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Fundamentals of Environmental Law and Compliance

Fundamentals of Environmental Law and Compliance

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  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781032006789
  • Published In: August 2022
  • Format: Hardback
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  • Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781032436586

List Price: AU$299.00

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This textbook provides readers with the fundamentals and the intent of environmental regulations so that compliance can be greatly improved and streamlined. Through numerous examples and case studies it explains concepts from how environmental laws are applied and work, to why pollution prevention and sustainability are critical for the future of all life on Earth. It is organized to accommodate different needs for students with different backgrounds and career choices. It is also useful for site safety and environmental managers, researchers, technicians, and other young professionals with a desire to apply environmental regulations and sustainability measures to their facilities and staying up to date on recently changed regulations.

  • Introduces students to issues of global environmental and sustainability challenges and policy
  • Explains the science behind issues such as climate change, how environmental policy is made at the national and international levels, and what role politics play in determining environmental resource use
  • Focuses on fundamental principles that are applicable in all nations and legal contexts
  • Addresses the planet as one biosphere and briefly discusses environmental laws and regulations of more than 50 countries
  • Provides numerous case studies that demonstrate major concepts and themes, examples, questions, and exercises to strengthen understanding and promote critical thinking, discussion, and debate

This book will benefit students in advanced undergraduate and graduate programs in environmental sciences and environmental engineering. It will also be of use to new practitioners who are entering the field of environmental management and need an introduction to environmental regulations.

Chapter 1. Themes and Overview of Fundamentals of Environmental Laws, Compliance, and Sustainability
Chapter 2. The History of the Environmental Movement in the United States
Chapter 3. Nature’s Response to Contamination
Chapter 4. Conducting Science-based Environmental Investigations
Chapter 5. Methods and Cost of Restoring Historical Anthropogenic Damage to Nature
Chapter 6. The Challenges and Opportunities of Addressing Climate Change
Chapter 7. Protecting the Air through Environmental Regulations
Chapter 8. Protecting the Water through Environmental Regulations
Chapter 9. Protecting the Land through Environmental Regulations
Chapter 10. Protecting Living Organisms and Cultural and Historic Sites
Chapter 11. An Analysis of Global Pollution Assessments and Standards
Chapter 12. Summary of Environmental Regulations of North and South America
Chapter 13. Summary of Environmental Regulations of Europe and Africa
Chapter 14. Summary of Environmental Regulations of Asia and Oceania
Chapter 15. Evaluation and Status of Global Environmental Regulations
Chapter 16. Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the Global Level
Chapter 17. Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the National Level
Chapter 18. Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the Individual Level
Chapter 19. Achieving and Maintaining Compliance with Environmental Regulations

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