Developing Countries?’, University of Ottawa Law and Technology Journal, 3 (2), 517–37 21. Rafael Leal-Arcas (2012), ‘Unilateral Trade-related Climate Change Measures’, Journal of World Investment and Trade, 13 (6), 875–927 22. Felix Ekardt, Bettina Hennig and Hartwig von Bredow (2011), ‘Land Use, Climate Change and Emissions Trading’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 3, 371–83 23. Maosheng Duan (2011), ‘Reform of the Clean Development Mechanism: Where Should We Head For?’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 2, 169–77 24. Nicola Durrant (2011), ‘Legal Issues in Carbon Farming: Biosequestration, Carbon Pricing, and Carbon Rights’, Climate Law, 2 (4), 515–33 25. Annecoos Wiersema (2014), ‘Climate Change, Forests, and International Law: REDD's Descent into Irrelevance’, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 47 (1), January, 1–66 Volume II Contents: Introduction An introduction to both volumes by the editor appears in Volume I PART I CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION 1. J.B. Ruhl (2010), ‘Climate Change Adaptation and the Structural Transformation of Environmental Law’, Environmental Law Review, 40 (2), 363–431 2. Robin Kundis Craig (2010), ‘“Stationarity is Dead” - Long Live Transformation: Five Principles for Climate Change Adaptation Law’, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 34, 9–73 [65] 3. Edna Sussman, David C. Major, Rachel Deming, Pamela R. Esterman, Adeeb Fadil, Amy Fisher, Fred Fucci, Roberta Gordon, Caroline Harris, J. Kevin Healy, Cullen Howe, Kathy Robb and Jeff Smith (2010), ‘Climate Change Adaptation: Fostering Progress through Law and Regulation’, New York University Environmental Law Journal, 18, 55–155 4. Alexis Saba, Michela Biasutti, Michael B. Gerrard and David B. Lobell (2013), ‘Getting Ahead of the Curve: Supporting Adaptation to Long-term Climate Change and Short-term Climate Variability Alike’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 1, 3–23 5. Peter P.J. Driessen and Helena F.M.W. van Rijswick (2011), ‘Normative Aspects of Climate Adaptation Policies’, Climate Law, 2 (4), 559–81 6. Britta Horstmann and Achala Chandani Abeysinghe (2011), ‘The Adaptation Fund of the Kyoto Protocol: A Model for Financing Adaptation to Climate Change?’, Climate Law, 2 (3), 415–37 7. Jonathan Verschuuren and Jan McDonald (2012), ‘Towards a Legal Framework for Coastal Adaptation: Assessing the First steps in Europe and Australia’, Transnational Environmental Law, 1 (2), October, 355–79 8. Gabriel Eckstein (2009), ‘Water Scarcity, Conflict, and Security in a Climate Change World: Challenges and Opportunities for International Law and Policy’, Wisconsin International Law Journal, 27 (3), 409–61 9. Heleen-Lydeke P. Mees and Peter P.J. Driessen (2011), ‘Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban Areas: Climate-Greening London, Rotterdam, and Toronto’, Climate Law, 2 (2), 251–80 10. Magali Dreyfus (2013), ‘Are Cities a Relevant Scale of Action to Tackle Climate Change?: Some Reflections to Inform the Debate on the Post-2020 Regime’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 4, 283–92 11. Patricia E. Salkin (2009), ‘Sustainability and Land Use Planning: Greening State and Local Land Use Plans and Regulations to Address Climate Change Challenges and Preserve Resources for Future Generations’, William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, 34 (1), 121–70 12. Arie Trouwborst (2011), ‘Conserving European Biodiversity in a Changing Climate: The Bern Convention, the European Union Birds and Habitats Directives and the Adaptation of Nature to Climate Change’, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 20 (1), 62–77 13. Carmen G. Gonzalez (2011), ‘Climate Change, Food Security, and Agrobiodiversity: Toward a Just, Resilient, and Sustainable Food System’, Fordham Environmental Law Review, XXII, 493–521 14. Robert W. Adler (2012), ‘Balancing Compassion and Risk in Climate Adaptation: U.S. Water, Drought and Agricultural Law’, Florida Law Review, 64 (1), 201–67 PART II CLIMATE JUSTICE 15. Rosemary Lyster (2013), ‘Towards a Global Justice Vision for Climate Law in a Time of “Unreason”’, Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, 4 (1), March, 32–57 16. Daniel Bodansky (2010), ‘Introduction: Climate Change and Human Rights: Unpacking the Issues’, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 38 (3), 511–24 17. Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner and Randall S. Abate (2013), ‘International and Domestic Law Dimensions of Climate Justice for Arctic Indigenous Peoples’, Revue Générale de Droit, 43, 113–50 18. Mariya Gromilova (2014), ‘Revisiting Planned Relocation as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy: The Added Value of a Human Rights-Based Approach’, Utrecht Law Review, 10 (1), January, 76–95 PART III LIABILITY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGE 19. Richard S.J. Tol and Roda Verheyen (2004), ‘State Responsibility and Compensation for Climate Change Damages—A Legal and Economic Assessment’, Energy Policy, 32 (9), June, 1109–30 20. Christina Voigt (2011), ‘State Responsibility for Climate Change Damages’, Nordic Journal of International Law, 77 (1-2), 1–22 21. Michael G. Faure and André Nollkaemper (2007), ‘International Liability as an Instrument to Prevent and Compensate for Climate Change’, Stanford Journal of International Law and Stanford Environmental Law Journal, Symposium: Climate Change Risk, 26A (1), June, 123–79 22. Jacqueline Peel (2011), ‘Issues in Climate Change Litigation’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 1, 15–24 23. Brian J. Preston (2011), ‘Climate Change Litigation (Part 1)’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 1, 3–14 24. Brian J. Preston (2011), ‘Climate Change Litigation (Part 2)’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 1, 244–63 25. Christina Ross, Evan Mills and Sean B. Hecht (2007), ‘Limiting Liability in the Greenhouse: Insurance Risk-Management Strategies in the Context of Global Climate Change’, Stanford Environmental Law Journal: Symposium on Climate Change Risk, 26A, 251–334 26. Mark Byrne (2010), ‘Climate Crime: Can Responsibility for Climate Change Damage be Criminalised?’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 3, 278–90 PART VII CLIMATE ENGINEERING 27. Jesse Reynolds (2011), ‘The Regulation of Climate Engineering’, Law, Innovation and Technology, 3 (1), 113–36 28. Tuomas Kuokkanen and Yulia Yamineva (2013), ‘Regulating Geoengineering in International Environmental Law’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 3, 161–67 29. Jesse L. Reynolds and Floor Fleurke (2013), ‘Climate Engineering Research: A Precautionary Response to Climate Change?’, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 2, 101–7

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Book SynopsisThis extensive volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law probes the essential concepts, contemporary research, and key elements of law at the intersection of international trade and international environmental law. Its succinct, structured entries provide a definitive and comprehensive assessment of the interactions between these fields, written by internationally renowned and recognized experts.Analysing the key legal issues and questions raised by the impact of trade on the environment, the volume offers a thorough overview of the relationship between the World Trade Organization and the rules of environmental law, sustainability, and climate change. Each entry constitutes a nuanced and lucid introduction to the major cross-cutting topics in these dynamic fields, including examinations of national and regional approaches, WTO disputes, and the interface between trade, environment and areas such as human rights, investment and development.Featuring 107 entries divided into seven thematic parts, this volume is a landmark reference work which will prove invaluable to academics, students and researchers in international trade and environmental law, as well as public international law more broadly. It will also be a key resource for practitioners, policymakers and government officials working in any aspect of trade and environment.Trade Review‘Tensions between sustainability goals and the international trading system have been percolating for years – and are now boiling over. For those seeking to understand the legal framework, specific issues, and case decisions behind this clash, Trade and Environmental Law offers an invaluable resource. Panagiotis Delimatsis and Leonie Reins have brought together an extraordinary collection of scholars and other thought leaders who illuminate the critical issues with detailed exploration of the relevant GATT rules, WTO negotiating practices, dispute settlement procedures, and conceptual foundations for trade as well as the competing vision of sustainable development and the global commitments to action on climate change and other critical environmental matters. A “must have” reference for scholars, lawyers, students, business leaders, environmental advocates, and trade practitioners.’ -- Daniel Esty, Yale University, US

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Book SynopsisThis volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law provides thorough and detailed coverage of the changing meanings and roles of water law, from the local to the global. It examines the rules of ownership, rights of use, and dispute resolution that address access, allocation, and protection of water resources.Written by leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe, the volume is organised into thematic parts, beginning with an overview of fundamental concepts in water law, as well as pervasive issues such as the interplay of water law, governance and politics, and the water-energy nexus. Entries then discuss topics in international, regional, and national water law, before exploring broader questions about the intersections between water law and areas such as development, infrastructure, and indigenous rights. The volume also offers insights into potential future directions of water law and governance in response to the increasingly pressing ecological issues.This authoritative volume will be a vital resource for all scholars and students of environmental law. Practitioners, policy makers and water managers will also find its accessible discussion of complex topics in water law particularly beneficial.Trade Review‘This encyclopedia is a landmark reference work that systematically and comprehensively discusses complex topics in the dynamic field of water law.’ -- Germarié Viljoen, South African Law Journal'This is a ''must have'' resource for anyone interested in water law, whether domestic, transnational, or international. Impressive in its scope, this volume covers everything from doctrinal nuance to the broad relationships between water law and global security, human rights, disaster response, and sustainability. The book both challenges and inspires the reader, and offers clear-eyed recommendations to empower water law to play a key role in institutionalizing cooperation and pre-empting conflict among nations of the earth.' -- Christine A. Klein, University of Florida Levin College of Law, US'This book, edited by two well-known experts in the field, is a very welcome addition to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law series. It has lucidly written chapters on the relevant general international law as well as detailed chapters on regional and national water law regimes. It should be in the library of all who follow international water and environmental law.' -- Robbie Sabel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IsraelTable of ContentsContents: Foreword to the Encyclopedia xiv Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier Foreword to Volume X xv Michael Faure Introduction to Volume X 1 Joseph W Dellapenna and Joyeeta Gupta PART 1 PERVASIVE ISSUES X.1 The expanding boundaries of water law 9 Joyeeta Gupta and Joseph W Dellapenna X.2 A note on law in general and international law in particular 20 Joseph W Dellapenna X.3 Water governance and politics 33 Erick Velázquez Hernández, Dave Huitema and Jampel Dell’Angelo X.4 Water and security 44 Rhett B Larson X.5 The UN contribution to water law, environment, climate disruption, and the Sustainable Development Goals 55 Joyeeta Gupta and Hilmer J Bosch X.6 The water-energy nexus 72 Lee Godden X.7 Fundamental concepts of property in water and the role of markets in water governance 86 Joseph W Dellapenna X.8 Aquatic boundaries 104 Joseph W Dellapenna PART 2 INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW X.9 The continuing evolution of international water law 123 Owen McIntyre X.10 Groundwater in international law 142 Kirstin Conti and Joyeeta Gupta X.11 International litigation and arbitration over water disputes 156 Farnaz Shirani Bidabadi X.12 The human rights to water and sanitation 166 Daphina Misiedjan and Pedi Obani X.13 River basin organizations 177 David J Devlaeminck X.14 How international water law connects to environmental law and human rights 190 Ellen Hey and Alberto Quintavalla X.15 Advancing water law through rights of nature 203 Julia Talbot-Jones X.16 Sustainability and international water law 214 Otto Spijkers X.17 Providing for future generations 225 Lydia Slobodian PART 3 REGIONAL WATER LAW X.18 Europe 239 Marleen van Rijswick X.19 The Mekong River Basin 255 Susanne Schmeier X.20 Southern Africa 270 Michael Kidd X.21 Central Asia 283 Barbara Janusz-Pawletta PART 4 NATIONAL WATER LAW X.22 Water jurisdiction: on federalism, river basins, metropolises, and communities 301 Francine van den Brandeler and Filippo Maria Lancieri X.23 Changing ‘ownership’ in water law: comparative experiences in the developing world 315 Joyeeta Gupta and Hilmer J Bosch X.24 Groundwater law at the domestic level 329 Gabriela Cuadrado-Quesada and Joyeeta Gupta X.25 The Arab countries of the Middle East 341 Léna Salamé and Raya Marina Stephan X.26 Reforming legal frameworks for water management in Central Asia 354 Jenniver Sehring, Aminjon Abdulloev, Nataliya Chemayeva, Botir Ismailov, Nargiza Osmonova and Botagoz Sharipova X.27 China: water law in transition 367 Libin Zhang X.28 Brazil: evolution of water and sanitation law and challenges for inclusive services 377 Raquel dos Santos and Klaas Schwartz PART 5 WATER LAW AND BROADER ISSUES X.29 Water law and development 391 Philippe Cullet X.30 Legal frameworks and water services 402 Klaas Schwartz and Mireia Tutusaus X.31 Indigenous rights to water 413 Barbara Cosens X.32 Large-scale water infrastructure, territorial transformation and water rights dispossession 425 Rutgerd Boelens X.33 Water law and disaster: floods and droughts 438 Margot A Hurlbert X.34 Water and mining 451 Mirja Schoderer, Jampel Dell’Angelo and Dave Huitema X.35 Coastal zones 466 Ryan B Stoa PART 6 CONCLUSIONS X.36 Water law: its role, shortcomings, and potential 485 Joseph W Dellapenna and Joyeeta Gupta Index 499

