New Environmental Law Books

Below is a list of Environmental Law books added to the library's collection in the past 6 months.

Act on products hazardous to health and to the environment : the new legislation with a commentary.

Location: lacom
Call #: KKV3127.A31 1973 A28 1973
Publisher: Error(12001)

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Agricultural land reform code. Compiled by Central Book Supply, inc.

Location: lacom
Call #: KPM988.A31 1963 A4 1969
Publisher: [Central Book Supply, inc.]

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Animal research ethics : evolving views and practices / editors, Susan Gilbert, Gregory E. Kaebnick, Thomas H. Murray.

Location: lax
Call #: R853.A53 A56 2012
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell,

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Arctic Science, International Law and Climate Change Legal Aspects of Marine Science in the Arctic Ocean.

Location: lax
Call #: K3775.O23 A73 2012
Publisher: Springer Verlag

Developments in the Arctic region are increasingly part of international discussion. The book contains a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the current problems around marine scientific research in the Arctic region. It combines scientific, legal and policy aspects. The main questions addressed are: ongoing and future Arctic marine research, marine research in the Arctic Ocean in practice, the legal framework, enlarged continental shelves and the freedom of marine science and particularities and challenges of the Arctic region. The contributors are leading experts in the field of politics, law and science. Find out more (catalog link)

Audit of the control system governing the production, processing, distribution and imports of organic products : (pursuant to Article 287 (4), second subparagraph, TFEU) / European Court of Auditors.

Location: lax
Call #: TX369 .A835 2012
Publisher: Publications Office of the European Union,

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Clean Water Act / Joel M. Gross, Kerri L. Stelcen.

Location: lax
Call #: KF3790 .G76 2012
Publisher:

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Climate law in EU member states : towards national legislation for climate protection / edited by Marjan Peeters, Professor of Environmental Policy and Law, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; Mark Stallworthy, Professor of Environmental Law and Polic

Location: lax
Call #: KJE6246.A72 C55 2012
Publisher:

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Colorado doctrine : water rights, corporations, and distributive justice on the American frontier / David Schorr.

Location: lax
Call #: KF646 .S36 2012
Publisher: Yale University Press,

Making extensive use of archival and other primary sources, David Schorr demonstrates that the development of the “appropriation doctrine,” a system of private rights in water, was part of a radical attack on monopoly and corporate power in the arid West. Schorr describes how Colorado miners, irrigators, lawmakers, and judges forged a system of private property in water based on a desire to spread property and its benefits as widely as possible among independent citizens. He demonstrates that ownership was not dictated by concerns for economic efficiency, but by a regard for social justice. Find out more (catalog link)

Conservation on the high seas : harmonizing international regimes for the sustainable use of living resources / Simone Borg.

Location: lax
Call #: K3485 .B67 2012
Publisher: Edward Elgar,

Borg (environmental and resources law, U. of Malta) investigates the extent to which the applicable international regimes regulating the sustainable use of high seas living resources may be harmonized. He covers regulatory jurisdiction over living resources on the high seas, the obligation to take conservation measures, specialized conservation measures for particular species on the high seas, the main constituent elements of conservation regimes, enforcement jurisdiction on the high seas and the conservation of living resources, and constituent elements for compliance and enforcement. Find out more (catalog link)

Criminal jurisdiction over perpetrators of ship-source pollution : international law, state practice and EU harmonisation / by Alla Pozdnakova.

Location: lax
Call #: K3591.2 .P69 2013
Publisher: M. Nijhoff Publishers,

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Disasters, hazards and law / edited by Mathieu Deflem.

Location: lax
Call #: K1980 .D57 2012
Publisher: Emerald,

This volume deals with important social-science issues of law and legal control pertaining to disasters and hazards in a variety of contexts. The orientation of this volume is driven by relevant recent occurrences, such as hurricanes Katrina and Irene in the United States; the 2010 BP oil spill, and the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Thematically diverse within the province of the social and behavioral sciences related to law and law-related problems, the chapters in this volume are not restricted in terms of theoretical approach and methodological orientation. Topics addressed include: legal controls pertaining to disaster prevention, response, and mitigation; regulations and policies concerning hazardous conditions; and crime and the control thereof in post-disaster situations Find out more (catalog link)

Environmental governance of the great seas : law and effect / Joseph F.C. DiMento, Alexis Jaclyn Hickman.

