Percival, V. Robert; Lin, Jolene; Piermattei, William --- "Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) [2014] ELECD 445

Editor(s): Percival, V. Robert; Lin, Jolene; Piermattei, William

Title: Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

Series: The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series

Topics: Environmental Law; Public International Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 27 June 2014

Number of pages: 336

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783470846

ISBN (soft cover): 9781783470860

EISBN: 9781783470853

Abstract/Description:

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads analyzes cutting-edge developments in environmental law around the globe. Written in the aftermath of the “Rio+20” conference, this book addresses environmental governance from the international, regional and national levels. The topics include climate change initiatives, market-based environmental measures, water and food systems management, environmental governance structures and theories, and examples of environmental policy innovations from around the world. The global coverage draws on experiences from the EU, the Middle East, China, Brazil, Ecuador, Nigeria, Ethiopia, New Zealand and Australia.

This book will be a useful resource to scholars and students of environmental law and policy. Government and environmental officials as well as resource managers will find of interest the analyses of varied experiences around the world. These comparative experiences provide a rich introduction to the emerging field of global environmental law.