Table of Contents

Part 1: The Basics 1: What is environmental law? 2: Understanding environmental problems Part 2: Charting the Environmental Law Landscape 1 - Legal Cultures 3: Environmental law in the legal culture of the United Kingdom 4: European Union environmental law 5: International environmental law Part 3: Charting the Environmental Law Landscape 2 - Basic Legal Concepts 6: Private law 7: Public law 8: Criminal liability 9: Statutory liabilities and remedies 10: The role of the courts 11: Principle and policy 12: Regulatory strategy 13: Governance Part 4: Pollution Control 14: Water pollution 15: Air pollution and climate change 16: Waste regulation 17: Integrated pollution control Part 5: Environmental Law, Environmental Problems, and Land 18: Planning law 19: Environmental impact assessment 20: Nature conservation 21: The law relating to land contamination 22: Genetically modified organisms

About the Author

Elizabeth Fisher is a Reader in Environmental Law at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford and is General Editor of the Journal of Environmental Law. She has written widely on environmental law and related topics and was shortlisted for the OUP Law Teacher of the Year Award in 2011 and winner of the SLS Peter Birks Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship in 2008. Bettina Lange is a Lecturer in Law and Regulation at the University of Oxford. Bettina has written widely on socio-legal aspects of environmental regulation. She teaches courses on environmental law, socio-legal research methods, and regulation. Eloise Scotford is a Lecturer in Law at King's College London. She teaches and convenes environmental law and tort law modules, and also teaches public law. Particular topics of research interest include EU and comparative national approaches to environmental law, the legal roles of environmental principles and the integration (doctrinal and otherwise) of UK environmental law.

Reviews

`'The authors demonstrate an excellent knowledge of environmental law and communicate that knowledge well, providing an insightful review and analysis of a highly complex area without overburdening the reader.'' Valerie Fogleman, Professor of Law, Cardiff University; Consultant, Stevens & Bolton LLP `'The approach is excellent and very user-friendly. In my view, this book will be a leading source of learning in its area.' ' Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Professor of Public International Law, Queen Mary University of London