Research handbook on Chinese environmental law / edited by Qin Tianbao, Wuhan University, China ; contributors, Chang Hong [and thirteen others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tianbao, Qin, editor.

Hong, Chang, contributor.

Series:

Research handbooks in environmental law.

Research Handbooks in Environmental Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law--China.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (474 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This authoritative Research Handbook presents, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the salient content and major developments in environmental law in transitional China. Through this rigorous examination, it gives a unique insight into the implementation problems and reform needs of environmental governance in China. This timely book explores the core concepts, basic mechanisms and key challenges of Chinese environmental law, extending the frontier of understanding in this fundamental area. Combining theory and practice, the expert contributors provide an introduction to and comments on relevant environmental laws and regulations and their latest developments. The Research Handbook builds upon previous knowledge of Chinese environmental law, divulging concerns on redressing environmental protection issues in the context of economic growth and sustainable development. Readers will gain a discerning insight into the nuances of environmental regulation in China from this extensive review. This necessary exploration of Chinese environmental law will be an indispensible reference point for academics and advanced students of environmental studies in general, and environmental law in particular. Practitioners will find the work both informative and important.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Table of environmental legislation""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Chinese legal system""; ""3. Air pollution prevention law""; ""4. Water and oceans law""; ""5. Soil protection law""; ""6. Law on prevention of toxic and harmful substances pollution""; ""7. Law on prevention and control of environmental pollution by solid wastes""; ""8. Climate change and energy law""; ""9. Land management law""; ""10. Ocean and freshwater resources conservation law""; ""11. Biodiversity conservation law""; ""12. Forest resources law""

""13. Mineral resources law""""14. Protected areas law""; ""15. Environmental liability""; ""16. Environmental dispute settlement in China""; ""17. China's position on international environmental issues""; ""18. China's participation in major international environmental agreements""; ""19. Conclusion""; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-85793-142-3