The law of nature conservation : property, environment, and the limits of law / Christopher P. Rodgers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodgers, C. P. (Christopher P.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature conservation--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Nature conservation.

Habitat conservation--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Habitat conservation.

Plant conservation--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Plant conservation.

Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing a detailed account of the law of nature conservation, this book reviews and discusses the way in which the law promotes the conservation of species of animal, bird, and plant, and how it protects natural habitats for protected species.Using an interdisciplinary approach, the book sets nature conservation in its economic and scientific context. It explains how the law reconciles the public interest in promoting biodiversity and the conservation of species and habitats, on the one hand, and the private property rights of landowners and other resource appropriators on the other. The boo

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Abbreviations; 1. Nature Conservation in Legal Context; Introduction; Species Protection and Habitat Protection-A Dual Approach; Nature Conservation Legislation: Origins, Scope, and Policy; The Scope of Modern 'Conservation' Law; The Role of Law in Nature Conservation-Key Themes; Property Paradigms and Nature Conservation Law; Conclusion-Defining 'Conservation' Law; 2. The Governance of Nature Conservation; Introduction-Governance and the Partnership Principle; The Statutory Conservation Bodies

The Joint Nature Conservation CommitteeGovernmental Bodies; Non-Governmental Conservation Bodies; General Duties on Public Bodies; A New Approach-Local Partnerships?; 3. Natural Habitats: Designation and Protection; Introduction-Protected Areas Policy; Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs); Nature Reserves; Limestone Pavement Orders; National Parks; Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty; 4. Natural Habitats: Management; Introduction; Management Agreements; Payments under Management Agreements; Economic Instruments for Conservation Management; Agri-Environment Schemes; Development Control

Environmental Liability5. Protection of Wild Animals, Birds, and Plants; Legislation Protecting Animals, Birds, and Plants; The Structure of Species Protection Law in England and Wales; Protection of Wild Birds; Protection of Wild Animals; Protection of Wild Plants; 6. The Impact of European Environmental Law; The Wild Birds Directive; The Habitats Directive; Habitat Protection-Implementing European Standards; Habitat Protection and the Control of Development; Species Protection-Implementing European Standards; Coordinating Conservation Management; 7. Marine Conservation; Introduction

Marine Areas-Legal ClassificationThe Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Marine Protected Areas Policy in the UK; Protected Areas-Extension to Marine Sites; Marine Nature Reserves; Marine Conservation Zones; Marine Conservation Zones: Management and Protection; Nature Conservation MPAs (Scotland); 8. Property, Environment, and the Limits of Law; Property Rights and Nature Conservation; Protected Areas Policy-Impact and Effectiveness; A New Direction in Conservation Law and Policy?; New Instruments-Conservation Covenants and Easements; Property Rights and the Limits of Law?

Property, Environment, and the Limits of RegulationSelect Bibliography; Index; Footnotes; PrefaceFn; Ch01Fn; Ch02Fn; Ch03Fn; Ch04Fn; Ch05Fn; Ch06Fn; Ch07Fn; Ch08Fn

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-174712-2

0-19-166555-X

0-19-166554-1

OCLC:

843639215