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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. This volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law presents a structured overview and selective analysis of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). These agreements encompass the regulating aspects of the protection, conservation, management, use and exploitation of living and natural resources in various areas including biodiversity, fisheries, marine environment, shared freshwater resources, atmosphere, climate change, human rights, and polar regions. The expert contributions offer critical analysis and a concise but informative approach that provides a comprehensive introduction to each agreement as well as to the broader landscape of MEAs. The book guides the reader through the multifarious conventional regulation of each area of environmental protection, both at the global and regional levels. It details the path from the first post-war sectorial attempts at introducing international pieces of conventional environmental regulation to the booming of environmental instruments of the 1990s and the recent fertile period of new MEAs and their exponential growth. Each entry includes an overview of the topic, a concise review of current knowledge, new directions for cutting-edge research and a detailed bibliography to facilitate further reading. This comprehensive, topical and accessible volume is an essential resource for environmental law practitioners, students and scholars seeking a broad overview of MEAs, concise explanations of individual agreements, and avenues for research.Contributors include: R. Bates, L. Chiussi, C. Contartese, M.E. Desmond, A. Dizdarevic, G.M. Farnelli, E. Fasoli, M. Fitzmaurice, S. Goldberg, E.J. Goodwin, S. Gruber, C. Ibe, F.R. Jacur, K. Kakkaiyadi, E.A. Kirk, J.V. Kohler, I. Krasnova, V. Lanovoy, M. Lewis, P. Merkouris, G.A. Oanta, A. Papantoniou, N. Popattanachai, A. Powers, T.H. Reis, F. Seatzu, F. Sindico, K. Steenmans, A. Tanzi, A. Trouwborst, M.S. Wong, M. Yzquierdo, F. ZahariaTrade Review'The contributing authors to this volume include several established leading academics in the field of environmental law alongside early career researchers. Given the diversity of authorship the research quality is consistently of high quality, which is a credit to the editors. The volume will be a useful first stop text for students, academics as well as practicing lawyers and others involved in environmental governance.'--Law Environment and Development JournalTable of ContentsContents: Foreword to the Encyclopedia by Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier Foreword to Volume by Michael Faure Introduction by Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Attila Tanzi and Angeliki Papantoniou PART 1 BIODIVERSITY Section A: Global Agreements 1. Convention On Biological Diversity 1992 Marine Yzquierdo 2. Bonn Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals 1979 (CMS) Melissa Lewis and Arie Trouwborst 3. Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS), the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and their Habitats (Gorilla Agreement), and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) Melissa Lewis and Arie Trouwborst 4. In UN Convention To Combat Desertification 1994 Katrien Steenmans i) Global Conventions, which are Relevant to the Protection of the Environment 5. Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage 1972 Stefan Gruber 6. Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora 1973 Azra Dizdarevic Section B: Regional Agreements 7. Central American Convention for the Protection of the Environment Francesco Seatzu Section C: Agreements Regulating the Protection of Particular Species or Habitats 8. International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling 1946 Katrien Steenmans 9.Convention On Wetlands Of International Importance, Especially As Waterfowl Habitat) 1971 (Ramsar) Edward J. Goodwin Section D: Fisheries 10. Convention Concerning Fishing in the Black Sea 1959 Gabriela A. Oanta Section E: Protocols to Regional Agreements of Marine Environmental Protection 11. The Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol to The Convention on The Protection Of The Black Sea Against Pollution 2002 Gabriela A. Oanta 12. Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Protocol (SPAW) of Duplthe Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region 1983 (Cartagena Convention) Mary E. Desmond and Ann Powers PART 2 MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Section A: Global Agreements 13. United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea 1982 Meagan S. Wong 14. International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships MARPOL 2012 (and Annexes I, II,III,IV,V,VI) Gian Maria Farnelli 15. Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter 1972 And 1996 Protocol Gian Maria Farnelli and Attila Massimiliano Tanzi Section B: Regional Agreements B.1. Europe/Asia 16. OSPAR Convention 1992- Convention For The Protection Of The Marine Environment Of The North-East Atlantic (and Annexes I, II,III, IV) Meagan S. Wong 17. Convention For The Protection Of The Marine Environment Of The Baltic Sea 1992 (Helsinki) Gian Maria Farnelli 18. Convention For The Protection Of The Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution 1976 (Revised In Barcelona, Spain, On 10 June 1995 As The Convention For The Protection Of The Marine Environment And The Coastal Region Of The Mediterranean) Vladislav Lanovoy 19. Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution 1992 Elizabeth A. Kirk, Naporn Popattanachai and Chioma Ibe B.2. Caribbean Regions 20. Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region 1983 (Cartagena Convention) Mary E. Desmond and Ann Powers 21. Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region Mary E. Desmond and Ann Powers 22. Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol) Mary E. Desmond and Ann Powers PART 3 SHARED FRESH WATER RESOURCES Section A: Global Agreements 23. Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses 1997 Ludovica Chiussi 24. Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes 1992 (The UNECE Helsinki Convention) Cristina Contartese Section B: Regional Agreements B.1 Europe 25. Agreements On The Protection Of The Rivers Meuse Scheldt 1994 Cristina Contartese 26. Convention On Cooperation For The Protection And Sustainable Use Of The Danube River (Danube River Protection Convention) 1994 Ludovica Chiussi and Felix Zaharia 27. Rotterdam Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine 1998 Cristina Contartese 28. Finnish-Russian agreement concerning frontier watercourses Irina Krasnova Section C: Groundwater 29. The Guarani Aquifer Agreement 2010 Francesco Sindico PART 4 ATMOSPHERE Section A: Global Agreements 30. Convention For The Protection Of The Ozone Layer 1985 (Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer) Francesca Romanin Jacur PART 5 HAZARDOUS WASTE Section A: Global Agreements 31. The Basel Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal 1989 Juliette Voinov Kohler 32. Rotterdam Convention On The Prior Informed Consent Procedure For Certain Hazardous Chemicals And Pesticides In International Trade 1998 Tarcísio Hardman Reis 33. Stockholm Convention On Persistent Organic Pollutants 2001 (UNECE) (POPs) Tarcísio Hardman Reis Section B: Regional Agreements 34. Bamako Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa (1994) Juliette Voinov Kohler PART 6 CLIMATE CHANGE 35. United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change 1992 Panos Merkouris PART 7 PROCEDURAL OBLIGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL HUMAN RIGHTS 36. Espoo Convention On Environmental Impact Assessment In A Transboundary Context 1991 Angeliki Papantoniou 37. Aarhus Convention On Access To Information, Public Participation And Access To Justice In Environmental Matters 1998 Elena Fasoli PART 8 NATURAL RESOURCES Section A: Global Agreements 38. Energy Charter Treaty 1994 Silke Goldberg and Krishna Kakkaiyadi PART 9 ANTARCTIC/ARCTIC REGIONS Section A: Antarctic 39. The Antarctic Treaty 1959: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991) Rebecca Bates Index

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Book SynopsisFor some time now, environmental enforcement networks have been part of the very fabric of environmental law. Yet, academic research has somewhat neglected them. This book is a game-changer. It shows just how 'smart' enforcement networks have become, and indeed need to be, in the never-ending struggle for effectiveness of environmental protection: they operate horizontally or vertically, locally and globally, top-down and bottom-up, often through citizens engagement and always in search for greater effectiveness. The book's contributions from a wide range of environmental scholars and professionals give the impression of a fascinating new development, i.e. the increasing role of civil society in global environmental governance.'- Klaus Bosselmann, University of Auckland, New Zealand'This book is a fascinating and original study of a little known phenomenon of environmental enforcement networks. In 26 chapters of this volume the reader is presented with ample examples of environmental enforcement networks in the world. The editors of this book achieved a great success in presenting this question in almost all continents. The contributing authors of this book, theorists and practitioners, present an in-depth overview of the role of networks in compliance with environmental obligations. It is a very well-informed and honest book, from which a very complex picture of enforcement networks emerges. This volume is one of the most important and indispensable contributions to understanding the problem of the enforcement of environmental law in general.'- Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary University of London, UKCompliance and enforcement is a fundamental issue within environmental law. But despite its pertinence, it is an area that has been neglected in academic research. Addressing this gap, this timely book considers the circumstances under which networking can increase the effectiveness of environmental enforcement.Presenting a general theory of how and why networking can increase the effectiveness of environmental enforcement, expert contributors ascertain the potential benefits of environmental enforcement networks. Specific criteria and benchmarks are provided, indicating under which circumstances networking may increase the competency of environmental enforcement. The book explores theoretical and empirical discussions of the benefits of networks, offering a discerning assessment of enforcement networks' influence on environmental protection. It also examines issue based examples of networks, such as networks dealing with transboundary waste or wildlife. In addition to this, environmental enforcement in particular areas, such as the US, Europe, Australia or Africa, is considered. Academics in environmental law and policy will benefit from this thorough overview of an important phenomenon. In addition, practitioners and policy makers will appreciate the valuable insights presented.Contributors include: M. Angelov, B. Araba Adjei, G. Baldwin, K. Bergamini, S.E. Bromm, L. Cashman, T. Circelli, M. De Bree, H. De Haas, P. De Smedt, M. Faure, W. Fawcett, D. Fest Grabiel, J. Gemmell, J. Gerardu, F. Geysels, R.G. Heiss, E. Janssen, E.B. Kasimbazi, M. Koparova, D. Kopsick, L. Lavrysen, J. Lehane, X. Lu, G. Lubieniecki, K. Markowitz, P. Meerman, L. Mensah, J.C. Monckeberg, G. Opondo, L. Paddock, C. Pérez, G. Pink, H. Qin, H. Ruessink, Z. Sava an, A. Stas, G.M. Vagliasindi, E. Van Asch, J. Yang, D. ZaelkeTrade Review‘For some time now, environmental enforcement networks have been part of the very fabric of environmental law. Yet, academic research has somewhat neglected them. This book is a game-changer. It shows just how “smart” enforcement networks have become, and indeed need to be, in the never-ending struggle for effectiveness of environmental protection: they operate horizontally or vertically, locally and globally, top-down and bottom-up, often through citizens engagement and always in search for greater effectiveness. The book’s contributions from a wide range of environmental scholars and professionals give the impression of a fascinating new development, i.e. the increasing role of civil society in global environmental governance.’ -- Klaus Bosselmann, University of Auckland, New Zealand‘This book is a fascinating and original study of a little known phenomenon of environmental enforcement networks. In 26 chapters of this volume the reader is presented with ample examples of environmental enforcement networks in the world. The editors of this book achieved a great success in presenting this question in almost all continents. The contributing authors of this book, theorists and practitioners, present an in–depth overview of the role of networks in compliance with environmental obligations. It is a very well-informed and honest book, from which a very complex picture of enforcement networks emerges. This volume is one of the most important and indispensable contributions to understanding the problem of the enforcement of environmental law in general.’ -- Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary University of London, UK‘This book describes and analyses the various ways in which networking can increase the effectiveness of environmental enforcement both nationally and internationally and the circumstances under which networks are most likely to be effective. In doing so it provides a valuable addition to the academic literature on the effectiveness of environmental enforcement, particularly where it provides multi-disciplinary and comparative perspectives.’ -- Neil Gunningham, Australian National University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I GENERAL THEORY 1. Environmental Enforcement Networks: Theory, Practice and Potential Grant Pink 2. Better Regulation, Enforcement and Networking: Co-Dependency for the Global Environment Campbell Gemmell 3. Connecting Cultures: Towards Sustainable Networking: Key Success Factors for Environmental Cooperation Across Cultures Esther Janssen 4. The Role of Networks in Ensuring Compliance and Strengthening Coordination: A Comparative Analysis on INECE, ECENA, RENA and REC Turkey Zerrin Savaşan 5. Evaluating and Assessing Environmental Enforcement Networks: Through Use of the Network Evaluation Matrix Grant Pink and James Lehane PART II BENEFITS OF NETWORKS 6. Towards a Critical Analysis of Environmental Enforcement Networks James Lehane 7. Environmental Enforcement Networks: Their ‘Value Proposition’ During Times of Reducing Resources and Budgets Grant Pink 8. Environmental Regulation and Enforcement Networks Operating in Tandem: A Very Effective Vehicle for Driving Efficiencies and Facilitating Knowledge Exchange and Transfer Campbell Gemmell and Tony Circelli 9. Countering Transnational Organized Wildlife Crime: Regional and Sub-Regional Initiatives, Global Responses and the Need for More Effective Coordination Edward Van Asch 10. Can Supervision and Enforcement Networks Make Self-Regulation Work? Martin De Bree, Han De Haas and Paul Meerman Part III THEMATIC NETWORKS 11. The Lusaka Agreement Task Force as a Mechanism for Enforcement Against Wildlife Crime Emmanuel B. Kasimbazi 12. Huntington Geographic Enforcement/Compliance Initiative: A Case Study in Multi-Organisation Networking and Collaboration Eugène Lubieniecki 13. The European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment Luc Lavrysen 14. The Seaport Environmental Security Network: Facilitating International Enforcement Collaboration to Prevent Illegal Hazardous Waste Shipments Through Ports Danielle F. Grabiel, Robert George Heiss, Meradith Koparova, Deborah Kopsick and Henk Ruessink PART IV HORIZONTAL NETWORKS 15. North American Working Group on Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Cooperation: Moving from Capacity Building to Operational Activities Deborah Kopsick and Susan Elizabeth Bromm 16. Informal Environmental Networking: The EPA Network Example William Fawcett 17. Developing and Sustaining Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Networks: Lessons Learned from the International Network on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Jo Gerardu, Meredith Koparova, Kenneth Markowitz, Durwood Zaelke and Gunnar Baldwin, Jr 18. Environmental Inspections and Environmental Compliance Assurance Networks in the Context of European Union Environment Policy Miroslav Angelov and Liam Cashman 19. Success and Failure Factors in Developing Effective Environmental Enforcement Networks: The Case of the East African Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Gerphas Opondo PART V VERTICAL NETWORKS 20. Regional Environmental Enforcement Networks in the United States LeRoy Paddock 21. Ghana’s Efforts at Environmental Enforcement Networks; Legal and Institutional Structures Bernadette Araba Adjei and Larsey Mensah 22. Effective Networking, Formal versus Substantial Compliance, Conflicting Powers: Strength and Weakness of Environmental Criminal Provisions Enforcement Networks In Italy Grazia Maria Vagliasindi 23. Domestic Environmental Enforcement Networks: The Practice of China Xinyuan Lu, Hu Qin and Jun Yang 24. Environmental Enforcement Networking Efforts in Chile: Lessons Learnt and Challenges Ahead Juan Carlos Monckeberg, Kay Bergamini and Cristian Pérez 25. Enforcement of Environmental Legislation by the Belgian Police Frans Geysels 26. The Flemish High Council of Environmental Enforcement: The Role of an Environmental Enforcement Network in a New Coordinated Environmental Enforcement Landscape Within the Flemish Region, 2009-2014. Michael Faure and An Stas Concluding And Comparative Remarks Michael Faure, An Stas and Peter De Smedt 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.Climate Change Law, the first volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law, provides a guide to the rapidly evolving body of legal scholarship relating to climate change. The amount of international, European and national legislation, judicial decisions, and legal scholarship in the field of climate law has now become almost overwhelming. This book focuses on the underlying concepts that are of concern to researchers, students and policymakers rather than on the details of national legislation. The core topics include the difficulty of setting up a coherent international treaty approach, the importance of national and subnational legal action, the potential role of international and national courts, and the importance of human rights and environmental justice. Providing a comprehensive discussion, more than 50 entries developed by experts from across the world cover mitigation and adaptation issues in their wider context, from both international and national perspectives. Each chapter concludes by identifying important research challenges. Finally, the concluding chapter argues that a discernible global legal regime is emerging. The 2015 Paris Agreement marks both the increasingly interlinked but polycentric nature of this new regime.This is the definitive resource for all those seeking the state of the art of climate change law, from students and legal scholars to practising lawyers, civil servants and NGOs.Contributors include: D. Badrinarayana, D. Benson, W.W. Buzbee, M.R. Caldwell, A.E. Camacho, H.S. Cho, R.K. Craig, B. Curtis, J. Dafoe, P. DeArmey, J. de Cendra de Larragán, J.C. Dernbach, N. de Sadeleer, M. Doelle, W.T. Douma, D.M. Driesen, B. Egelund Olsen, K.H. Engel, D.A. Farber, Heline Sivini Ferreira, S. Ferrey, S.R. Foster, D. French, P. Galizzi, M.B. Gerrard, N.S. Ghaleigh, M. Hall, S.B. Hecht, D. Hodas, T. Honkonen, S.-L. Hsu, A. Jordan, A. Kaswan, A. Keessen, S.-H. Kim, S. Krakoff, K. Kulovesi, M.A. Livermore, K. Lu, J. Lueders, R. Lyster, M.L. Melius, Z. Meng, H.M. Osofsky, J. Peel, M. Peeters, B. Pontin, L. Rajamani, A.W. Reitze Jr, J. Reynolds, B.J. Richardson, F. Romanin Jacur, T.Schomerus, J. Scott, D.A. Serraglio, F. Sindico, M.P. Solis, B.K. Sovacool, P.-T.Stoll, L.G. Sun, T. Tang, A.D. Tarlock, Q. Tianbao, X.F. Torrijo, H. van Asselt, M. van Rijswick, M.P. Vandenbergh, R.R.M. Verchick, C. Voigt, X. Wang, M. Wilensky, K.M. Wyman, Y. ZhangTrade ReviewFarber and Peeters have brought together a large group of renowned climate law scholars and produced this remarkably comprehensive book, which brings order to the overwhelming volume of legislation, private standard setting, judicial decisions, and legal scholarship on climate change. This book provides an incisive, solid and reliable basis for further legal research into any climate change related topic and is a 'must-read' for any scholar and student researching climate law. --Jonathan Verschuuren, Tilburg University, the NetherlandsConsistent with the concept of an encyclopedia, this work is a veritable treasure chest of information and perspectives on every conceivable aspect of climate law, encompassing also both developed and developing country contexts. The array of contributors is stunning, comprising a large proportion of the world's leading experts in climate law. This will be a standard point of reference for scholars and researchers henceforth. Truly a ''magnum opus'' - and a great credit to its co-editors, who have assembled and also contributed to it. --Rob Fowler, University of South Australia and Chair of IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, 2008-13Table of ContentsContents: Foreword to the Encyclopedia Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier Foreword to Volume 1 Michael Faure Introduction to Volume 1 Daniel A. Farber and Marjan Peeters PART I GENERAL THEMES The Goals of Climate Policy 1. The Science of Climate Change: A Legal Perspective on the IPCC Duncan French and Benjamin Pontin 2. The Precautionary Principle and Climate Change Nicolas de Sadeleer 3. Setting the Social Cost of Carbon Michael A. Livermore 4. Human Rights and Climate Change: Building Synergies for a Common Future Sheila R. Foster and Paolo Galizzi Approaches to Addressing Climate Change 5. Climate Policy Instrument Choices David Benson and Andrew Jordan 6. Corporate Social Responsibility and Climate Change Steven Ferrey 7. Local Authorities and Climate Change Benjamin J. Richardson 8. Individual Behaviour, The Social Sciences and Climate Change Michael P. Vandenbergh and Benjamin K. Sovacool 9. Criminal Law and Climate Change Matthew Hall 10. Research and Scholarship on Climate Change Law in Developing Countries Xi Wang, Tang Tang, Kun Lu and Yan Zhang PART II INTERNATIONAL LAW PERSPECTIVE General Issues 11. The Climate as a Global Common Peter-Tobias Stoll 12. CBDR and Climate Change Tuula Honkonen 13. The Potential Roles of the ICJ in Climate Change-related Claims Christina Voigt 14. Unilateralism, Extraterritoriality and Climate Change Joanne Scott 15. Climate Engineering and International Law Jesse Reynolds 16. Carbon Capture and Storage as a Bridging Technology Navraj Singh Ghaleigh Treaties Related to Climate Change The UN Negotiation Process 17. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: A Framework Approach to Climate Change Lavanya Rajamani 18. The UNFCCC: Legal Scholarship in Four Key Areas Francesco Sindico 19. The Kyoto Protocol, With a Special Focus on the Flexible Mechanisms Javier de Cendra de Larragán 20. The Kyoto Protocol’s Compliance Mechanism Francesca Romanin Jacur 21. REDD+ as a Climate Change Mitigation Mechanism Heline Sivini Ferreira and Diogo Andreola Serraglio 22. International Treaty Fragmentation and Climate Change Cinnamon Carlarne Alternative International Approaches 23. ICAO and IMO: International Sectoral Approaches to Greenhouse Gas Reductions in Transport Kati Kulovesi and Joanna Dafoe 24. Interlinkages Between Climate Change, Ozone Depletion and Air Pollution: The International Legal Framework Harro van Asselt 25. The WTO and Climate Change Wybe Th Douma 26. Climate Change and International Investment Treaties Ximena Fuentes Torrijo PART III NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASES General Issues 27. Polycentrism and Climate Change Hari M. Osofsky 28. Climate Change Federalism Kirsten H. Engel 29. Environmental Impact Assessments and Climate Change Jacqueline Peel 30. The Role of the National Courts in GHG Emissions Reductions Michael B. Gerrard and Meredith Wilensky Regional and National Mitigation Approaches Emissions Trading 31. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in the EU Marjan Peeters 32. North American Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Systems David Hodas and Patrick DeArmey 33. Emissions Trading in China Qin Tianbao and Zhang Meng Other Regulatory Approaches to Reduce Greenhouse Gases 34. Traditional Regulation’s Role in Greenhouse Gas Abatement David M. Driesen 35. Carbon Taxes Shi-Ling Hsu 36. Transportation as a Climate Wedge and Challenge under United States Law William W. Buzbee 37. Biofuel Arnold W. Reitze Jr 38. Renewable Energy: Support Mechanisms Thomas Schomerus 39. Renewable Energy: Public Acceptance and Citizens’ Financial Participation Birgitte Egelund Olsen 40. Energy Efficiency and Conservation John C. Dernbach Mitigation Strategies in Developing Countries 41. India’s Climate Change Mitigation Strategy Deepa Badrinarayana 42. Green Growth Policy in Korea Sang-Hyup Kim and Hong Sik Cho PART IV ADAPTATION Specific Impacts and Sectors 43. Integrated Water Law and Climate Change: An EU Perspective Marleen van Rijswick and Andrea Keessen 44. Water Availability and Allocation A. Dan Tarlock 45. Managing Ecosystem Effects in an Era of Rapid Climate Change Alejandro E. Camacho 46.Ocean Adaptation Robin Kundis Craig 47. Coastal Issues Margaret R. Caldwell and Molly Loughney Melius 48. Adaptation and the Energy Sector Rosemary Lyster and Manuel Peter Solis Cross-cutting Issues and Adaptation Techniques 49. Adaptation Justice Alice Kaswan 50. Loss and Damage in the UN Climate Regime Meinhard Doelle 51. Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change Sarah Krakoff 52. Human Mobility and Climate Change Katrina M. Wyman 53. Urban Planning and Climate Change Lisa Grow Sun and Brandon Curtis 54. Insurance Sean B. Hecht and Jesse Lueders 55. Disaster Law and Climate Change Robert R.M. Verchick PART V CONCLUSIONS 56. The Emergence of Global Climate Law Daniel A. Farber and Marjan Peeters 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. Countries throughout the world have adopted increasingly comprehensive environmental laws over recent years. Even so, immense challenges remain to achieve desired sustainability outcomes. One of the key problems in bridging the gap between legal requirements and sustainability outcomes is deficiencies in compliance and enforcement programs. Compliance and Enforcement of Environmental Law, one of the constituent volumes in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law, brings together leading experts to provide a detailed overview of critical issues associated with assuring compliance with environmental laws. The expert entries are structured around key topics, including: compliance promotion, private governance, common law causes of action, writing enforceable rules, monitoring and reporting requirements, administrative enforcement, civil judicial enforcement, assessment of civil penalties, and criminal liability. The book addresses efforts to maximize the value of limited resources and evaluate the effectiveness of relevant tools. It also reviews both regulatory and non-regulatory compliance mechanisms. Each entry includes a detailed bibliography to facilitate more in-depth research. Providing a broad overview, concise explanations and avenues for research, this assessment of environmental law compliance and enforcement is an indispensable tool for students, academics and practitioners.Contributors include: M.-E. Arbour, P. Asbeek-Brusse, K. Barker, N.S Bryner, L. Collins, M. de Bree, H. de Haas, R.E. Deming, R.L. Glicksman, B. Grigg, N. Gunningham, D. Hindin, C. Holley, R.L. Juni, H.H. Kang, S.F. Mandiberg, D.L. Markell, H. McCready, H. McLeod-Kilmurray, S.H. Metzenbaum, J.G. Miller, J.A. Mintz, L.C. Paddock, M.T. Sanders, J.P. Shimshack, J. Silberman, D. Sinclair, S.L. StaffordTrade Review'Effective environmental governance requires behaviour in compliance with environmental laws and policies. This book offers an important analysis of both incentivising and deterring compliance and enforcement tools. As such, it provides scholars, practitioners and policy-makers alike with a state-of-the-art toolbox to improve and strengthen environmental governance.' --Christina Voigt, University of Oslo, Norway'This compelling collection of essays provides a succinct yet comprehensive framework for the discussion of compliance and enforcement in environmental law. It serves in equal measure those looking for a general overview and those in need of a deeper dive.' --Durwood Zaelke, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development and International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword to the Encyclopedia Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier Foreword to Volume IV Michael Faure Introduction to Volume IV LeRoy C. Paddock, David L. Markell, and Robert L. Glicksman PART I Non-regulatory approaches to compliance 1. Voluntary self-policing and the US Audit Policy Sarah L. Stafford 2. Using management systems in public environmental supervision Martin de Bree and Han de Haas 3. The role of Environmental Management Systems Rachel E. Deming PART II Civil enforcement 4. Compliance, deterrence and beyond Neil Gunningham 5. Liability law and nuisance in the civil law tradition Marie-Eve Arbour 6. Common law tools to protect the environment Lynda Collins and Heather McLeod-Kilmurray 7. Enforcement strategies: inspection, targeting and escalation Cameron Holley and Darren Sinclair 8. Enforceable regulations Michelle T. Sanders and Pieter Asbeek-Brusse 9. Effective environmental monitoring and reporting Jon Silberman and David Hindin 10. Environmental civil penalties—an Australian perspective Brendan Grigg 11. Settlement of environmental enforcement disputes Joel A. Mintz 12. Procedures and standards for review of enforcement actions Robin L. Juni 13. Enforcement by local governments Helen H. Kang PART III Criminal Enforcement 14. Mental state Susan F. Mandiberg 15. Organizational liability for environmental crimes Jeffrey G. Miller 16. Towards intelligence-led environmental enforcement Heather McCready and Karina Barker PART IV Special Issues in Compliance and Enforcement 17. Quantitatively measuring deterrence: empirical tools for assessing the impact of environmental monitoring and enforcement actions Jay P. Shimshack 18. Environmental compliance and enforcement measurement: why, what, and how? Shelley H. Metzenbaum Index

