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Environmental Regulation

其他書名	Law, Science, and Policy
出版	Aspen Publishers, 2003
主題	Law / EnvironmentalNature / Environmental Conservation & ProtectionPolitical Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy
ISBN	07355365629780735536562
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=BOZCAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋This comprehensive yet highly accessible casebook earned its loyal following by exploring and explaining both environmental regulations and the policy considerations that shape them. In its Fourth Edition, Environmental Regulation: Law, Science, and Policy also presents a wide range of new material to reflect significant developments in the area.The casebook provides a smooth introduction to the complex web of environmental law:
- twelve self-contained chapters supply comprehensive coverage while giving instructors flexibility in organizing their courses
- the detailed policy examination focuses not only on the substance of environmental statutes, but also on how they are translated into regulations and how they influence real-world behavior
- effective teaching and study guides appear throughout the book, including charts and diagrams mapping the structure of each of the major environmental statutes, realistic problems and questions, "pathfinders" explaining where to find crucial source materials for every major subject area, an extensive glossary, and a list of acronyms
- this clear text is written with the nonspecialist in mind
- a Teacher's Manual provides detailed suggestions for class use, and a website, www.law.umaryland.edu/environment/casebook, enables students to learn more about topics of particular interest and to keep up-to-date on current developments in the field
- an annual Statutory Supplement and Internet Guide keep the book currentENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION: Law, Science, and Policy, has been scrupulously updated to reflect the many significant changes in the law between editions:
- significant new Supreme Court cases, including Whitman v. AmericanTrucking Association Inc., Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, Palazollo v. Rhode Island, and Sierra-Tahoe Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
- the first use of the Congressional Review Act to veto agency regulations, the Bush administration's use of regulatory review, and an update, on the effects of the Oil Pollution Act in preventing oil spills, and trends in judicial review of agency action
- significant changes to Superfund liability from the Superfund Recycling Equity Act and the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
- the latest developments in EPA's long-running saga concerning the definition of solid waste
- new problem exercises on the risks of transporting and storing high-level nuclear waste in a central repository in Yucca Mountain, Nevada; on the controversy over regulation of arsenic in drinking water; and on establishing total maximum daily loadings to control non-point source pollutionThis timely revision offers current coverage in a proven-effective format. Be sure to review Environmental Regulation: Law, Science, and Policy, Fourth Edition, before you choose materials for your next course.