MB - Environmental 1

The gripping story of one American lawyer’s obsessive crusadeーwaged at any costーagainst Big Oil on behalf of the poor farmers and indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest. Steven Donziger, a sel……続きを見る

The drive for change has informed human endeavour throughout history. From fields to factories to offices, people have always asked how to make things better. This innovative book offers a step by s……続きを見る

Air quality and air pollution control are tasks of international concern as, for one, air pollutants do not refrain from crossing borders and, for another, industrial plants and motor vehicles which……続きを見る

Environmental law has an unquestionable effect on the species, ecosystems, and landscapes that biologists studyーand vice-versa, as the research of these biologists frequently informs policy. But be……続きを見る

On April 20, 2010, the crew of the floating drill rig Deepwater Horizon lost control of the Macondo oil well forty miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Escaping gas and oil ignited, destroying the ……続きを見る

This groundbreaking text provides students with an overview and assessment of green criminology as well as a call to action. Green Criminology draws attention to the ways in which the political-econ……続きを見る

This book introduces the new discipline of urban oceanography, providing a deeper understanding of the physics of the coastal ocean in an urban setting. The authors explore how the coastal ocean imp……続きを見る

The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later……続きを見る

Conservation, Sustainability, and Environmental Justice in India highlights the environmental challenges that India faces, largely due to high population and limited natural resources, and discusses……続きを見る

In Environmental Justice, leading thinkers of the environmental justice movement take a direct look at the failure of "top down" public policy to effectively deal with issues of environmental equity……続きを見る

The world of climate politics is increasingly no longer confined to the activities of national governments and international negotiations. Critical to this transformation of the politics of climate ……続きを見る

This book offers an in-depth analysis of how governments in vulnerable regions respond to climate migrations. The author argues that, despite the newness of the discipline, responding to hydro-meteo……続きを見る

In-depth examination of the inherent tensions and dynamics of transport corridors in Africa: between short-term optics and long-term durability; between regional integration and national interest; b……続きを見る

Blockierte Straßen, besetzte Flughäfen, besprühte Wahrzeichen: Der zivile Ungehorsam erlebt ein spektakuläres Comeback. Während der Staat mit teils drastischer Härte reagiert, ringen die Rechtswisse……続きを見る

Why did it take so long for American law schools to start teaching about climate change? Although most environmental law professors were aware of climate change by 1990, it took nearly fifteen years……続きを見る

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal set of seventeen goals and 169 targets, with accompanying indicators, which were agreed by UN member states to frame their policy agendas for……続きを見る

The principle of transferable groundwater rights is that by making water rights capable of being traded in the market, water resources can be used more sustainably and efficiently. Groundwater would……続きを見る

The book examines how the absence of insurance in the past led to some special maritime liability law principles such as ‘general average’ (i.e., losses or expenses shared by all the parties to a ma……続きを見る

What is the role of government in protecting animal welfare? What principles should policy makers draw on as they try to balance animal welfare against human liberty? Much has been written in recent……続きを見る

This book explores the legal regime of non-product related process and production methods (NPR PPMs) in the context of trade-restrictive environmental measures, eco-labelling requirements and sanita……続きを見る

The time has come for us to collectively reexamineーand ultimately move pastーthe concept of sustainability in environmental and natural resources law and management. The continued invocation of sus……続きを見る

This book explores the increasing concern over the extent to which those suffering from forced cross-border displacement as a result of environmental change are protected under international human r……続きを見る

Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Soil and Water Management discusses the latest approaches for monitoring soil and water degradation in coastal regions under current climate conditions as well as p……続きを見る

Complice la scarsa attenzione della politica, anche nell’ultimo anno gli ecomafiosi hanno fatto quello che gli riesce meglio: si sono inabissati sempre di più, e sfruttando connivenze e capitali han……続きを見る

El reconocimiento de derechos de la naturaleza en general, a una parte de ella o a alguna especie en particular es, sin duda, uno de los asuntos jurídicos medioambientales que mayores discusiones y ……続きを見る

Los últimos años de diálogos y acuerdos de paz han sido un reto para la construcción de democracia, país y perspectiva de una paz estable y duradera, donde la materialización de los derechos de los ……続きを見る

La crisis ambiental que enfrentamos actualmente implica una serie de retos frente a la protección del ambiente como un elemento fundamental para garantizar una vida digna y saludable para las genera……続きを見る

Umweltverfahren stellen Betriebe vor besondere Herausforderungen: Sie bilden die rechtliche Basis, um den Standort zu sichern und weiterzuentwickeln. Zugleich sind sie gespickt mit juristischen Stol……続きを見る

Completo estudio sistemático y científico del Derecho agrario, agroalimentario, agroindustrial, agroambiental y del desarrollo rural, desde la perspectiva normativa, doctrinal y jurisprudencial. Sup……続きを見る

This book brings together three distinct areas of International Law – namely Environmental, Heritage and Ocean Law – to address the international legal protection of historically significant wrecks,……続きを見る