The impact of environmental law : stories of the world we want / edited by Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio, Elizabeth A. Kirk and Jessica Steinberg Albin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eisma-Osorio, Rose-Liza, editor.

Kirk, Elizabeth A., editor.

Albin, Jessica Steinberg, editor.

Series:

IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series

The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Sustainable development.

Conservation of natural resources.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

x, 181 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

"This cutting-edge book invites readers to rethink environmental law and its critical role in ensuring a sustainable future for all. Illustrating narratives of successful developments in environmental law, contributors draw out key lessons and practices for effective reform and highlight opportunities by which we can respond to environmental challenges facing the planet."

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: the need to rethink environmental laws / Jessica Steinberg Albin

2. Getting the lead out: the phase-out of gasoline lead additives

a global environmental success story / Robert V. Percival

3. Caring for our oceans and their biodiversity / Trevor Daya-Winterbottom

4. The Charter of the Forest: evolving human rights in nature / Nicholas A. Robinson

5. Implementation of obligations for wetland and waterfowl conservation under the Ramsar Convention: lessons and options at the Sakumo Lagoon, Ghana / Theodore Nsoe Adimazoya

6. Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in law and policy: prospects for transformative flood risk management in Australia / Anita Foerster

7. Public housing in Singapore: a success story in sustainable development / Lye Lin-Heng

8. A perfect storm: how China's Taizhou case marks the beginning of a new era of environmental enforcement / Yanmei Lin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Impact of environmental law.

ISBN:

9781839106927

1839106921

OCLC:

1135590465