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays on green fiscal reform offers very rewarding readings for those who wish to improve their understanding of the intricacies of trade globalization, climate change and pricing mechanisms for the environment. The contributing authors are truly global in their coverage, reporting on findings and reflections from around the world. Highly commendable are the insights on carbon pricing in China and the country's rare earth dispute in WTO.'- Mikael Skou Andersen, Aarhus University, Denmark'This volume of the Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation series includes a remarkable collection of papers written by scholars from different academic backgrounds, discussing theoretical and practical aspects of environmental taxes and other economic instruments, such as emission trading schemes. The book is very relevant as it provides a fascinating overview of their world-wide application and is a highly valuable contribution to the existing literature, revealing that environmental taxes continue to be applied during times of financial and economic crisis.'- Stefan Ulrich Speck, European Environment Agency'Environmental Taxation and Green Fiscal Reform contains a rich selection of chapters that discuss different economic instruments used for environmental policy in a broad range of countries. The topics range from theoretical discussions of the definitions of such instruments to ex post assessments of their implementation. The book is an important source of information and is likely to trigger interesting debates.'- Nils Axel Braathen, OECD s Environment DirectorateAgainst a backdrop of intense political interest it is more important than ever to explore the role of fiscal policy in achieving environmental sustainability. Environmental Taxation and Green Fiscal Reform skillfully explores the various ranges of environmental and energy policies needed for an environmentally sustainable future.The book combines perspectives from leading environmental taxation scholars on both the theory and impact of different policies. It covers topics such as theoretical assumptions of environmental taxes; the relationship between environmental taxes and trade; permit trading and price stability, as well as waste management and the political economy.With its global coverage, this topical book will appeal to policy makers in government as well as academics in environmental law programs, environmental economics programs and environmental sustainability programs.Contributors: Á.A. Alvaró, C. Brandimarte, B. Butcher, J. Cottrell, Y. He, S.-A. Joseph, T. Kawakatsu, C. Kettner, S. Kitagawa, D. Kletzan-Slamanig, A. Köppl, A. Lerch, X. Liu, J.E. Milne, M. Moinuddin, P. Pearce, A. Pirlot, S. Rudolph, T. Sasao, R.V. Shah, S. Suk, S.L. Tan, D.J. Thampapillai, M. Villar Ezcurra, S.E. Weishaar, T. Yano, Y. Zhao, X. Zhou,Trade Review‘The wide coverage and richness of content make this book a rewarding read, particularly for students interested in exposure to both unique features of specific countries and the common theoretical foundations in environmental studies. It demonstrates a strong capacity to usher readers into new frontiers and new instruments in climate policies, waste management and carbon taxes, among others. Given these merits, this book is a valuable addition to the existing literature.’ -- Xuhong Su, Science & Public Policy‘This collection of essays on green fiscal reform offers very rewarding reading for those who wish to improve their understanding of the intricacies of trade globalization, climate change and pricing mechanisms for the environment. The contributing authors are truly global in their coverage, reporting on findings and reflections from around the world. Highly commendable are the insights on carbon pricing in China and the country’s rare earth dispute in WTO.’ -- Mikael Skou Andersen, Aarhus University, Denmark‘This volume of the Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation series includes a remarkable collection of papers written by scholars from different academic backgrounds, discussing theoretical and practical aspects of environmental taxes and other economic instruments, such as emission trading schemes. The book is very relevant as it provides a fascinating overview of their world-wide application and is a highly valuable contribution to the existing literature, revealing that environmental taxes continue to be applied during times of financial and economic crisis.’ -- Stefan Ulrich Speck, European Environment Agency‘Environmental Taxation and Green Fiscal Reform contains a rich selection of chapters that discuss different economic instruments used for environmental policy in a broad range of countries. The topics range from theoretical discussions of the definitions of such instruments to ex post assessments of their implementation. The book is an important source of information and is likely to trigger interesting debates.’ -- Nils Axel Braathen, OECD’s Environment Directorate‘This book offers a good op-portunity for readers to gain an insight into global environmental taxation in a space that is not afraid to show that a tax is not always greener on the other side. The book’s ability to discuss both taxes that have worked and taxes that have not worked, as well as their alternatives, will surely prove to be useful on a practical level to policy makers who are looking at improving environmental taxation in their domestic jurisdictions. And, for environmental scholars who are looking for a starting point on environmental taxation, this book is a useful place of initial departure.’ -- Amy Lawton, Journal of Environmental LawTable of ContentsContents Foreword by Soocheol Lee Preface PART I THEORY Exploring Theoretical Assumptions 1. Environmental Taxes and Fees: Wrestling with Theory Janet E. Milne 2. Environmental Taxation for a Sustainable Future: Perspectives from Environmental Macroeconomics Seck L. Tan and Dodo J. Thampapillai 3. The Role of the Precautionary Principle in Designing Energy Taxes in Australia Prafula Pearce The Relationship between Environmental Taxation and Trade 4. Inherent Logic of EU Energy Taxes: Toward a Balance Between Market Protection and Environment Protection Álvaro Antón Antón and Marta Villar Ezcurra 5. WTO Open Trade Rules and Domestic Environmental Protection Policies: A Balancing Approach Bill Butcher 6. Addressing the Inequality Issue under Border Carbon Adjustment Xin Zhou, Takashi Yano and Mustafa Moinuddin 7. Toward Green Transfer Pricing: Including Environmental Parameters in Transfer Pricing Rules Alice Pirlot Permit Trading and Price Stability 8. The EU Emission Trading Scheme: Is There a Need for Price Stabilization? Claudia Kettner, Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig and Angela Köppl 9. Incentivising Technologic Change in Emissions Trading Systems: The Case of Excess Supply Stefan E. Weishaar Political Economy 10. The Political Economy of Subsidy Reform: Which Factors are Game-changers? Jacqueline Cottrell 11. Decision Making for Market-based Environmental Cost Allocation: The Case of Packaging Waste Policy in Germany Susumu Kitagawa PART II IMPACT Environmental Taxes 12. Environmental Taxes-definitional Analysis: Behavioural Change or Revenue Raising Sally-Ann Joseph 13. Abatement of Emissions for a Sustainable Future: Revisiting the Ccarbon Tax in China Yuhong Zhao 14. Effects and Issues of the 2010 Resource Tax Reform in Xinjiang Yanmin He 15. Macroeconomic Effects of Environmental Tax Subsidy Reform: An Evaluation for Italy Cristina Brandimarte Waste Management 16. Does Industrial Waste Taxation Contribute to Waste Reduction? Panel Data Analysis of the Generation and Final Disposal of Industrial Waste in Japan Toshiaki Sasao 17. Exploring the Need for Direct Tax Incentives for Plastic Waste Management in India Rajiv V. Shah Permit Trading 18. Regional Market Based Climate Policy in North America: Efficient, Effective, Fair? Sven Rudolph, Takeshi Kawakatsu and Achim Lerch 19. A Survey Analysis of Company Perspective to the GHG Emissions Trading Scheme in the Republic of Korea Sunhee Suk and Xianbing Liu 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.Environmental issues are at the heart of some of the most complex and consequential decisions that society must face in pursuit of a more sustainable future. They encompass the international, national, and local levels and engage all branches of government. Decision Making in Environmental Law, one of the constituent volumes in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law, brings together some of the leading experts in the field and provides a structured overview of the various dimensions of decision making from an environmental law perspective. The concise and accessible chapters provide an international scope and detailed bibliographies that allow readers to explore issues in depth. Topics include: the role of treaties, common law tools, rulemaking, access to information, regulatory structures, market-based and trading mechanisms, monitoring and reporting, voluntary programs and private regulation, environmental impact analysis, public engagement and environmental justice, administrative and judicial review, and the role of environmental courts and tribunals. This volume offers a complete exploration of the complicated issue of environmental decision making. It is ideal as an introduction for students, as a reference point for scholars, and as a comprehensive guide for practitioners.Contributors include: W.L. Andreen, J. Broderick, C. Bruch, N.S. Bryner, W.W. Buzbee, C. Coglianese, K.S. Coplan, E. Daly, E.A. DeGroff, J.C. Dernbach, D.M. Driesen, H. Elliott, K.H. Engel, V.B. Flatt, R.L. Glicksman, E. Hammond, R.L. Hill, S.B. Krolikowski, B.C. Karkkainen, I.E. Kornfeld, G.J. S. Leal, M. Lee, G. Levitt, S.E. Light, J. Makowiak, D.R. Mandelker, B.C. Mank, J.R. May, K. Morrow, J. Nash, S.F. Nolon, D. Owen, L.C. Paddock. C. Pring, G. Pring, A. Sinden, W.M. Tabb, G. Van Hoorick, M.P. Vandenbergh, M.A. Wenisch, J.A. Wentz, M.C. Wood, S. ZellmerTrade Review'The topic of ''Decision Making in Environmental Law'' encompasses a vast and complex milieu of regulation, legal principles, administrative procedures and discretion. The subject matter plays out in multiple legal dimensions, including legislation and common law, private and public law, and international, federal and domestic law. Paddock, Glicksman and Bryner have brought together a veritable ''Who's Who'' of leading environmental scholars to produce an excellent collection of chapters that bring order to, and provide incisive analysis of, the multi-dimensional legal landscape of modern environmental decision-making. This volume should be the first point of reference for scholars, students, members of the judiciary and regulators with an interest in the topic.' --David Grinlinton, The University of Auckland, New Zealand and Western University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Series Foreword by Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier, Introduction by Robert L. Glicksman and LeRoy C. Paddock 1. Global Environmental Constitutionalism: A Rights-Based Primer for Effective Strategies Erin Daly and James R. May 2. International Law and Processes Carl Bruch and John Broderick 3. The Courts, Nuisance and Environmental Pollution—A matter of will? Karen Morrow 4. Federal Preemption and Displacement of Environmental Statutes and Common Law Claims Sandra Zellmer 5. The Intersection Between Environmental Law and Tort Law Maria Lee 6. The Public Trust Doctrine in Environmental Decision Making Mary Christina Wood and Gordon Levitt 7. Environmental Federalism: A View from the United States Kirsten H. Engel 8. Allocation of environmental lawmaking powers in Brazil Guilherme J. S. Leal 9. Environmental Decision Making of Local Governments Sean F. Nolon 10. Participation in environmental decision making in European Law Jessica Makowiak 11. Access to Information: International Perspective Eric A. DeGroff 12. Goal Setting in Environmental Decision Making John C. Dernbach 13. Regulatory Strategy Diversity in United States Environmental Law William W. Buzbee 14. Market-Based Control Strategies Victor B. Flatt 15. Decisions About Emissions Trading Design David M. Driesen 16. Information Mandates as Environmental Regulation Bradley C. Karkkainen 17. The Law of Environmental Planning Dave Owen 18. Motivating without Mandates? The Role of Voluntary Programs in Environmental Governance Cary Coglianese and Jennifer Nash 19. Private Environmental Governance Sarah E. Light and Michael P. Vandenbergh 20. Cost-Benefit Analysis Amy Sinden 21. The National Environmental Policy Act Daniel R. Mandelker 22. Climate Change and Environmental Impact Assessment Jessica Anne Wentz 23. Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making William Murray Tabb 24. Environmental Justice LeRoy C. Paddock 25. Environmental permits: origins and nature, and recent tendencies Geert Van Hoorick 26. Federalism, Delegated Permitting and Enforcement William L. Andreen 27. Internal Administrative Appeals of Governmental Decisions on the Environment Randolph L. Hill, Michelle A. Wenisch and Suzanne B. Krolikowski 28. Standing and Related Doctrines Bradford C. Mank 29. Judicial Review of Agency Statutory Interpretations in Environmental Law Heather Elliott 30. Judicial Review of Agency Environmental Decision Making Emily Hammond 31. Citizen Enforcement Karl S. Coplan 32. Public Intervenors and Public Funding in Environmental Decision Making Nicholas S. Bryner 33. Are International Courts the Best Adjudicators of Environmental Disputes? Itzchak E. Kornfeld 34. Environmental Courts and Tribunals George (Rock) Pring and Catherine (Kitty) Pring Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book explores why implementation of environmental law is too often ineffective in achieving effective environmental governance. It provides careful analysis and innovative proposals to help improve the practical effectiveness of legal instruments for environmental governance.A growing number of organisations including the IUCN, UNEP and the Organisation of American States have voiced concerns that legal instruments that were developed to pursue more convincing environmental governance over the last 40 years are not creating a sufficiently potent system of environmental governance. In response to this challenge, this timely book explores how to bridge the significant implementation gap between the objectives of environmental law and the real-world outcomes of its application. Expert contributors discuss different forms of law, from international conventions down to inter-parties agreements, and non-government codes and standards. The overarching discussion highlights the diverse factors that impact upon implementing environmental law in practice, and considers the limitations and opportunities for constructive innovation in legal governance.This book is a comprehensive reference point for scholars and policy-makers, shedding light on how to achieve significant improvements in the effective application of environmental law.Contributors: R. Bartel, A.K. Butzel, J. de L. De Cendra, D. Craig, M. Doelle, J. Gooch, W. Gumley, C. Holley, T. Howard, A. Kennedy, W. Lahey, A. Lawson, E. Lees, P. Martin, M. Masterton, P. Noble, R.L. Ottinger, O.R. Owina, L. Paddock, J.L. Parker, W. Pianpian, G. Pink, A. Rieu-Clarke, N.A. Robinson, G. Rose, T.L Rucinski, S. Teles Da Silva, R.R. Valova, X. Wang, M.E. Wieder, W. XiTrade Review'The effective implementation as distinct from the enforcement of environmental laws depends upon a range of discrete factors. These include institutional, cultural, social, economic, political as well as traditional legal influences and perspectives. This series of essays explains and analyses the theoretical underpinnings of the relationship between all of these factors and the methodology appropriate to determining in practice whether environmental laws are being implemented so that their objectives are being achieved. This involves a review of the growing theoretical literature and a discussion of a significant number of examples, international, regional, national and local, which assess the extent of effective implementation of the relevant legal rules. The strength of these essays is two fold: the depth of the theoretical discourse and the breadth of the indicative practical examples. These essays will add considerable grist to the intellectual mill of those interested in the perception of environmental governance as an emerging global system.' --Douglas Fisher, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: A Jurisprudence of Environmental Governance? Paul Martin and Amanda Kennedy 1. Accelerating the Evolution of Environmental Law through Continuous Learning from Applied Experience Paul Martin and Donna Craig 2. Assessing Environmental Governance of the Hudson River Valley: Application of an IPPEP Model Wang Xi, Richard L. Ottinger, Nicholas A. Robinson, Albert K. Butzel, Marla E. Wieder, John Louis Parker, Taryn L. Rucinski, Radina R. Valova and Wang Pianpian 3. Putting the Train of Environmental Protection on Track: Nova Scotia's Experiment in Using Legislation to Strengthen Environmental Law Meinhard Doelle and William Lahey 4. Has Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Lost Credibility? Recent Concerns from Australia and Canada Wayne Gumley 5. Contamination and the Polluter Pays Principle Emma Lees 6. Possible Legal Obligations to Consult Tanya Howard and Solange Teles Da Silva 7. Implementing International Water Agreements Alistair Rieu-Clarke and Josefin Gooch 8. Fouling Adam's Eden: A Legal Analysis of the Collective Action Challenge in Lake Victoria Omondi Robert Owino 9. Marine Protection Treaties in Antarctic Waters: Fragmentation or Coordination in International Treaty Implementation Gregory Rose 10. The Effectiveness of Instrument Mixes in Environmental Law: Insights from Ship-source Pollution Javier de Cendra 11. Implementing Environmental Law and Collaborative Governance Cameron Holley and Andrew Lawson 12. Private Environmental Enforcement: Using Supply Chain Requirements to Achieve Better Environmental Outcomes LeRoy Paddock and Molly Masterton 13. Hybrid Governance and ‘Wicked’ Natural Resource Risks Paul Martin and Peter Noble 14. Regulators Networks: Collaborative Agency Approaches to the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law Grant Pink and Robyn Bartel Index

