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Contents

Environmental Law: A Conceptual and Pragmatic Approach

Summary of Contents

Part I: The Nature and Evolution of Environmental Law
Chapter 1: The Nature of Environmental Problems
Chapter 2: Common Law Solutions
Chapter 3: From Common Law to Administrative Law
Chapter 4: The Goals and Objectives of Environmental Statutes

Part II: Goals for Particular Regulations
Chapter 5: Effects-Based Standards
Chapter 6: Technology-Based Standard Setting
Chapter 7: Cost-Benefit Approaches

Part III: The Means of Environmental Protection
Chapter 8: Traditional Regulation
Chapter 9: Economic Incentives
Chapter 10: Information-Based Approaches
Chapter 11: Moving Upstream: Pollution Prevention  and Recycling

Part IV: Allocation of Responsibility
Chapter 12: Private Cleanup Responsibility
Chapter 13: Allocation of Government Responsibility
Chapter 14: Decision-Making for International Environmental Problems

Part V: Enforcement
Chapter 15: Detecting Violations: Permitting, Monitoring, Record-keeping, and Reporting
Chapter 16: Government Enforcement
Chapter 17: Citizen Enforcement