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1. International Environmental Law and the Conservation of Coral Reefs

   By Edward J. Goodwin

   Series: Routledge Research in International Environmental Law

   Tropical coral reefs are important ecosystems. They are economically important to coastal communities living in predominantly developing countries, and also provide shoreline protection, catalyse land formation enabling human habitation, act as a carbon sink and are a repository for genetic and...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Human Right to Water and its Application in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

   By Amanda Cahill Ripley

   Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law

   The Human Right to Water and Its Application in the Occupied Palestinian Territories provides an overview and examination of the human right to water as determined under international human rights law. This is a highly topical issue, with the UN General Assembly having passed a resolution which...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
3. Marine Environmental Governance

   From International Law to Local Practice

   By Erika Techera

   Marine Environmental Governance: From International Law to Local Practice considers the relationship between international environmental law and community-based management of marine areas. Focusing on small island states, in which indigenous populations have to a large extent continued to maintain...

   Published February 10th 2013 by Routledge
4. Globalisation and the Quest for Social and Environmental Justice

   The Relevance of International Law in an Evolving World Order

   Edited by Shawkat Alam, Natalie Klein, Juliette Overland

   There are few topics as controversial as globalisation. It is meant to bring economic growth and solve a range of social, cultural and humanitarian problems. However, there are significant debates in relation to the extent that the reality of globalisation reflects this idealized vision. In...

   Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge
5. Sustainability in European Transport Policy

   By Matthew Humphreys

   The construction of the European Economic Communities in 1950 primarily set out to build an integrated economic zone in which national borders were, to a large extent, overcome. The ability of persons and goods to move freely within the economic zone was seminal in the realisation of economic...

   Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge
6. Law and Ecology

   New Environmental Foundations

   Edited by Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos

   Series: Law, Justice and Ecology

   Law and Ecology: New Environmental Foundations contains a series of theoretical and applied perspectives on the connection between law and ecology, which together offer a radical and socially responsive foundation for environmental law. While its legal corpus grows daily, environmental law has not...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
7. Global Environmental Forest Policies

   An International Comparison

   By Constance McDermott, Benjamin Cashore, Peter Kanowski

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   Market globalization and the globalization of environmental concerns have spurred demand for greater international accountability for forest stewardship. In response, a range of multi-lateral governmental and non-governmental initiatives have emerged to redefine the rules of global trade, and...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
8. Governing Africa's Forests in a Globalized World

   Edited by Laura Anne German, Alain Karsenty, Anne Marie Tiani

   Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management. This book summarizes experiences to date on the extent and nature of...

   Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
9. Lawscape

   Property, Environment, Law

   By Nicole Graham

   Lawscape: Property, Environment, Law considers the ways in which property law transforms both natural environments and social economies. Addressing law's relationship to land and natural resources through its property regime, Lawscape engages the abstract philosophy of property law with the...

   Published August 17th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish
10. Water Law for the Twenty-First Century

    National and International Aspects of Water Law Reform in India

    Edited by Philippe Cullet, Alix Gowlland-Gualtieri, Roopa Madhav, Usha Ramanathan

    In the face of growing freshwater scarcity, most countries of the world are taking steps to conserve their water and foster its sustainable use. Water crises range from concerns of drinking water availability and/or quality, the degradation or contamination of freshwater, and the allocation of...

    Published July 11th 2011 by Routledge