Ball and Bell on Environmental Law : The Law and Policy Relating to the Protection of the Environment/Stuart Bell and Donald McGillivray. Reprint. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2004, xlviii, 726 p., tables, (pbk). ISBN 019566907-X.

    Contents: Preface. I. General principles of environmental law: 1. What is environmental law? 2. Environmental values and environmental law. 3. Sources of environmental law. 4. International law and environmental protection. 5. The European community and the environment. 6. The administration of environmental law and policy. 7. The regulation of environmental protection. 8. Access to environmental information. 9. The enforcement of environmental law. 10. Private law and environmental protection. II. Sectoral coverage of environmental law: 11. Town and country planning. 12. Environmental impact assessment. 13. Integrated pollution control. 14. Air pollution and air quality. 15. Statutory nuisance. 16. Noise. 17. Waste management. 18. Contaminated land. 19. Water pollution and water quality. 20. Disposal of waste to sewers. 21. The conservation of nature. 22. Landscape management. Bibliography. Index.

    "Environmental law is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of law. It is also one of the fastest changing. This new edition, with its clear and up-to-date description of the law, will prove invaluable to students, practitioners and others concerned with the protection of the environment.

    Well established and highly regarded, Environmental Law addresses the general principles of the law surrounding this growing area. It explains the UK's approach to environmental regulation, as well as the domestic implications of European and international laws. It also deals with the law relating to specific environmental problems. The emphasis throughout is placed on how the law works in practice and the various remedies which are available.

    This fifth edition contains new chapters on contaminated land; environmental values and environmental law. It has been fully updated to take account of recent changes in the law, including The Climate Change Treaty, The Landfill Directive, The Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, The Town and Country Planning Regulations 1999." 

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