The Habitats Directive : a developer's obstacle course? / edited by Gregory Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Gregory (Barrister), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Council of the European Communities. Directive 92/43/EEC--Congresses.

Council of the European Communities.

Habitat conservation--Law and legislation--European Union countries--Congresses.

Habitat conservation.

Planning--Law and legislation--European Union countries--Congresses.

Planning.

Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation--European Union countries--Congresses.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Biodiversity within the European Union is under threat. Almost a quarter of Europe's vascular plant species and 155 species of its native mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians are threatened with extinction. The Habitats Directive imposes a strict regime for environmental protection. But with the euro zone economy falling from 'stagnation' to 'contraction' in the second quarter of 2012 and the UK entering into a 'double dip' recession in April 2012, European governments face an economic crisis. The English courts have said that the Directive should not become a property developer's obstacle course. Yet the tensions between environmental protection and economic growth are all too readily apparent with the UK government stating both that we must 'arrest the decline in habitats and species and the degradation of landscapes' and later that 'gold plating of EU rules on things like habitats' was putting 'ridiculous costs' on business enterprise. Edited by Gregory Jones QC, The Habitats Directive: A Developer's Obstacle Course? brings together a unique combination of leading academics and practitioners in the field of European environmental and planning law to address and debate controversial issues arising from the Habitats Directive in an authoritative and practical manner. A must for anyone engaged in property development, planning and environmental law

Contents:

1. The Bern Convention and the Origins of the Habitats Directive

Gregory Jones QC

2. A Comparison of the Habitats Directive with the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity

Catherine MacKenzie

3. After Morge, where are we now? The Meaning of 'Disturbance' in the Habitats Directive

Charles George QC and David Graham

4. How to Deal with Candidate SACs and Potential SPAs

Gregory Jones QC and Ned Westaway

5. The Meaning of 'Any Plan or Project' Under Article 6(3)

Stephen Tromans QC

6. Appropriate Assessment: A Paper Tiger?

Peter Scott

7. SANGs: The Thames Basin Case Study

Simon Ricketts and Sarah Bischoff

8. The Habitats Directive: Nature and Law

Paul Stookes

9. Adverse Effects on the Integrity of a European Site: Some Unanswered Questions

10. Are Imperative Reasons Imperiling the Habitats Directive? An Assessment of Article 6(4) and the IROPI Exception

Rebecca Clutten and Isabella Tafur

11. The Maritime Dimensions of the Habitats Directive: Past Challenges and Future Opportunities

Richard Caddell

12. Judicial Review, the Precautionary Principle and the Protection of Habitats: Do we have a System

of Administrative Law yet?

Denis Edwards

13. The Principle of Equilibrium in Environmental Law: The Example of the Habitats Directive

Andrew Waite

Notes:

"With the exception of the Chapter 1, the chapters in this book are based on papers produced for the first Kingsland Conference held at King's College, London on 17 March 2011"--pages [ix].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781782250227

1782250220

9781472566218

1472566211

9781782250210

1782250212

OCLC:

842883511