|  | Pereira, Ricardo
Environmental and Energy Law
 1. Edition September 2012
97.90 Euro
2012. 676 Pages, Hardcover
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ISBN 978-1-4051-7787-0 - John Wiley & Sons
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This is the first textbook written specifically for engineering students addressing environmental law issues from the perspective of environmental engineering. It focuses on the key legal requirements requiring certain environmental engineering techniques and illustrates how developments in technologies relevant to engineers have resulted in the implementation of specific environmental laws. To help understanding, the book has diagrams of key processes, highlights illustrating relevance of specific laws, case law summaries, tables of key legal instruments, crib notes, and issues to consider. It is suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, particularly civil and environmental engineering.
From the contents
About the Editors ix
The Contributors ix
PART ONE INTRODUCTION 1
1 Introduction 3
Karen E. Makuch and Ricardo Pereira
Questions and activities 32
PART TWO INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE LAW 35
2 Sustainable Development and Best Available Techniques in International and European Law 37
Panos Merkouris
3 Environmental Regulation, Business Competitiveness and Corporate Responsibility 61
Ricardo Pereira
4 A Legal Framework for Clean Technology Transfer and Finance 75
Helena Wright and Ricardo Pereira
5 Technology Innovation and the Law - the Example of Climate Adaptation Technologies 92
Katrin Glatzel, Helena Wright, and Zen Makuch
Questions and activities 115
PART THREE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE LAW 117
6 Sustainable Energy Law and Policy 119
Matthew Leach and Sandip Deshmukh
7 International and EU Climate Change Law 141
Ricardo Pereira and Charlotte Jourdain
8 UK Climate Change Law and Policy 172
Karen E. Makuch, Zen Makuch, Ricardo Pereira, and Charlotte Jourdain
Questions and activities 193
PART FOUR EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES 197
9 The Exploration and Exploitation of Energy Resources in International Law 199
Ricardo Pereira
10 Occupational Health and Safety Law: the Oil and Gas Industry 225
John Paterson
11 Energy Agreements - Force Majeure and Hardship Clauses 240
Isabelle Fellrath and Frank Spoorenberg
Questions and activities 253
PART FIVE CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM 255
12 Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies - An Overview and Some Key Issues 257
Tim Cockerill
13 Carbon Capture and Storage Liability 270
Zen A. Makuch, Slavina Z. Georgieva and Behdeen Oraee-Mirzamani
14 The Clean Development Mechanism - Legal and Contractual Framework in CDM Renewable Energy Projects 288
Kenneth Aidelojie, Chuan Tze-Teo, Zen Makuch and Ricardo Pereira
Questions and activities 311
PART SIX WASTE, WATER, AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL 313
15 Solid Waste Management and Regulation 315
Arturo Castillo-Castillo
16 Water Management and Regulation 347
Dieudonne-Guy Ohandja and Alexandra Collins
17 Integrated Pollution and Control - the Industrial Emissions Directive 368
Iain MacLean
18 The Law and Practice of Air Quality Management 393
Zen Makuch and Marilena Karyampa
19 Contaminated Land and Regulation 418
Owen Lewis
PART SEVEN THE REGULATION OF CHEMICALS AND LABORATORY SAFETY 435
20 The Regulation of Nanotechnologies 437
Sekai Ngarize, Karen Makuch and Ricardo Pereira
21 Environmental Law Standards and Principles of Good Laboratory Practice for Environmental Protection 463
Elizabeth Prichard and Karen Makuch
Questions and activities 483
PART EIGHT GOVERNANCE, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 487
22 Planning, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 489
Martin Birt and Steven Smith
23 Regulating Environmental Information and Environmental Data 506
Karen E. Makuch
24 Corporate Law and the Aarhus Convention 532
Nikzad Oraee-Mirzamani and Zen Makuch
25 Compliance and Enforcement in International, European and National Environmental Law 559
Ricardo Pereira
Questions and activities 575
PART NINE CASE STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IMPLEMENTATION 577
26 Case Studies 579
Karen E. Makuch
Index 589
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