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Book SynopsisIt is becoming ever more apparent that the enforcement of environmental law is a key problem of environmental law and policy. While the number of legal instruments at international, European and national level continue to increase, the actual enforcement of the relevant law remains insufficient, seriously impairing the effectiveness of environmental law.Based on the assumption that nothing undermines the credibility of public authorities more than law that is not applied, this research review analyses the most important articles on the enforcement of international, EU and national environmental law that approach the issue from multiple angles and endeavour to provide solutions for improvement. The review will be a valuable tool for scholars and practitioners as it provides acute insight into existing concerns and intends to stimulate discussion on possible ways to reform and bolster environmental law enforcement.Trade Review‘This Research Collection by Ludwig Krämer fills a gap in the legal research related to the enforcement of environmental law. It provides a well reasoned and comprehensive collection of the existing literature on this topic, analysed from different perspectives (international, European and national) as well as covering different aspects, ranging from methodological to substantive issues. The book represents an indispensable reference point for all scholars interested in understanding the most relevant aspects and the most important lessons to be learnt related to the enforcement of environmental law.’ -- Massimiliano Montini, University of Siena, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Ludwig Krämer PART I STRATEGIES, PHILISOPHY, GENERAL QUESTIONS 1. Cheryl E. Wasserman (1990), ‘An Overview of Compliance and Enforcement in the United States: Philosophy, Strategies and Management Tools’, International Enforcement Workshop, May 8–10, 1990: Proceedings, Chapter I, Volume I, Utrecht, the Netherlands: Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment, and Washington, DC, USA: United States Environmental Protection Agency, 7–45 2. Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff (2001), ‘Efficient Environmental Legislation - On Different Philosophies of Pollution Control in Europe’, Journal of Environmental Law, 13 (1), 79–87 3. Richard Macrory (2013), ‘Sanctions and Safeguards: The Brave New World of Regulatory Enforcement’, Current Legal Problems, 66 (1), 233–66 4. Marcia E. Mulkey (2004), ‘Judges and Other Lawmakers: Critical Contributions to Environmental Law Enforcement’, Sustainable Development Law and Policy, IV (1), Spring, 2–16 5. Lesley K. McAllister, Benjamin van Rooij and Robert A. Kagan (2010), ‘Reorienting Regulation: Pollution Enforcement in Industrializing Countries’, Law and Policy, 32 (1), January, 1–13 PART II ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES 6. David M. Konisky (2007), ‘Regulatory Competition and Environmental Enforcement: Is There a Race to the Bottom?’, American Journal of Political Science, 51 (4), October, 853–72 7. Reiner-Jörg Hüper (2004), ‘Application of Criminal Environmental Law in Germany’, in Françoise Comte and Ludwig Krämer (eds), Environmental Crime in Europe: Rules of Sanctions, Chapter 14, Groningen, Germany: Europa Law Publishing, 149, 151–58 8. K.J. de Graaf and J.H. Jans (2007), ‘Colloquium Article: Liability of Public Authorities in Cases of Non-Enforcement of Environmental Standards’, Pace Environmental Law Review, 24 (2), Summer, 377–98 9. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2011), ‘EPA Must Improve Oversight of State Enforcement’, Report No. 12-P-0113, December 9, 2011, Chapter 2, Washington, DC, USA: United States Environmental Protection Agency, 6–24 10. Eugene Mazur (2011), ‘Environmental Enforcement in Decentralised Governance Systems: Toward a Nationwide Level Playing Field’, OECD Environment Working Papers No.34, Paris, France: OECD Publishing, i, 9–40 PART III ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 11. Jutta Brunnée (2005), ‘Enforcement Mechanisms in International Law and International Environmental Law’, elni Review, 1, 1–12 12. Michael Bothe (1996), ‘The Evaluation of Enforcement Mechanisms in International Environmental Law: An Overview’, in Rüdiger Wolfrum (ed.), Enforcing Environmental Standards: Economic Mechanisms as Viable Means?, Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany: Springer, 13–38 13. Winfried Lang (1996), ‘Trade Restrictions as a Means of Enforcing Compliance with International Environmental Law: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer’, in Rüdiger Wolfrum (ed.), Enforcing Environmental Standards: Economic Mechanisms as Viable Means?, Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany: Springer, 265–83 14. Alexandra González-Calatayud and Gabrielle Marceau (2002), ‘The Relationship between the Dispute-Settlement Mechanisms of MEAs and those of the WTO’, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 11 (3), November, 275–86 15. Gebhard Kirchgässner and Ernst Mohr (1996), ‘Trade Restrictions as Viable Means of Enforcing Compliance with International Environmental Law: An Economic Assessment’, in Rüdiger Wolfrum (ed.), Enforcing Environmental Standards: Economic Mechanisms as Viable Means?, Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany: Springer, 199–226 16. Veit Koester (2007), ‘The Compliance Committee of the Aarhus Convention: An Overview of Procedures and Jurisprudence’, Environmental Policy and Law, 37 (2–3), 83–96 17. Jonas Ebbesson (2007), ‘Implementing and Enforcing the Baltic Sea Convention Through European Community Law’, in Martin Führ, Rainer Wahl and Peter von Wilmowsky (eds), Umweltrecht und Umweltwissenschaft: Festschrift für Eckard Rehbinder, Berlin, Germany: Erich Schmidt Verlag, 693–704 18. Peter H. Sand (2013), ‘Enforcing CITES: The Rise and Fall of Trade Sanctions’, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 22 (3), November, 251–63 PART IV ENFORCING EU ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 19. Koen Lenaerts and José A. Gutiérrez-Fons (2011), ‘The General System of EU Environmental Law Enforcement’, Yearbook of European Law, 30 (1), 3–41 20. Ken Collins and David Earnshaw (1992), ‘The Implementation and Enforcement of European Community Environment Legislation’, Environmental Politics, Special Issue: A Green Dimension for the European Community: Political Issues and Processes, 1 (4), November, 213–49 21. Liam Cashman (2006), ‘Commission Compliance Promotion and Enforcement in the Field of the Environment’, Journal for European Environmental and Planning Law, 3 (5), 385–94 22. Brian Jack (2011), ‘Enforcing Member State Compliance with EU Environmental Law: A Critical Evaluation of the Use of Financial Penalties’, Journal of Environmental Law, 23 (1), March, 73–95 23. Martin Hedemann-Robinson (2012), ‘EU Enforcement of International Environmental Agreements: The Role of the European Commission’, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, 21 (1), February, 2–30 24. Suzanne Kingston (2013), ‘Mind the Gap: Difficulties in Enforcement and the Continuing Unfulfilled Promise of EU Environmental Law’, in European Perspectives on Environmental Law and Governance, Chapter 7, Abingdon, UK and New York, NY, USA: Routledge, 147–76 PART V ENFORCEMENT BY CIVIL SOCIETY 25. Jan Darpö (2013), ‘Effective Justice? Synthesis Report of the Study on the Implementation of Articles 9(3) and 9(4) of the Aarhus Convention in Seventeen of the Member States of the European Union’, in Jan H. Jans, Richard Macrory and Angel-Manuel Moreno Molina (eds), National Courts and EU Environmental Law, Chapter 8, Groningen, the Netherlands: Europa Law Publishing, 167, 169–212 26. Jan H. Jans and Albert T. Marseille (2010), ‘The Role of NGOs in Environmental Litigation against Public Authorities: Some Observations on Judicial Review and Access to Court in the Netherlands’, Journal of Environmental Law, 22 (3), 373–90 27. Jennifer Cassel (2007), ‘Enforcing Environmental Human Rights: Selected Strategies of US NGOs’, Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights, 6 (1), Fall, 104–27 28. Ludwig Krämer (2014), ‘EU Enforcement of Environmental Laws: From Great Principles to Daily Practice – Improving Citizen Involvement’, Environmental Policy and Law, 44 (1–2), 247–56 29. Christian Schall (2008), ‘Public Interest Litigation Concerning Environmental Matters before Human Rights Courts: A Promising Future Concept?’, Journal of Environmental Law, 20 (3), 417–53 PART VI SPECIFIC COUNTRIES 30. Joel A. Mintz (2013), ‘Assessing National Environmental Enforcement: Some Lessons from the United States' Experience’, Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, 26 (1), Fall, 1–12 31. Christopher N. Behre (2003), ‘Mexican Environmental Law: Enforcement and Public Participation Since the Signing of NAFTA’s Environmental Cooperation Agreement’, Journal of Transnational Law and Policy, 12 (2), Spring, 327–43 32. Carlos Wing-Hung Lo, Gerald E. Fryxell, Benjamin van Rooij, Wei Wang and Pansy Honying Li (2012), ‘Explaining the Enforcement Gap in China: Local Government Support and Internal Agency Obstacles as Predictors of Enforcement Actions in Guangzhou’, Journal of Environmental Management, 111, November, 227–35 33. Benjamin van Rooij and Carlos Wing-Hung Lo (2010), ‘Fragile Convergence: Understanding Variation in the Enforcement of China's Industrial Pollution Law’, Law and Policy, 32 (1), January, 14–37 34. Liam Cashman (2013), ‘Commission Enforcement of EU Environmental Legislation in Ireland: A 20-Year Retrospective’, in Suzanne Kingston (ed.), European Perspectives on Environmental Law and Governance, Chapter 8, Abingdon, UK and New York, NY, USA: Routledge, 177–96 35. Michael G. Faure and Katarina Svatikova (2010), ‘Enforcement of Environmental Law in the Flemish Region’, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, 19 (2), April, 60–79 PART VII SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTS 36. Victor B. Flatt and Paul M. Collins Jr. (2011), ‘Environmental Enforcement in Dire Straits: There Is No Protection for Nothing and No Data for Free’, Environmental Law Reporter, 41 (8), 10679–85 37. Michael Bothe (2006), ‘Ensuring Compliance with Multilateral Environmental Agreements – Systems Of Inspection and External Monitoring’, in Ulrich Beyerlin, Peter-Tobias Stoll and Rüdiger Wolfrum (eds), Ensuring Compliance with Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Dialogue Between Practitioners and Academia, Leiden, the Netherlands and Boston, MA: Koninklijke Brill NV, 247–58 38. Wayne B. Gray and Jay P. Shimshack (2011), ‘The Effectiveness of Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement: A Review of the Empirical Evidence’, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 5 (1), Winter, 3–24 39. Marjan Peeters (2006), ‘Enforcement of EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme’, in Marjan Peeters and Kurt Deketelaere (eds), EU Climate Change Policy: The Challenge of New Regulatory Initiatives, Chapter 9, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 169–87 40. Michael Watson (2006), ‘The Use of Criminal and Civil Penalties to Protect the Environment: A Comparative Study’, European Environmental Law Review, 15 (4), April, 108–13 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 SynopsisVaughan's perceptive analysis of EU chemicals regulation vividly portrays new governance as an intricate world of 'hybrid' governance. It is a world in which a range of legislative and non-legislative texts and tools encounter one another in normative frameworks that are rather more fluid than fixed. Not only do we learn a great deal about EU chemicals regulation, our understanding of the complex legal character of new governance in the EU is greatly enriched.'- Kenneth Armstrong, University of Cambridge, UK'This fascinating and original monograph examines the EU's innovative regime for the regulation of chemicals. It will be of great interest to lawyers and political scientists who are interested in chemicals regulation, but also crucially to those who are not. The volume uses chemicals regulation as a case study to shed light upon broader debates in EU law and governance, including the role played by 'soft law' instruments in EU law and the pressing accountability issues to which this gives rise.'- Joanne Scott, University College London, UK'Steven Vaughan's book on the EU's REACH regime is a splendid case study in new governance. It has been said that 'there is nothing more practical than a good theory.' Producing a good, practical theory, however, requires not just strong academic skills, but also practical experience. Vaughan brings both to the task of analyzing how 'new governance' plays out in the area of chemical regulation. His insightful analysis demonstrates that much highbrow academic theory on REACH and new governance is inaccurate.'- Lucas Bergkamp, Partner, Hunton & Williams, BrusselsThis perceptive book provides an exploratory, explanatory and normative account of the EU Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), and its regulator, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).With more than one million words of official ECHA guidance to accompany and underpin the 516 pages of REACH, comprehension of these cooperative regimes is often confounded. Through rigorous analysis of REACH and ECHA's guidance, this book offers a critical insight into hybrid new governance, the situation whereby hard law is conjoined with soft law. Steven Vaughan uses his practical and academic expertise in environmental law to present an accessible and multidimensional account of the core elements of REACH and its associated guidance. The overarching discussion challenges existing assumptions about new governance to establish a basis for academic commentaries on EU chemicals regulation and hybridity in law and governance.Acute and discerning, this book will act as a useful reference tool for environmental and public law scholars and students interested in EU chemicals regulation, new governance and hybridity. Legal practitioners and policy makers alike will find value in the acumen into REACH for both advisory remarks and areas of potential reform.Trade ReviewVaughan's perceptive analysis of EU chemicals regulation vividly portrays new governance as an intricate world of "hybrid" governance. It is a world in which a range of legislative and non-legislative texts and tools encounter one another in normative frameworks that are rather more fluid than fixed. Not only do we learn a great deal about EU chemicals regulation, our understanding of the complex legal character of new governance in the EU is greatly enriched.'--Kenneth Armstrong, University of Cambridge, UK'This fascinating and original monograph examines the EU's innovative regime for the regulation of chemicals. It will be of great interest to lawyers and political scientists who are interested in chemicals regulation, but also crucially to those who are not. The volume uses chemicals regulation as a case study to shed light upon broader debates in EU law and governance, including the role played by "soft law" instruments in EU law and the pressing accountability issues to which this gives rise.'--Joanne Scott, University College London, UK'Steven Vaughan's book on the EU's REACH regime is a splendid case study in new governance. It has been said that "there is nothing more practical than a good theory." Producing a good, practical theory, however, requires not just strong academic skills, but also practical experience. Vaughan brings both to the task of analyzing how "new governance" plays out in the area of chemical regulation. His insightful analysis demonstrates that much highbrow academic theory on REACH and new governance is inaccurate.'--Lucas Bergkamp, Partner, Hunton & Williams, BrusselsTable of ContentsContents: 1: Introduction 2. Chemicals and Chemicals Regulation 3. REACH – An Overview of the Regulation 4. The European Chemicals Agency and ECHA Guidance 5. Information Creation and Substance Information Exchange Fora 6. Registration, Evaluation and the Wider Role of Information Under REACH 7. Substance Bans Under REACH 8. The Enforcement of REACH 9. REACH and Differentiated Soft Norms 10. Final Thoughts Appendix 1: The Road To REACH – Timeline Index

