This outstanding guide is unique in its coverage. Its highly regarded attributes include: - comprehensive coverage of 20 areas of environmental, energy and land use law in 15 separate chapters, integrated through extensive cross referencing, along with a glossary of scientific and environmental terms, a translated list of all acronyms, and cross references to coverage in other environmental case books - an accessible and user-friendly structure with the text following the order of topics as they appear in most environmental ...
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This outstanding guide is unique in its coverage. Its highly regarded attributes include: - comprehensive coverage of 20 areas of environmental, energy and land use law in 15 separate chapters, integrated through extensive cross referencing, along with a glossary of scientific and environmental terms, a translated list of all acronyms, and cross references to coverage in other environmental case books - an accessible and user-friendly structure with the text following the order of topics as they appear in most environmental law casebooks - a detailed exploration of basic concepts, rules, acts, and agencies using the student-tested Examples and Explanations format - an approach that is especially useful for courses employing a problems and simulations model; lucid explanations draw the pieces together to give students a more complete understanding of the subject - a format that allows the professor to bring students quickly advance the learning curve and teach environmental material at a more advanced level, even in an introductory format, by providing a foundation in complex areas, professors can move on quickly to have students work on real-world legal issues - text that can be used to help students find a paper topic: the student can choose a topic, then pick one of the identified legal controversies or splits in the circuits identified in the text and pursue that as an in-depth paper topic; this allows students to be more self-directing in pursuing their interests and facilitates more productive use of scarce class time Highlights of the Fourth Edition: - in the Fourth Edition, there is more explanation of the environmental science, and an integration ofscientific topics into the text at a level appropriate to law students - more scientific explanation of the various environmental and ecological cycles and the impact of human activities on them - new material on global warming issues and carbon trading - material in the text is cross referenced with material in the leading environmental law casebooks in an easy-to-use table at the front of the book - greater depth of coverage on key cases - new coverage of recent Supreme Court, federal appellate, and leading state law cases
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Softcover 4th edition in Good+ condition. The covers are in good shape showing only light corner wear and a creased spine. The binding is square and tight. Organization stamp marked out on the title page. The interior pages contain highlights and notes in Chapters 6 and 11, else clean. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. 655 pages.