Location: lax
Call #: KZA1145 .D56 2012
Publisher: Edward Elgar,

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Environmental impact assessment in practice / Nick Harvey, Beverley Clarke.

Location: lax
Call #: TD194.68.A8 H369 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press,

Environmental Impact Assessment: Procedures and Practice provides students with an overview of the process of environmental impact assessment (EIA). In particular, it examines the assessment of the potential environmental impacts of proposed very large projects and complex developments, in relation to the legislation surrounding Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia. Find out more (catalog link)

Freedom to harm : the lasting legacy of the laissez faire revival / Thomas O. McGarity.

Location: lax
Call #: KF1600 .M395 2013
Publisher:

This book tells the story of how the business community, and the trade associations and think tanks that it created, launched three powerful assaults during the last quarter of the twentieth century on the federal regulatory system and the state civil justice system to accomplish a revival of the laissez faire political economy that dominated Gilded Age America. Although the consequences of these assaults became painfully apparent in a confluence of crises during the early twenty-first century, the patch-and-repair fixes that Congress and the Obama administration put into place did little to change the underlying laissez faire ideology and practice that continues to dominate the American political economy. In anticipation of the next confluence of crises, Thomas McGarity offers suggestions for more comprehensive governmental protections for consumers, workers, and the environment. Find out more (catalog link)

Global legal regimes to protect the world's grasslands / John W. Head.

Location: lax
Call #: K3520 .H43 2012
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press,

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Governing international rivers : polycentric politics in the Mekong and the Rhine / Tun Myint.

Location: lax
Call #: KZ3700 .M95 2012
Publisher: Edward Elgar,

This text employs the theory of polycentricity as an analytical concept to explain the multilayered international environmental governance of river basins. It illustrates how local citizens and industries in the Mekong and Rhine river basins participate in transnational environmental governance at both local and international levels. Find out more (catalog link)

Green governance : ecological survival, human rights, and the law of the commons / Burns H. Weston, David Bollier.

Location: lax
Call #: K3585 .W476 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,

Green Governance proposes a new architecture of environmental law and public policy that is as practical as it is theoretically sound. Find out more (catalog link)

Human right to water : significance, legal status and implications for water allocation / Inga T Winkler.

Location: lax
Call #: K3260 .W36 2012
Publisher: Hart Pub.,

The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council recognised the human right to water in 2010.This book clarifies the legal status and meaning of the right to water through a detailed analysis of its legal foundations, legal nature, normative content and corresponding State obligations. Find out more (catalog link)

Human right to water : significance, legal status and implications for water allocation / Inga T. Winkler.

Infrastructure from the ground up : civil engineering works for lawyers / editors: Buck S. Beltzer ... [et al.].

Location: lax
Call #: KF2928 .I54 2012
Publisher: American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry,

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International environmental law and policy for the 21st century / by Ved P. Nanda, George (Rock) Pring ; chapter seven: Energy and the environment, by Don C. Smith.

Location: lax
Call #: K3585 .N36 2013
Publisher:

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International law in the era of climate change / edited by Rosemary Rayfuse, Shirley V. Scott.

Location: lax
Call #: K3584.8 .I587 2012
Publisher: E. Elgar,

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Land use planning and development regulation law / by Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer [and] Thomas E. Roberts.

Location: lapsc
Call #: KF5692 .J84 2013
Publisher: West,

This Hornbook introduces the fundamentals of land use planning and control law. Subjects covered include the planning process, zoning, development permission, subdivision control law, and building and housing codes. Discusses constitutional limitations and the environmental aspects of land use controls. Explores aesthetic regulation, historic preservation, and agricultural land protection. Find out more (catalog link)

Law and the question of the animal : a critical jurisprudence / edited by Yoriko Otomo and Ed Mussawir.

Location: lax
Call #: K3620 .L39 2013
Publisher: Routledge,

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Law of adaptation to climate change : U.S. and international aspects / Michael B. Gerrard and Katrina Fischer Kuh, editors.

Location: lax
Call #: K3585.5 .L39 2012
Publisher: American Bar Association,

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Laws of nature : reflections on the evolution of ecosystem management law and policy / edited by Kalyani Robbins.