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Book Synopsisaa magnificently rich, highly critical, at times deeply challenging and troubling, and perhaps even paradigm-shifting, collection of works that has been authored by some of the most progressive and interrogative scholars of our time. In their analysis, none of the contributors take anything for granted; they relentlessly push against parochial closures that obscure the possible contours of a re-imagined relationship between human rights and the environment. The book ultimately succeeds in offering a new juridical imaginary for those of us who are concerned with the deeply troubled and complex relationship between human rights and the environment.'- Louis J. Kotzé, North-West University, South Africa, University of Lincoln, UK and Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and the EnvironmentIn the climate-pressed Anthropocene epoch, nothing could be more urgent than fresh engagements with the fractious relationships between 'humanity', law and the living order. This timely book intelligently combines theoretical reflections, doctrinal analyses and insights drawn from rights-based praxis to offer thoughtful - and at times provocative - engagements with the limitations of law as it faces the complexities of contemporary socio-ecological life-worlds in an age of climate crisis.Leading scholars in the field discuss, in four parts, Philosophical Investigations, Reconfiguring the Legal, Activism and Praxis, and Multi-level Reformulations, to offer imaginative intellectual engagements with a range of challenges vexing the human-environmental-legal 'interface'.Scholars and students of human rights and environmental law and practitioners in the field alike will find the book to be a timely and thoughtful engagement with urgent human dilemmas.Contributors: D. Bollier, L. Code, S. Coyle, K. Donald, G.N. Gill, E. Grant, A. Grear, T. Kerns, A. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, M. Pieraccini, B.H. WestonTrade Review‘. . . a magnificently rich, highly critical, at times deeply challenging and troubling, and perhaps even paradigm-shifting, collection of works that has been authored by some of the most progressive and interrogative scholars of our time. In their analysis, none of the contributors take anything for granted; they relentlessly push against parochial closures that obscure the possible contours of a re-imagined relationship between human rights and the environment. The book ultimately succeeds in offering a new juridical imaginary for those of us who are concerned with the deeply troubled and complex relationship between human rights and the environment.’ -- Louis J. Kotzé, North-West University, South Africa, University of Lincoln, UK and Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and the EnvironmentTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Thought, Law, Rights and Action in an Age of Environmental Crisis – In Search of Better Future Histories Anna Grear and Evadne Grant PART I PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS 1. Doubt and Denial: Epistemic Responsibility Meets Climate Change Scepticism Lorraine Code 2. Actors or Spectators? Vulnerability and Critical Environmental Law Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos 3. Reflections on the Relationship between Environmental Regulation, Human rights and Beyond – with Heidegger Margherita Pieraccini 4. Radicalism and Conservativism in Environmental Law Sean Coyle PART II RECONFIGURING THE LEGAL 5. Human Rights and Environmental Protection in India: The Judicial Journey from Public Interest Litigation to the National Green Tribunal Gitanjali N. Gill 6. Reimagining Adjudication: Human Rights Courts and the Environment Evadne Grant PART III ACTIVISM AND PRAXIS 7. Human Rights Practice: A Means to Environmental Ends? Kate Donald 8. Schopenhaur's Mitleid: Environmental Outrage and Human Rights Tom Kerns PART IV MULTI-LEVEL REFORMULATIONS 9. Reimagining Ecological Governance Through Human Rights and a Rediscovery of the Commons David Bollier and Burns H. Weston 10. Towards New Legal Futures? In Search of Renewing Foundations Anna Grear Index

