Wolters Kluwer
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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

Part II. Goals for Particular Regulations
Chapter 4. The Goals and Objectives of Environmental Statutes
Chapter 5. Effects-Based Standards
Chapter 6. Technology-Based Standard Setting
Chapter 7. Cost-Benefit Approaches

Part III. Setting Environmental Standards: 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 Permitting
Chapter 16. Government Enforcement
Chapter 17. Citizen Enforcement