Environmental Law and Policy

by Stewart, Richard B.; Krier, James E.

• ISBN13: 9780672828591
• ISBN10: 0672828596
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1978-06-01
• Publisher: Lexis Pub

Summary

Introducing an exciting new approach to the teaching of environmental law:ENVIRONMENTAL, LAW AND POLICY, by Peter Menell & Richard Stewart. The authors' focus on policy & theory, rather than the minutia of environmental law, gives students the analytical tools they need to examine any given law or statute. This comprehensive policy-oriented casebook covers all the essential topics you'll want to address in class. It begins with a theoretical overview, introducing key environmental problems. The second chapter presents different problem-solving approaches: economic analysis, cost-benefit analysis, & the pursuit of social goals other than efficient resource allocation. Other chapters address: the role of common law, the regulation of hazardous waste, the administrative law doctrines that govern environmental law, NEPA, natural resources, & the future of environmental law & policy. The authors' approach is analytical & balanced, offering the full range of theoretical perspectives that affect current & future laws & statutes: public policy analysis the integration of law, science, & policy the philosophical foundations of environmental law the political dimensions of environmental law & policy Professors Menell & Stewart also pay careful attention to pedagogy. Each chapter is divided into units that can be taught in one class session & includes lively problems to spark classroom discussion. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY is a manageable length for teaching. Its in-depth Teacher's Manual provides helpful author insight (especially helpful for professors who are new to the area), & an accompanying Statutory Supplement collects important statutes in one convenient place.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Special Note
The "Problem" of Environmental Degradation	p. 1
Analytic Frameworks for Enviromnental Law and Policy	p. 23
The Role of the Common Law in Addressing Environmental Degradation	p. 161
Statutory Approaches to Air Pollution	p. 229
Statutory Approaches to Water Pollution	p. 447
Regulation of Hazardous Waste Disposal	p. 559
Administrative Law and Representation of Environmental Interests	p. 777
The National Environmental Policy Act	p. 897
Protection of Ecosystems and Natural Resources	p. 1027
Table of Cases	p. 1215
Index	p. 1223
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