Location: lax
Call #: KF5505 .L39 2013
Publisher: University Of Akron Press,

This timely collection is written by an interdisciplinary array of law professors, who specialize in legal and policy issues surrounding ecosystem management, and scholars and practitioners in areas such as environmental policy and planning, conservation, economics, and biology, and explores why ecosystems must be valued and managed in their own right. We cannot simply hope ecosystems will benefit from legislation focused on other environmental and natural resource protections, such as those for wildlife, trees, air, and water. An ecosystem, a community of organisms together with their physical environment, viewed as a system of interacting and interdependent relationships, has its own intricate administrative issues. The Laws of Nature investigates how ecosystems function, their value to humans and wildlife, and what factors affect their survival. This analysis id coupled with cutting-edge theories and regulatory proposals from legal scholars who study ecosystem questions. In the end, a thorough and multidisciplinary understanding of the importance of ecosystems is presented. Find out more (catalog link)

Legal aspects of implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety / edited by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Frederic Perron-Welch, Christine Frison.

Location: lax
Call #: K3925.B56 L45 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,

This book, the first in a new series that focuses on treaty implementation for sustainable development, examines key legal aspects of implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at national and international levels. The volume provides a serious contribution to the current legal and political academic debates on biosafety by discussing key issues under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety that affect the further design of national and international law on biosafety, and analyzing recent progress in the development of domestic regulatory regimes for biosafety. It also examines the legal, political, economic, and practical challenges and solutions encountered in recent efforts to develop and implement domestic biosafety regulations, with a focus on developing countries. In the year of the fifth UN Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, at the signature of a new Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol on Liability and Redress, this timely book examines recent developments in biosafety law and policy. Find out more (catalog link)

Legal framework for strengthening nuclear security and combating nuclear terrorism / edited by Igor Khripunov, Center for International Trade and Security, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA and Dmitriy Nikonov, Center for International Trade and

Location: lax
Call #: KZ5665 .N38 2010
Publisher:

The 11 papers in this collection review the international measures currently in place to control nuclear weapons, the risks that remain, and approaches to dealing with such risks. Among them are the workshop executive report, the transcript of a round-table discussion, and country reports. Other topics include defining and assessing the threat of nuclear terrorism and the role of nuclear security, the legal framework and its priorities, new focus areas, international activities related to nuclear security, and national implementation measures. Find out more (catalog link)

Local climate change law : environmental regulation in cities and other localities / edited by Benjamin J. Richardson.

Location: lax
Call #: K3585.5 .L63 2012
Publisher: Edward Elgar,

This title examines the role of local government, especially within cities, in addressing climate change through legal, policy, planning and other tools. It offers a multi-jurisdictional perspective, featuring international contributors who examine how localities are addressing climate change mitigation. Find out more (catalog link)

Modern public land law in a nutshell / by Robert L. Glicksman, George Cameron Coggins.

Location: lapsc
Call #: KF5605 .G58 2012
Publisher:

This book provides a brief historical overview of public land law in the United States and analyzes the constitutional basis for ownership and regulation of federal lands and natural resources. It covers the statutory basis for determining appropriate uses for federal lands and for assessment of the environmental impacts of activities on those lands. It also analyzes the rules governing planning and management of the water, mineral, timber, range, wildlife, recreation, and preservation resources on federal lands. Finally, it covers important recent public land law developments in Congress, in the land management agencies, and in the courts. Find out more (catalog link)

Natural resources and the green economy : redefining the challenges for people, states and corporations / edited by Elena Blanco and Jona Razzaque.

Location: lax
Call #: K3478 .N38 2012
Publisher: Martinus Nijhofff Publishers,

Considering that natural resources or green capital are the drivers of globalisation, this book focuses on the link between investment, trade and natural resource management in the context of the growing economic inequalities between states. It argues that there is a need to pay attention to the environmental and social conflicts arising out of economic globalisation and the response of regulatory and institutional mechanisms to the challenges of rapid resource depletion. This book will allow the readers to get a better understanding of the overlapping legal regimes, disagreement and diversities of legal processes, and the benefits and risks associated with sustainable management of the natural resource sector. Find out more (catalog link)

Poverty alleviation and environmental law / edited by Yves Le Bouthillier, Professor of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada [and four others].