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Book SynopsisSignificant growth in economic activity in the Arctic has added weight to the argument that projects must be developed responsibly and sustainably. Addressing growing concerns regarding the exploitation of the Arctic's natural resources, this timely book presents and evaluates examples of best practice in Arctic environmental impact assessment.Timo Koivurova and Pamela Lesser succinctly synthesise primary data gathered from interviews with local communities, indigenous peoples, NGOs, government officials and businesses in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Iceland, Canada, Russia and the USA. Considering all stakeholder perspectives, they present the regulatory processes of all eight Arctic countries, and also provide helpful flowcharts that depict the process graphically for each country. Measuring these practices against the 1997 Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment in the Arctic, the only Arctic environmental impact assessment guidance document that has been officially approved by the ministers of all eight Arctic countries, this book identifies key areas where adherence to best practice is high, such as stakeholder outreach and development, as well as those areas that fall short. Thorough and accessible, Environmental Impact Assessment in the Arctic will provide an excellent reference for academics in the fields of law and environmental studies as well as for government officials and stakeholders who stand to benefit from best practice.Trade Review'Anyone interested in what makes environmental impact assessment (EIA) work, in any legal system, should own this book and refer to it often. The authors of this scholarly, practical and engaging study keenly observe the political, legal and cultural influences that explain the surprising national differences in the effectiveness of EIA around the Arctic. Their careful and systematic analysis of each country's system is prefaced by an insightful discussion of the literature and theory behind best practices. Each chapter is concise yet complete and documented by a well-chosen bibliography. The interviews with selected expert EIA practitioners add critical first-hand understanding of what helps and what hinders policies, laws and regulations being translated into an effective and transparent EIA process.' --Betsy Baker, University of Alaska-Fairbanks'This detailed description of environmental impact assessment practices around the Arctic offers much for experts to study, accompanied by insightful commentary that will inform specialists and generalists alike. By focusing on the practice of EIA, the authors emphasize the strengths of what is already being done, in addition to pointing out shortcomings in current approaches. This timely book should be read by anyone seeking to harness the power of EIA to promote socially and environmentally responsible development.' --Henry P. Huntington, Arctic Scientist, Alaska'Grounded in best practice empirical research informed by solid theoretical underpinnings, Koivurova and Lesser's book is an extremely welcome contribution to the literature. Focused on practical outcomes from the application of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the Arctic, project proponents, scholars and others will benefit enormously from the experiences outlined; not only for the circumpolar north, but also in other places where EIA is the main environmental policy instrument to address the negative consequences of, typically, energy-related development.' --Simon Marsden, Flinders University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: Arctic Transformation and its Consequences for Environmental Impact Assessment 1. Environmental Impact Assessment: Introduction to a Policy Instrument Manifesting Sustainable Development 2. EIA in the Arctic 3. Theoretical Discussion of Best Practice Research 4. Approach and Methodology 5. Finland, 6. Sweden, 7. Norway, 8. Iceland, 9. Canada, 10. USA, 11. Greenland 12. Russia 13. Synthesis 14. Transboundary EIA 15. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook brings together a collection of innovative interdisciplinary approaches to explore the use of research methods in environmental law. With chapters on topics ranging from sustainability, climate change and activism to education, actor-network theory and non-human ontologies, this Handbook provides a theoretically informed analysis of methodological approaches to this important field. Taking into consideration issues such as non-human agency, the Anthropocene, and spatial and material turns in law this book builds on key concepts in the subject. The book also considers how environmental law must adapt to the new and urgent needs of a variety of bodies, both human and non-human, that require its protection. It argues that traditional ways of conceiving environmental law, and of accounting for problems brought about through anthropocentric means, have led to the reinstatement of the problem of environmental degradation without imagining different avenues to resolve it. This Handbook is a key addition to the existing literature and provides an invaluable contribution to practical critique and to the reimagining of environmental law. It will be a crucial compendium for graduate students and researchers in the field of environmental law wishing to explore critical approaches.Contributors include: R. Bartel, I. Braverman, V. Brooks, P. Burdon, E. Cloatre, L. Finchett-Maddock, J. Gillespie, A. Grear, J. Holder, A. Kotsakis, L. Kotze, B. Lange, D. Mandic, J. Martel, D. McGillivray, K. Morrow, E. Mussawir, U. Natarajan, M. Nikolic, Y. Otomo, J. Paterson, A. Pavoni, A. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, I.-J. Sand, F. Venter, B. WoodardTrade Review‘The editors have tackled a difficult subject and are to be applauded for fashioning a volume that will surely stand the test of time as a landmark for environmental law scholars in the years to come.’ -- Benjamin J Richardson, Journal of Human Rights and the Environment‘The book is a thought-provoking journey of different, often experimental, innovative ideas that stretch the boundaries of environmental law research and scholarship. The volume contributes towards efforts to drive more inter-disciplinary approaches in environmental law, while critically reflecting on theoretical and methodological understandings. The diversity in disciplinary backgrounds of the authors provide a rich array of perspectives. The inter-disciplinary lens of the book is particularly topical. The section on materiality, for example, is very useful for environmental law -- scholars considering how to incorporate the surge of work on ‘nature-society’ relations in the humanities and social sciences.’– Law Environment and Development Journal‘This collection takes a bold step towards re-situating the legal enterprise alongside those bodies whose movement it strives to direct, thereby revitalising the sense of law’s immanence to what has elsewhere been dubbed “the lawscape”, i.e. the entangled continuum of law and bodies.’ -- Luigi Russi, Griffith Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: PART I: MATERIALITY 1. Foregrounding Vulnerability: Materiality’s Porous Affectability as a Methodological Platform Anna Grear 2. How to Think About ‘Nature-society’ Interactions in Environmental Law ‘in Action’? Betina Lange 3. Abstracting Method: Taking Legal Abstractions Seriously Andrea Pavoni 4. Actor-network Theory and the Empirical Critique of Environmental Law: Unpacking the Bioprospecting Debates Emilie Cloatre 5. Speculative Entropy: Dynamism, Hyperchaos and the Fourth Dimension in Environmental Law Practice Lucy Finchett-Maddock 6. Critical Environmental Law as Method in the Anthropocene Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos PART II: SPATIALITY AND JURISDICTION 7. Place-thinking: The Hidden Geography of Environmental Law Robyn Bartel 8. Bringing Environmental Justice to the Centre of Environmental Law Research: Developing Collective Case Study Methodology Jane Holder and Donald McGillivray 9. Third Word Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) and the Environment Usha Natarajan 10. The Methodology of Environmental Constitutional Comparison Francois Venter and Louis J. Kotzé 11. Engaged Enquiry in Environmental Law: Understanding People/place Connections Through a Geographically Informed Human Rights Lens Josephine Gillespie PART III: ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM 12. Ecofeminist Approaches to the Construction of Knowledge and Coalition Building – Offering a Way Forward for International Environmental Law and Policy Karren Morrow 13. Environmentalism and an Anarchist Research Method Peter Burdon and James Martel 14. On the Relation between Scholarship and Action in Environmental Law: Method, Theory, Change Andreas Kotsakis 15. A Systems Theory Perspective on the Principle of Precaution Employing Critical Discourse Analysis John Paterson 16. Environmental Law In The Age Of The Anthropocene: How To Normatively Communicate On Environmental Change And Risks? Inger Johanne Sand 17. The Nested Eye: Naturalism, Perspectivalism, and Environmental Law Ben Woodard PART IV: MORE-THAN-HUMAN 18. Thinking about Law and the Question of the Animal Edward Mussawir and Yoriko Otomo 19. The Life and Law of Corals: Breathing Meditations Irus Braverman 20. All That Is Air Melts Into City: Minoritarian Apparatuses For A More-Than-Human World Mirko Nikolić 21. Listening to the World: Sounding out the Surroundings of Environmental Law with Michel Serres Danilo Mandic 22. F#cking Research Ethics Through Radical Method: Autoethnography and The Field of Environmental Law Victoria Brooks Index

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Book SynopsisStates in mineral-rich jurisdictions promote mining as a development industry, and at the same time attempt to protect people and the environment from the worst excesses of extractivism and neo-extractivism. Exploring how the State's role in facilitating a developmental and sustainable mining industry has been defined, this eminent work is a world-first analysis of the principal narratives framing mining, development and sustainability in developed and developing countries. Through a global, comparative analysis, Tracy-Lynn Field illustrates how these themes are woven into the technical governance areas of property, taxation, environmental assessment and mine closure. Ultimately, this book shows how the promotional and protective role of the State constituted by the advocacy, policies and laws of international financial institutions, industry associations, activists, and mineral-rich jurisdictions supports an unsustainable system of global mining production. Progressive in its approach, the book concludes with insightful thoughts on the paradigm of post-extractivism. State Governance of Mining, Development and Sustainability is a must read for students and scholars interested in the law and governance of mining and development, as well as environmental law and governance more widely. Its practical implications will also prove informative for practitioners and policy makers working in the field.Trade Review'In a time of ecological crisis, with ever present evidence of social conflict arising from mining development, Tracy-Lynn Field's painstaking examination of the contested discourses of sustainable mining and the role of the state makes a major contribution. Going beyond critique with a detailed comparative assessment of laws relating to property, tax, and environment, Field ultimately reveals how a post-extractivist frame could underpin transformation away from the chronic environmental, social and economic externalities that continue to plague global mining.' --Sara L Seck, Dalhousie University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: State Governance of Mining, Development and Sustainability 2. The State, Mining, Development and Sustainability: Pro-Mining Discourses 3. The State, Mining, Development and Sustainability: Discourses of Dissent 4. The State, Mining and Property Institutions 5. The State, Mining and Taxation 6. The State, Mining and Environmental Assessment 7. The State and Mine Closure 8. Towards Post-Extractivism 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 SynopsisInformed by international law, international relations and environment management scholarship, this interdisciplinary analysis of environmental regimes in Asian subregions proposes a new regime for the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau based on China's cooperation with its south Asian neighbors. After evaluating the nine existing environmental regimes across the subregions of southwest, central, southeast and northeast Asia, Simon Marsden proposes a tenth regime for the cross subregion in south and east Asia known as the Third Pole. The role of China in connection with each of the existing agreements-as lender, dialogue partner or Party-is a key aspect of the analysis, considering it in developmental, legal and political contexts. Conclusions recommend future research to progress efforts in developing such a regime and caution the need for context in any legal transplant. This book will have a strong appeal for international environmental law and environmental planning and management researchers. Meanwhile those in international relations or international politics will find valuable insights in the book's exploration of relationships between the states of each subregion and China, whilst coverage of the regulation of oil and gas, hydroelectricity and exploitation of other resources will be of great interest to energy law scholars and practitioners.Trade Review'The third pole sits on top of the world, and rightly so. Its pure magnificence steers global action and politics. The fate of the third pole might equal the fate of China and of man-kind, as we probably know it. Thus, one cannot overstate the relevance of this region and the topic overall. This thorough book comes with a new, and overlooked angle: The law, policies and governance instruments for this region so essential for mankind. While one might ponder whether the law for this region, for China and for global governance, acts as we know it in the western world and its courts, there is no doubt that a suitable, effective, fair and sustainable policy scheme is required for this region (also referred to as the 'water towers of the world'). This milestone publication sets the stage and offers us a fresh and hopeful look at the issue. With climate change and many other threats on the rise, we all hope for the best.' --Falk Huettmann, University of Alaska, Fairbanks'Simon Marsden's book is extremely timely and provides a very welcomed addition to the literature on legal frameworks towards the environment in Asia. The book covers a wide variety of legal regimes from southwest to south and southeast Asia with special attention to the Tibetan Plateau and China's approach towards (transboundary) environmental governance. It will be of great help to researchers, planners, legal experts, and policy makers focusing on the protection of one of the world's most unique regions - the ''Third Pole''.' --Clemens Kunze, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), NepalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Asian Subregions, Environmental Regimes and Regime Effectiveness 2. Southwest Asia: The Arabian Gulf/Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden Regimes 3. Connecting Central Asia with Southwest, North and Eurasia: The Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, and Sustainable Development Regimes 4. Southeast Asia: The Mekong, Conservation and Haze Pollution Regimes 5. Linking South and East Asia: The Tumen Regime, China and the Third Pole Index

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Book SynopsisWith aquaculture operations fast expanding around the world, the adequacy of aquaculture-related laws and policies has become a hot topic. This much-needed book provides a comprehensive guide to the complex regulatory seascape. Split into three distinct parts, the expert contributors first review the international legal dimensions, including chapters on the law of the sea, trade, and access and benefit sharing for aquatic genetic resources. Part two discusses how the EU and regional bodies, such as the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO), have addressed aquaculture development and management whilst the final part contains twelve national case studies exploring how leading aquaculture producing countries have been putting sustainability principles into practice. These case studies focus on implementation approaches and challenges, in particular emphasizing ongoing national struggles in attaining effective aquaculture zoning and marine spatial planning.Students and scholars of environmental law and politics will find this contemporary volume an invaluable addition to the limited academic literature critiquing aquaculture law and policy. Policy makers, international bodies and NGOs will also find its insights particularly informative when ensuring sustainable aquaculture regulation and development.Contributors include: N.l Bankes, J.L. Batongbacal, P. Carrol, lI. Dahl, M. Doell, C. Engler, J. Fuentes Olmos, J. Glazewski, M. Haward, F. Humphries, A. Jóhannsdóttir, H. Liu, R. Long, I.E. Myklebust, A. Powers, T.G. Puthucherril, P. Saunders, K.N. Scott, A.-M. Slater, D.L. VanderZwaag, E. WhitsittTrade Review'Our oceans are increasingly targeted for their resources. This forward-looking collection of essays explores how States and regional arrangements are responding to challenges in the growth of aquaculture. Clarity of exposition, in what is an increasingly complex area of law and policy, is combined with breadth, depth and richness of research. Most importantly, the authors draw out valuable lessons and experience from around the world. This book is an essential reference point for anyone concerned with the sustainable use of our oceans.' --Richard A. Barnes, The University of Hull, UKTable of ContentsContents 1. Introduction: Navigating multilevel governance in aquaculture Nigel Bankes, Irene Dahl and David L VanderZwaag Part I Global Perspectives 2. The international law and policy seascape for aquaculture: Navigating tangled currents David L VanderZwaag 3. Aquaculture and trade: Trade law and trade-related multilateral environmental agreements Elizabeth Whitsitt and Nigel Bankes 4. The rising tide of access and benefit sharing in aquaculture Fran Humphries Part II Regional Perspectives 5. Regional approaches to aquaculture and a case study of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization Irene Dahl 6. Aquaculture law and policy in the European Union: Prescriptive, diffuse and requiring further reform Ronán Long Part III National Perspectives 7. Australian Aquaculture Marcus Haward 8. Aquaculture governance in Canada: A patchwork of approaches Meinhard Doelle and Phillip Saunders 9. Three pillars for sustainable marine aquaculture: The evolving regulatory framework in Chile Jessica Fuentes and Cecilia Engler 10. National aquaculture law and policy: China LIU Hui 11. Iceland: Aspects of the legal environment relating to aquaculture Aðalheiður Jóhannsdóttir 12. Sustainable aquaculture in India: Looking back to think ahead Tony George Puthucherril 13. Aquaculture law and policy in New Zealand Karen N Scott 14. Aquaculture law and administration in Norway Ingunn Elise Myklebust 15. The regulatory regime for aquaculture in the Philippines Jay L Batongbacal 16. Marine aquaculture in South Africa: The policy and legal framework Jan Glazewski 17. Aquaculture and the law: United Kingdom and Scotland Anne-Michelle Slater 18. Aquaculture in the United States Ann Powers and Patrick Carroll 19. Conclusion: A summary of common themes Nigel Bankes, Irene Dahl and David L VanderZwaag Index

