The Environment, Risk and Liability in International Law explains the important role liability plays in risk management and environmental protection in the realm of International Law.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) aims to ensure that potential adverse environmental effects of human activities are assessed before decisions on such activities are made. This book assesses thirteen systems of Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (TEIA) that exist…
Common wisdom holds that the earth's dwindling natural resources and increasing environmental degradation will inevitably lead to inter-state conflict, and possibly even set off "resource wars." Many scholars and policymakers have considered the environmental roots of violent co…
This book addresses the topic of eco-crime by giving a comprehensive and up-to-date description of each illicit industry, emphasizing the damages caused, the transnational nature of these activities, the roles played by organized crime and public and private elites, and the rang…