Location: lax
Call #: K3584.8 .P68 2012
Publisher:

This text examines the relationship between the alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment. There is every reason to believe that these issues are linked. However, this book shows that there are situations where alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment appear to be in a fraught relationship. Find out more (catalog link)

Regulating genetic resources : access and benefit sharing in international law / Charles Lawson.

Location: lax
Call #: K3611.G46 L39 2012
Publisher: Edward Elgar,

Money spent on regulating access and constructing and maintaining benefit-sharing arrangements with regard to environmental resources could instead be allocated to conservation and research, explains Lawson (law, Griffith U., Australia); and that's a very good reason for understanding their various conceptual bases and their efficacy. His study encompasses the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and the World Health Organization's PIP Framework. The study is organized in chapters on Antarctica, outer space and planetary objects, seas and oceans, genetic resources within the jurisdiction of nation states, plant genetic resource for food and agriculture, and human pandemic influenza virus. Find out more (catalog link)

Regulation and economics / edited by Roger van den Bergh, Professor of Law and Economics, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands [and] Alessio M. Pacces, Professor of Law and Finance, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University

Location: lax
Call #: K3840 .R4354 2012
Publisher:

This comprehensive volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of regulatory economics and reviews the main theories, tools and domains of regulation. The book is divided into six parts: regulation in general; tools of regulation; social regulation; regulation of public utilities; regulation of non-natural-monopolies, and regulation of professions. Regulation and Economics begins with a valuable introductory chapter on the law and economics of regulation followed by 17 concise chapters on specific subjects in regulation including highly topical matters such as regulation of banking, finance and insurance; energy markets and telecommunications; environmental and risk regulation. Providing an overview of the most important insights in regulatory economics and providing a useful access point to the more specialized literature in this area, this unique book will particularly benefit students of law and economics, as well as academics and government officials of regulatory agencies. Find out more (catalog link)

Religion, law, and the present water crisis / Richard A. Hughes.

Location: lax
Call #: K3496 .H84 2013
Publisher: Peter Lang,

This work documents current and impending global water shortages and opposes policies of commodification and privatization of water ownership by multinational water corporations. Find out more (catalog link)

Specially protected marine areas in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) : the regime for the protection of specific areas of the EEZ for environmental reasons under international law / Thomas Dux.

Location: lax
Call #: KZA1560 .D89 2011
Publisher: Lit ; Global [distributor] ; Transaction Publishers [distributor],

This thesis examines the question of what States are legally empowered to do under international law when they seek to protect certain areas of their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In this context, the regulation of shipping and other human activities under the Law of the Sea Convention and, in particular, the regime for special areas under Article 211(6) of the Convention are addressed. Global and regional instruments containing mechanisms to protect specific areas are discussed and relevant State practice is considered with a view to possible implications on customary international law. Finally, guidance is given as to what States can practically do to protect specific areas of their EEZ for environmental reason. Find out more (catalog link)

Sustainability of plants and plant intellectual property rights / Abeba Tadesse Gebreselassie.

Location: lax
Call #: K3876 .G43 2012
Publisher: Error(12001)

Gebreselassie (Aarhus U., Denmark) offers an African perspective on the legal challenges associated with sustainable plant cultivation and harvesting practices, looking especially at intellectual property laws related to plant innovations, and also discussing environmental and agricultural law. The author uses examples of Ethiopian plants that are grown in Africa and used in European countries, such as teff, to examine sustainability challenges connected to international, regional, and national laws regulating plants. He recommends that discussion on requirements for disclosure of origin and proof of access to plants under material transfer agreements should be held within the context of plant variety protection laws such as the UPOV Conventions. The book's readership includes lawyers, researchers, policymakers, and organizations working on environmental and agricultural issues. Find out more (catalog link)

Transboundary river governance in the face of uncertainty : the Columbia River Treaty : a project of the Universities Consortium on Columbia River Governance / edited by Barbara Cosens.

Location: lax
Call #: KDZ642.C65 A3 2012
Publisher: Oregon State University Press,

The Columbia River Treaty, concluded in 1961 and ratified in 1964, split hydropower and flood control regulation of the river between Canada and the United States. Some of its provisions will expire in 2024, and either country must give ten years' notice of any desired alteration or termination. This book, with contributions from historians, geographers, environmental scientists, and other experts, is intended to facilitate conversation about the impending expiration. Find out more (catalog link)