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Book SynopsisAfter the drop in the price of oil, the issue of a carbon tax to complement the EU emission trading scheme is coming back to the fore of political debate. In this volume on carbon pricing, the reader can find an excellent mix of economic theory and policy analysis. To anyone interested in this field, this collection of papers represents a very important contribution to an in-depth understanding of the main tools that can be used to successfully fight climate change.'- Alberto Majocchi, University of Pavia, ItalyCarbon Pricing reflects upon and further develops the ongoing and worthwhile global debate into how to design carbon pricing, as well as how to utilize the financial proceeds in the best possible way for society.The world has recently witnessed a significant downward adjustment in fossil fuel prices, which has negative implications for the future of our environment. In light of these negative developments, it is important to understand the benefits of environmental sustainability through well-documented research. This discerning book considers the design of carbon taxes and examines the consequential outcomes of different taxation compositions as regulatory instruments. Expert contributors assess a variety of national experiences to provide an empirical insight into the use of carbon taxes, emissions trading, energy taxes and excise taxes. The overarching discussion concludes that successful policies used by some countries can be implemented in other jurisdictions with minimum new research and experimentation.This astute work will benefit scholars, practitioners and policymakers alike with an interest in the fields of environmental law, environmental economics, sustainable development and taxation law.Contributors: B. Bahn-Walkowiak, J. Bruha, H. Bruhova-Foltýnovà, B. Butcher, M. Calaf Forn, N. Chalifour, S. Cheng, E. Croci, S. Elgie, E. Guglyuvatyy, M. Jofra Sora, C. Kettner, K. Kratena, E. Meyer, I. Meyer, S. Onoda, J. Papy, T.F. Pedersen, V. Pisa, I. Puig Ventosa, A. Ravazzi Douvan, M. Sargl, K. Schlegelmilch, M.W. Sommer, N.P. Stoianoff, P. ten Brink, W.E. Weishaar, H. Wilts, S. Withana, Sirini, G. Wittmann, A. WolfsteinerTrade Review‘After the drop in the price of oil, the issue of a carbon tax to complement the EU emission trading scheme is coming back to the fore of political debate. In this volume on carbon pricing, the reader can find an excellent mix of economic theory and policy analysis. To anyone interested in this field, this collection of papers represents a very important contribution to an in-depth understanding of the main tools that can be used to successfully fight climate change.’ -- Alberto Majocchi, University of Pavia, Italy‘As someone who has been involved in speaking, disseminating knowledge and engaging with policymakers for the last couple of decades on environmental taxation. I wholeheartedly support and endorse this collection of topical and informative papers . . . a fascinating insight into the latest thinking and research in the field and a highly valued reference source.’ -- Chas Roy-Chowdhury, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK‘It is clearly an astute work which we think will be of great benefit to scholars, practitioners, forward-thinking politicians and policy makers alike with an interest in the fields as diverse as environmental law, environmental economics, sustainable development and taxation law. Thank you, Elgar, for this new addition to your “Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation” library.’ -- The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: Foreword By Mikael Skou Andersen Preface PART I CARBON TAXES AND EMISSIONS TRADING 1. A Template for the World: British Columbia’s Carbon Tax Shift Thomas F. Pedersen and Stewart Elgie 2. The Cost of Enforcing Carbon Pricing Mechanisms: A Comparison of the British Columbia Carbon Tax and the Québec Emissions Trading System Nathalie Chalifour and Jacques Papy 3. Fault Lines Between Fees and Taxes: Legal Obstacles for Linking Stefan E. Weishaar 4. Policy Changes on Ecological Tax Reform/Carbon Tax in Germany and Japan Shinji Onoda and Kai Schlegelmilch 5. The EU Emission Trading Scheme: First Evidence on Phase 3 Claudia Kettner 6. The Regensburg Model: Emissions Trading Between Countries Based on a Global CO2 Budget, National Emission Pathways and Gradual Climate Justice Manfred Sargl, Andreas Wolfsteiner and Günter Wittmann 7. Carbon Tariffs and Developing Countries: The Case for Special and Differential Treatment Selina Cheng and Bill Butcher PART II ENERGY AND EXCISE TAXES 8. Reforming The EU Vat System to Support the Transition to a Low-Carbon and Resource Efficient Economy Bettina Bahn-Walkowiak and Henning Wilts 9. Long-Term Climate Mitigation and Energy Use in Austria: The Impacts of Carbon and Energy Prices Kurt Kratena, Ina Meyer and Mark Wolfgang Sommer 10. Urban Road Pricing: The Experience of Milan Edoardo Croci and Aldo Ravazzi Douvan 11. Motor Fuel Taxation in Central Europe and International Tax Competition: Simulation of Motor Fuel Tax Harmonization Jan Brůha, Hana Brůhova-Foltýnovà and Vitězslav Piša PART III ANALYZING POLICY CHOICES 12. Climate Change Law and Policy Making: The Utility of the Delphi Method Evgney Guglyuvatyy and Natalie P. Stoianoff 13. Motivating Environmental Tax Reform Through Coalitions of Like-Minded Countries Sirini Withana and Patrick Ten Brink 14. Developments and Opportunities for an Ecological Tax Reform in Spain Ignasi Puig Ventosa, Eike Meyer, Marta Jofra Sora and Maria Calaf Forn Index

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental Pricing is an interesting book containing a broad collection of chapters that discuss issues of relevance for environmental policymaking. The topics range from support for renewable energy and fossil fuels via environmental taxation to policies for water management. The book provides relevant information regarding the many issues covered, and some chapters will stimulate further debate.'- Nils Axel Braathen, Principal Administrator OECD, Environment Directorate'As someone who has been involved in speaking, disseminating knowledge and engaging with policymakers for the last couple of decades on environmental taxation I wholeheartedly support and endorse this collection of topical and informative papers . . . a fascinating insight into the latest thinking and research in the field and a highly valued reference source.'- Chas Roy-Chowdhury, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UKEnvironmental taxes can be efficient tools for successful environmental policy. Their use, however, has been limited in many countries. This thoughtful book explores the scope of environmental pricing and examines a variety of national experiences in environmental policy integration, to identify the most effective use of taxation and policy for environmental sustainability.Environmental taxes are seldom implemented in isolation and are applied in combination with other regulatory instruments. At issue is the critical lack of knowledge on how different policy instruments and taxes interact and work together. This perceptive book considers recent research on the environmental and economic impact of applying environmental taxes. Expert contributors come together to discuss the high potential for wider use of environmental taxation in combination with other policy instruments, and highlight key areas of current practice that must be addressed. Empirical studies of policy strategies are discussed to illustrate the extent to which current climate change policy is integrated against the proposed successful policy combinations that are presented in this insightful book.Environmental pricing will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and policymakers alike in the areas of environmental law, environmental economics and environmental sustainability.Contributors: M. Antenucci, K. Bachus, K. Bubna-Litic, J. Cottrell, E. Fonseca Capdevila, Enrique, M.A. Grau Ruiz, X. Guo, D.L. Jarvie, T. Kawakatsu, C. Kettner, M. Kicia, D. Kletzan-Slamanig, A. Köppl, L. Kreiser, A. Lerch, Y. Mao, I. Mersinia, A. Pirlot, M. Rosenstock, S. Rudolph, H. Sprohge, F. Vanswijgenhoven, M. Villar Ezcurra, R.H. Weber, J. WuTrade Review‘Environmental Pricing is an interesting book containing a broad collection of chapters that discuss issues of relevance for environmental policymaking. The topics range from support for renewable energy and fossil fuels via environmental taxation to policies for water management. The book provides relevant information regarding the many issues covered, and some chapters will stimulate further debate.’ -- Nils Axel Braathen, Principal Administrator OECD, Environment Directorate‘As someone who has been involved in speaking, disseminating knowledge and engaging with policymakers for the last couple of decades on environmental taxation I wholeheartedly support and endorse this collection of topical and informative papers . . . a fascinating insight into the latest thinking and research in the field and a highly valued reference source.’ -- Chas Roy-Chowdhury, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Birgitte Egelund Olsen Preface PART I CASE STUDIES IN POLICY INTEGRATION 1. Climate Policy Integration: Evidence on Coherence in EU Policies Claudia Kettner, Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig and Angela Köppl 2. Tax Treatment of the Interaction between Water and Energy Marta Villar Ezcurra and Enrique Fonseca Capdevila 3. Subsidies to Fossil Energy Consumption in Italy: Assessment and Interaction with the Electricity Market Marianna Antenucci and Michele Governatori 4. Toward a Sustainable Climate and Energy Policy Mix: Insights from Theory and the Case of Japan Sven Rudolph, Takeshi Kawakatsu and Achim Lerch 5. European Renewable Energy Market Governance and Economic Crisis: a Taxation Makeover with Greece as a Case Study Ioanna Mersinia PART II THE CHALLENGES OF SUBSIDIES 6. Reforming Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Will it Make a Difference? Malgorzata Kicia and Manfred Rosenstock 7. Tax Expenditures to Promote Environmentally Responsible Investment Maria Amparo Grau Ruiz 8. Do you Get What you Pay for with United States Climate Change Tax Provisions? Hans Sprohge and Larry Kreiser 9. Supporting Emission Reductions through a Viable Wind Energy Industry: Lessons for Australia Karen Bubna-Litic PART III COMPETITIVENESS CONSIDERATIONS 10. Environmental Border Tax Adjustments (BTAs): A Forgotten History Alice Pirlot 11. Renewable Energy: Subsidies and Taxes as Competition Distortion Rolf H. Weber 12. The Impact of Environmental Tax on Enterprise Competitiveness in China Jian Wu, Yujiao Mao and Xingjie Guo PART IV STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS 13. Reclaiming the ‘T’ Word: Ways of Improving Communication and Public Acceptance of Environmental Fiscal Reform in Europe Jacqueline Cottrell 14. Regulatory Taxes as an Instrument to Foster Sustainability Transitions: An Exploratory Analysis Kris Bachus and Frederic Vanswijgenhoven 15. Resilience Based Policy for Groundwater Protection Deborah L. Jarvie Index

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to improve classes that are bored, hostile, aggressive or just not quite right. The book provides tips form making small class teaching more effective, with practical suggestions for a broad range of problems that teachers regularly encounter.Trade Review'The significant strength of this edited volume is that it goes beyond normative approaches to collaborative governance in a cross-disciplinary effort to analyze ''how to do collaboration'' and how to overcome the challenges involved in using collaboration in environmental governance.' --Eva Sorensen, Roskilde University, Denmark'This book will be invaluable for anyone interested in collaborative planning, management or governance. It includes significant chapters from some of the leading scholars in these fields, as well as insightful research from a new generation. It is an impressive compendium, a good read, and a useful coursebook.' --Judith Innes, University of California, Berkely--This text refers to the hardcover edition.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: The Challenges of Collaboration in Environmental Governance Richard D. Margerum and Cathy J Robinson PART I Theory and Context 2. Theoretical perspectives on the Challenges of Collaboration Richard D. Margerum 3. Back to the Future? Collaborative Environmental Governance Theory and Practice Tomas M. Koontz 4. The Other Side of Managing in Networks Robert Agranoff 5. Vitality in interactive governance: conditions and challenges Jurian Edelenbos and Ingmar van Meerkerk PART II Problems and Context 6. Where has all the salinity gone? The challenges of using science to inform local collaborative efforts to respond to large-scale environmental change Mat Gilfedder, Cathy J Robinson and Mike Grundy 7. Collaborative governance – does it work for climate change adaptation? Insights from the Dutch Delta Program Arwin van Buuren and Jitske van Popering 8. Collaboration challenges in addressing natural resource management problems: Australian regional case studies Helen Ross, Jennifer Bellamy and Brian Head PART III Policy, Politics and Power 9. When Voluntary is Prescribed but Mandated is Necessary: The Challenges of Compulsory Collaboration on Complex Public Issues Julia M. Wondolleck and Susan D. Lurie 10. Politicians and Collaborative Governance: The New Logic of Support Edward P. Weber 11. The Role of Power in Collaborative Governance Jill M. Purdy PART IV Organizations, Stakeholders and Governance 12. Collaboration Across Boundaries in the Indian Forest Service Daniel H. Nelson, Rosemary O'Leary, Larry D. Schroeder, Misty Grayer, Nidhi Vij 13. Towards a Joint Maintenance Approach for floodplain management in the Netherlands: tensions and possibilities Jeroen F. Warner, Jan M. Fliervoet and Antoine J.M. Smits PART V Process and Participation 14. From the table to the street: Strategies for building a more inclusive collaborative process Jane Rongerude and Gerardo Sandoval 15. The Challenge of Transformative Learning: Mining Practice Stories to Study Collaboration and Dispute Resolution Strategies John Forester 16. Hunting for country and culture: The challenges surrounding Indigenous collaborative partnerships on the coast of northern Australia Cathy J. Robinson Conclusion 17. The Challenges of Collaborative Governance: Towards a New Research Agenda Richard D. Margerum, Cathy J. Robinson and Ken Genskow Index

