Environmental Law / Edition 2

by Nancy K. Kubasek, Gary Silverman

Overview

  This fundamental introduction to environmental law is designed to introduce those without any legal or special scientific training to the system through which the nation attempts to preserve and protect the different aspects of our environment. Environmental law and policy; air quality control; water quality control; toxic substance control; waste management and hazardous releases; energy; natural resources; and international environmental law. For anyone who is in business or anyone who is simply interested in environmental issues or who has a job where they have to understand environmental law.

 

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780135412022
Publisher:	Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
Publication date:	08/28/1996
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	6.04(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)

Table of Contents

PART I. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW
1. The American Legal System: The Source of Environmental Law

2. The Litigation Process and Other Tools for Resolving Environmental Disputes

3. Administrative Law and Its Impact on the Environment

PART II. THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
4. An Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy

5. Air Quality Control

6. Water Quality Control

7. Controlling Toxic Substances

8. Waste Management and Hazardous Releases

9. Energy

10. Natural Resources

11. International Environmental Law

Editorial Reviews

A textbook for an undergraduate or graduate course for students with no background in either law or science, or a tutorial and reference for activists, business professionals, and others interested in environmental law. Explains both how the legal systems works and the basic science to understand environmental laws. The date of the first edition is not noted. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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