Global environmental law at a crossroads / edited by Robert V. Percival, Jolene Lin, William Piermattei.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Percival, Robert V., editor.

Lin, Jolene, editor.

Piermattei, William, editor.

IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, sponsoring body.

Series:

IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series.

IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law--Congresses.

Environmental law.

Environmental law, International--Congresses.

Environmental law, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'This is a remarkable publication wherein leading world's environmentalists discuss in an informed and transparent manner the global, regional and national environmental challenges. The unique character of this book is that it links global issues of the environment (sustainable development; the creation of the World Environmental organization) with national issues such as the right of nature in Ecuador. The book also presents a critical overview of Rio+ 20 Conference. The particular feature of this outstanding book is its very analytical and straightforward approach to environmental issues ado

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART I Environmental governance frameworks; 1. Strengthening national environmental governance to promote sustainable development; 2. The Future We Want and constitutionally enshrined procedural rights in environmental matters; 3. The rights of nature in Ecuador: an opportunity to reflect on society, law and environment; 4. Environmental NGOs and sustainable development in China; PART II Environmental challenges - a world tour; 5. The Middle East: climate change, water insecurity and hydrodiplomacy

6. Land grabbing and food security in Ethiopia: the dilemmas of sustainable development7. Protecting gifts from the sea: ocean governance for living marine resources after Rio +20; 8. Lost in translation: threatened species law in Australia; 9. Environmental justice in Nigeria's oil industry: recognizing and embracing contemporary legal developments; 10. The Clean Development Mechanism and its sustainable development premise: the inadequacy of the Kyoto Protocol to guarantee climate justice; PART III Governance models - looking to the future

11. The unbearable tiredness of sustainable development (at different levels, lately)12. Cap and trade versus carbon tax to mitigate climate change: a one-size-fits-all solution in China?; 13. Environmental law, policy and governance: environmental management systems for cities; 14. Sustainable management, a sustainable ethic?; 15. Payment for ecosystem services in Brazil: between efficiency and equity; 16. European Union climate law and practice at the end of the Kyoto era: unilateralism, extraterritoriality and the future of global climate change governance

17. Legal challenges in the creation of a World Environment OrganizationIndex

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78347-085-2

OCLC:

881824309