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Book SynopsisEconomics shapes environmental pricing theory, but the law translates theory into reality. This research review examines and discusses carefully selected classic and cutting edge articles from around the world that delve into the legal design features of environmental tax instruments, how governments define the legal authority to use environmental taxation, complex interactions with WTO law and the legal conundrums of border tax adjustments. These influential articles cover a wide range of environmental and legal issues that recur across continents, with carbon taxes and climate change taking centre stage as important case studies. This timely review is an essential resource for those working in the field, whether they are trained in law, economics, political science, environmental science or public finance.Trade Review‘A fascinating and important collection on an issue of increasing urgency. This superb book should be of keen interest to policymakers and academics alike.’Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Janet E. Milne PART I DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION A. Fundamental Design Principles 1. Federica Pitrone (2015), ‘Defining “Environmental Taxes”: Input from the Court of Justice of the European Union’, Bulletin for International Taxation, 1, January, 58–64 2. Thomas A. Barthold (1994), ’Issues in the Design of Environmental Excise Taxes’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8 (1), Winter, 133–51 3. Janet E. Milne (2003), ‘Environmental Taxation: Why Theory Matters’, in Janet Milne, Kurt Deketelaere, Larry Kreiser and Hope Ashiabor (eds), Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation: International and Comparative Perspectives: Volume I, Part I, Chapter I, Richmond, UK: Richmond Law and Tax Ltd, 3–26 4. James Alm and H. Spencer Banzhaf (2012), ‘Designing Economic Instruments for the Environment in a Decentralized Fiscal System’, Journal of Economic Surveys, 26 (2), April, 177–202 B. Design Choices in Theory and Practice: A Case Study of Carbon Taxes 5. Gilbert E. Metcalf and David Weisbach (2009), ‘The Design of a Carbon Tax’, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 33 (2), 499–556 6. David G. Duff (2008), ‘Carbon Taxation in British Columbia’, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, 10 (1), 87–107 7. David A. Weisbach (2012), ‘Carbon Taxation in the EU: Expanding the EU Carbon Price’, Journal of Environmental Law, 24 (2), July, 183–206 8. Mikael Skou Andersen (2015), ‘Reflections on the Scandinavian Model: Some Insights into Energy-Related Taxes in Denmark and Sweden’, European Taxation, 55 (6), June, 235–44 9. Sijbren Cnossen and Herman Vollebergh (1992), ‘Toward a Global Excise on Carbon’, National Tax Journal, XLV (1), March, 23–36 10. Iñaki Bilbao Estrada and Pasquale Pistone (2013), ‘Global CO2 Taxes’, Intertax, 41 (1), January, 2–14 C. Design of Environmental Tax Expenditures 11. Tracey M. Roberts (2016), ‘Picking Winners and Losers: A Structural Examination of Tax Subsidies to the Energy Industry’, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, 41 (1), Winter, 63–137 12. Ellen Zweibel and Karen J. Cooper (2010), ‘Charitable Gifts of Conservation Easements: Lessons from the US Experience in Enhancing the Tax Incentive’, Canadian Tax Journal, 58 (1), 25–61 13. Marta Villar Ezcurra (2014), ‘EU State Aid and Energy Policies as an Instrument of Environmental Protection: Current Stage and New Trends’, European State Aid Law Quarterly, 13 (4), 665–76 14. Brian Galle (2012), ‘The Tragedy of the Carrots: Economics and Politics in the Choice of Price Instruments’, Stanford Law Review, 64 (4), April–May, 797–850 PART II LEGAL AUTHORITY TO USE ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION A. Significance of Legal and Institutional Arrangements 15. Michael Rodi and Hope Ashiabor (2012), ‘Legal Authority to Enact Environmental Taxes’, in Janet E. Milne and Mikael Skou Andersen (eds), Handbook of Research on Environmental Taxation, Part I, Chapter 4, Cheltenham UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 59–81 16. Per G. Fredriksson and Daniel L. Millimet (2004), ‘Comparative Politics and Environmental Taxation’, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 48 (1), July, 705–22 B. Legal Implications of a “Tax” 17. John Snape (2007), ‘The Green Taxes of the Brown Chancellorship, 1997–2007’, Environmental Law and Management, 19 (4), 143–58 18. Janet E. Milne (2013), ‘The U.S. Supreme Court Opens a Door: Expanded Opportunities for Environmental Taxes’, Environmental Law Reporter, 43 (5), May, 10406–13 C. Allocation of Legal Authority Among Levels of Government 19. Kirsten Borgsmidt (1999), ‘Ecotaxes in the Framework of Community Law’, European Environmental Law Review, 8 (10), October, 270–81 20. Nathalie J. Chalifour (2008), ‘Making Federalism Work for Climate Change: Canada’s Division of Powers over Carbon Taxes’, National Journal of Constitutional Law, 22 (2), October, 119–214 21. José Marcos Domingues (2012), ‘Tax System and Environmental Taxes in Brazil: The Case of the Electric Vehicles in a Comparative Perspective with Japan’, Osaka University Law Review, 59 (2), February, 37–56 22. Yan Xu (2011), ‘China’s “Stir Fry” of Environmentally Related Taxes and Charges: Too Many Cooks at Work’, Journal of Environmental Law, 23 (2), July, 255–83 23. Leyla Ates (2015), ‘Environmental Taxation in Turkey’, in Rodolfo Salassa Boix (ed.), La Protección Ambiental a Través del Derecho Fiscal (Environmental Protection through Tax Law), Part III, Córdoba, Argentina: Advocatus Ediciones, 239–57 24. Andrew J. White, III (2007), ‘Decentralised Environmental Taxation in Indonesia: A Proposed Double Dividend for Revenue Allocation and Environmental Regulation’, Journal of Environmental Law, 19 (1), 43–69 PART III IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS A. Factors that Affect the Design and Use of Environmental Taxation 25. Susan Rose-Ackerman (1973), ‘Effluent Charges: A Critique’, Canadian Journal of Economics, VI (4), November, 512–28 26. Nathalie J. Chalifour (2010), ‘A Feminist Perspective on Carbon Taxes’, Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, 22 (1), January, 169–212 27. Veronika Chobotová (2013), ‘The Role of Market-Based Instruments for Biodiversity Conservation in Central and Eastern Europe’, Ecological Economics, 95, November, 41–50 B. Legal Compliance and Enforcement 28. Nthati Rametse (2015), ‘Measuring the Costs of Implementing the Former Carbon Tax for Australian Liable Entities’, New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy, 21, June, 190–213 29. Dwight V. Denison and Robert J. Eger III (2000), ‘Tax Evasion from a Policy Perspective: The Case of the Motor Fuels Tax’, Public Administration Review, 60 (2), March–April, 163–72 30. James Alm and Jay Shimshack (2014), ‘Environmental Enforcement and Compliance: Lessons from Pollution, Safety, and Tax Settings’, Foundations and Trends® in Microeconomics, 10 (4), December, i–iii, 209–74 Volume II Contents: Introduction An introduction to both volumes by the editor appears in Volume I PART I THE WTO AND ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION A. The WTO Framework for Environmental Taxation 1. Simonetta Zarrilli (2003), ‘Domestic Taxation of Energy Products and Multilateral Trade Rules: Is This a Case of Unlawful Discrimination?’, Journal of World Trade, 37 (2), 359–94 2. Francesco Sindico (2006), ‘Climate Taxes and the WTO: Is the Multilateral Trade Regime a Further Obstacle for Efficient Domestic Climate Policies?’, EcoLomic Policy and Law: Journal of Trade and Environment Studies, 3 (8), December, 1–24 B. Legality of Border Tax Adjustments for Environmental Taxes 3. Paul Demaret and Raoul Stewardson (1994), ‘Border Tax Adjustments under GATT and EC Law and General Implications for Environmental Taxes’, Journal of World Trade, 28 (4), 5–65 4. Gavin Goh (2004), ‘The World Trade Organization, Kyoto and Energy Tax Adjustments at the Border’, Journal of World Trade, 38 (3), 395–423 5. Charles E. McLure, Jr (2011), ‘The GATT-Legality of Border Adjustments for Carbon Taxes and the Cost of Emissions Permits: A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma’, Florida Tax Review, 11 (4), 221–94 C. A Focus on Like Products and PPMs 6. Reinhard Quick and Christian Lau (2003), ‘Environmentally Motivated Tax Distinctions and WTO Law: The European Commission’s Green Paper on Integrated Product Policy in Light of the “Like Product-“ and “PPM-“ Debates’, Journal of International Economic Law, 6 (2), June, 419–58 7. Steve Charnovitz (2002), ‘The Law of Environmental “PPMs” in the WTO: Debunking the Myth of Illegality’, Yale Journal of International Law, 27 (1), 59–110 8. Adrian Emch (2005), ‘Same Same But Different? Fiscal Discrimination in WTO Law and EU Law: What Are “Like” Products?’, Legal Issues of Economic Integration, 32 (4), 369–415 D. Challenges of Implementing Border Tax Adjustments for Carbon Pricing 9. Javier de Cendra (2006), ‘Can Emissions Trading Schemes be Coupled with Border Tax Adjustments? An Analysis vis-à-vis WTO Law’, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 15 (2), July, 131–45 10. Charles E. McLure, Jr (2012), ‘Could VAT Techniques Be Used To Implement Border Carbon Adjustments? Illustration of VATs and VATCATs – Expanded Version’, Bulletin for International Taxation, 66 (8), June, 1–19 11. Carol McAusland and Nouri Najjar (2015), ‘The WTO Consistency of Carbon Footprint Taxes’, Georgetown Journal of International Law, 46 (3), 765–801 12. Joost Pauwelyn (2013), ‘Carbon Leakage Measures and Border Tax Adjustments under WTO Law’, in Geert Van Calster and Denise Prévost (eds), Research Handbook on Environment, Health and the WTO, Part III, Chapter 15, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 448–506 E. Subsidies 13. Andrew Green (2006), ‘Trade Rules and Climate Change Subsidies’, World Trade Review, 5 (3), November, 377–414 PART II LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR ASSESSING THE CHOICE OF INSTRUMENT A. Legal Institutions 14. Jonathan Baert Wiener (1999), ‘Global Environmental Regulation: Instrument Choice in Legal Context’, Yale Law Journal, 108, 677–800 B. Standards for Assessment 15. Michael Faure (2012), ‘Effectiveness of Environmental Law: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?’, William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, 36 (2), Winter, 293–336 16. Shi-Ling Hsu (2004), ‘Fairness Versus Efficiency in Environmental Law’, Ecology Law Quarterly, 31 (2), March, 303–401 17. Andrew Green (2006), ‘You Can’t Pay Them Enough: Subsidies, Environmental Law, and Social Norms’, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 30 (2), 407–40 C. Position Within the Law 18. Todd S. Aagaard (2014), ‘Environmental Law Outside the Canon’, Indiana Law Journal, 89 (3), 1239–98 Index

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Book SynopsisThis research collection offers a comprehensive investigation into ecological approaches into environmental law. It brings together a kaleidoscope of different articles to examine the critique of environmental law, the ethical dimensions, and methodology before exploring the key issues focusing on rights and responsibilities, property and the commons, governance and constitutionalism. It also presents work that looks into the theory of Earth Jurisprudence. Together with an original introduction, this collection is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in ecological approaches to environmental law.36 articles, dating from 1949 to 2015Contributors include: D. Boyd, A. Boyle, C. Cullinan, S. Gaines, L. Kotzé, R. Lazarus, A. Leopold, H. Rolston II, M. Sagoff, C. StoneTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Research Review Klaus Bosselmann and Prue Taylor PART I ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES A Critique of Environmental Law 1. Bruce Pardy (2005), ‘In Search of the Holy Grail in Environmental Law: A Rule to Solve the Problem’, McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy, 1 (1), Spring, 29–57 2. Richard J. Lazurus (2005), ‘Human Nature, The Laws of Nature, and the Nature of Environmental Law’, Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 24, 3. Staffan Westerlund (2008), ‘Theory for Sustainable Development. For or Against’, in Hans–Christian Bugge and Christina Voigt (eds), Sustainable Development in International and National Law, Chapter 1.3, Groningen, the Netherlands: Europa Law Publishing, 49–66 4. Klaus Bosselmann (2010), ‘Losing the Forest for the Trees: Environmental Reductionism in the Law’, Sustainability, 2 (8), 2424–48 5. Sanford E. Gaines (2014), ‘Reimagining Environmental Law for the 21st Century’, Environmental Law Reporter, 44 (3), 10188–215 B Ethical Dimensions 6. Aldo Leopold (1949), ‘The Land Ethic’, in A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 201–26 7. Holmes Rolston II (1975), ‘Is There an Ecological Ethic?’, Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy, 18 (2), January, 93–109 8. Christopher D. Stone (1972), ‘Should Trees Have Standing? – Towards Legal Rights for Natural Objects’, Southern California Law Review, 45, 450–501 9. Arne Naess (1973), ‘The Shallow and the Deep, Long–Range Ecology Movement. A Summary’, Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, 16 (1–4), 95–100 10. Mark Sagoff (1981), ‘At the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima or Why Political Questions Are Not All Economic’, Arizona Law Review, 23, 1283–98 11. Laura Westra (1998), ‘Living with Integrity: The Problems and The Promise’, in Living in Integrity: A Global Ethic to Restore a Fragmented Earth, Chapter 1, Lanham, Maryland, USA and Oxford, UK: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 3–22 12. John Ronald Engel (2011), ‘Soil Ethics and Global Ethics’, in Encyclopaedia of Soil Science, Chapter 1, London, UK: Taylor and Francis, 1–7 C Methodology 13. Gunther Teubner and Lindsay Farmer (1994), ‘Ecological Self-Organization’, in Gunther Teubner, Lindsay Farmer and Declan Murphy (eds), Environmental Law and Ecological Responsibility: The Concept and Practice of Ecological Self-Organization, Chapter 1, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 3–13 14. Massimiliano Montini (2014), ‘Revising International Environmental Law through the Paradigm of Ecological Sustainability’ in Federico Lenzerini and Ana Filipa Vrdoljak (eds), International Law for Common Goods, Normative Perspectives on Human Rights, Culture and Nature, Chapter 13, Oxford, UK and Portland, OR, USA: Hart Publishing, 271–87 15. Andreas Philippopoulos–Mihalopoulos (2011), ‘Towards a Critical Environmental Law’, in Law and Ecology: New Environmental Foundations, Chapter 2, London, UK: Routledge, 18–38 D Earth Jurisprudence 16. Thomas Berry (1999), ‘The Earth Story’, in The Great Work: Our Way Into The Future, Chapter 3, NY, USA: Random House/Bell Tower, 21–32 17. Cormac Cullinan (2010), ‘Earth Jurisprudence: From Colonization to Participation’, in Worldwatch Institute (ed.) State of the World: Transforming Cultures From Consumerism to Sustainability, NY, USA and London, UK: W.W.Norton & Company, 143–48 18. Anne Schimoller and Alessandro Pellizon (2013), ‘Mapping the Terrain of Earth Jurisprudence: Landscape, Threshold and Horizons’, Environmental and Earth Law Journal, III (1), 1–32 19. Peter Burdon (2013), ‘The Earth Community and Ecological Jurisprudence’, Oñati Socio Legal Series, 3 (5), 815–37 20. Samuel Alexander (2010), ‘Earth Jurisprudence and the Ecological Case for Degrowth’, Journal Jurisprudence, 131–48 PART II KEY ISSUES OF ECOLOGICAL LAW A Rights and Responsibilities 21. Bridget Lewis (2012), ‘Environmental Rights or a Right to the Environment? Exploring the Nexus between Human Rights and Environmental Protection’, Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law, 8 (1), 36–47 22. Prudence E. Taylor (1998), ‘From Environmental to Ecological Rights: A New Dynamic in International Law?’, Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, 10 (2), 309–97 23. Anna Grear (2011), ‘The Vulnerable Living Order: Human Rights and the Environment in a Critical and Philosophical Perspective’, Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, 2 (1), March, 23–44 24. Alan Boyle (2007), ‘Human Rights or Environmental Rights? A Reassessment’, Fordham Environmental Law Review, XVIII, 471–511 B Property and the Commons 25. Prue Taylor and David Grinlinton (2011), ‘Property Rights and Sustainability: Toward a New Vision of Property’, in Property Rights and Sustainability: The Evolution of Property Rights to Meet Ecological Challenges, Chapter 1, Leiden, the Netherlands: Matinus Nijhoff, 1–20 26. Peter Burdon (2015), ‘Private Property Revisited‘, in Earth Jurisprudence: Private Property and the Environment’, Chapter 5, Abingdon, UK and NY, USA: Routledge, 101–34 27. Gerhard Scherhorn (2012), ‘Transforming Global Resources into Commons’, in David Bollier and Silke Helfrich (eds), The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Markets, Amherst, MA, USA: Leveller Press, 395–401 28. Joseph L. Sax (1970), ‘The Public Trust Doctrine in Natural Resource Law: Effective Judicial Intervention’, Michigan Law Review, 68, 473–566 C Governance 29. Polly Higgins (2012), ‘The Law of Ecocide‘, in Earth is Our Business, Chapter 1, London, UK: Shepheard–Walwyn, 3–17 30. Burns H. Weston and David Bollier (2013), ‘Imagining a New Architecture of Law and Policy to Support the Ecological Commons’, in Green Governance: Ecological Survival, Human Rights, and the Law of the Commons, Chapter 7, Cambridge, UK and NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 179–225 31. Louis J. Kotzé (2013), ‘Mapping the Definitional Field of Global Environmental Governance’, in Global Environmental Governance: Law and Regulation for the 21st Century’, Chapter 7, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 225–66 32. Klaus Bosselmann (2015), ‘Framing Earth Governance’, in Earth Governance: Trusteeship of the Global Commons, Chapter 2, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 23–50 D Constitutionalism 33. Klaus Bosselmann (2015), ‘Global Environmental Constitutionalism: Mapping the Terrain’, Widener Law Review, 21 (2), 171–85 34. David R. Boyd (2012), ‘Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment: The Context’, in The Environmental Rights Revolution: A Global Study of Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment, Chapter 1, Vancouver, Canada: UBC Press, 3–19 35. Rakhyun E. Kim and Klaus Bosselmann (2015), ‘Operationalizing Sustainable Development: Ecological Integrity as a Grundnorm of International Law’, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, Special Issue: Public Participation and Climate Governance, 24 (2), July, 194–208 36. Geoffrey Garver (2013), ‘The Rule of Ecological Law: The Legal Complement to Degrowth Economics’, Sustainability, 5 (1), 316–37 Index

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