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Environmental Protection, Law and Policy
Environmental law is shaped by the results of research in many different fields
Legal regulation and legal activities are supported and legitimated by the work
of biologists, chemists, economists, engineers, icists and physicists, but
also underpinned by cultural assumptions, the sources of which – philosophies,
popular culture, ecological theories – are diverse and sometimes obscure, but
arguably no less influential than those from the more traditional scientific
domains. A full understanding of environmental problems requires students,
practitioners and academics working within the discipline of environmental
law, at whatever level, to engage with the concepts and methods employed by
disciplines other than law.
This book explores environmental law from a range of perspectives, empha-
sising the policy world from which environmental law is drawn and nourished.
It seeks to introduce students to a wide variety of non-legal material, whilst
placing that material firmly in a legal context. A range of regulatory techniques
is explored, through a close examination of both pollution control and land use.
The plex nature of current environmental problems, demanding
sophisticated and responsive legal controls, is illustrated by several in-depth
case studies, including legal and policy analysis of the highly contested issues of
ically anisms and renewable energy projects.
Jane Holder is Reader at University College London.
Maria Lee is Senior Lecturer at King’s College London. Both have published
widely in environmental law.
Environmental Protection,
Law and Policy
Text and Materials
Second Edition
JANE HOLDER AND MARIA LEE
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Cambridge University Press
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Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New Yor