Text, Cases & Materials

Environmental Law: Text, Cases, and Materials has been designed to provide students with everything they need to approach the subject with confidence. Experts in the area, the authors combine clear and insightful commentary with carefully chosen extracts from UK and international sources to offer students a well-rounded view of the subject area.Covering a broad range of topics, the authors introduce discussion on controversies and debates and encourage readers to engage in critical reflection by posing regular discussion questions throughout the text. Further reading suggestions point students towards useful resources, guiding their independent research.NEW TO THIS EDITIONComprehensive updating of material and restructuring of chapters to reflect legal developments and to keep a focus on critical analysis, for example, new chapters have been dedicated to climate change law and air quality lawChanges in this new edition capture the cutting edge of scholarship in this very dynamic area of law, including discussion on the Paris Agreement and the ClientEarth litigationContents of pollution control chapters have been revised, discussing developments in flood and drought lawAn engagement with the themes raised by Brexit in relation to environmental lawKEY FEATURESProvides detailed discussion of key cases, drawing together extracts from leading judgments, responses to controversial decisions, and the authors' own opinion to create a well-rounded account of the subjectIncludes chapter conclusions and further reading suggestions to help student distil the essential issues and to support their independent study in preparation for assessmentsDiscussion questions throughout the text, encouraging students to think analytically about key issuesThis title is available as an eBook. Please contact your Sales and Learning Resource Consultant for more information.