Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Legal Principles and Recommendations

The pace of environmental regulation in recent years may have been at the expense of its coordination & consistency. In many states, it can appear an amorphous & confusing, perhaps even spiteful, puzzle for business, the public, the legal profession, & possibly even those authorities charged with administering it. The information provided in this book provides a starting point for foreign investors in their investigation of the environmental regulations & the related social priorities which will have an increasing impact on their investment decisions & strategies. Often, in such matters, the first vital step is to be able to put the right questions. To facilitate that exercise, lawyers from Austria, Australie, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, & the United States have combined to provide this excellent analytical overview of the regulatory schemes & major environmental issues in their respective jurisdiction. A separate chapter is included on the rules of the EC.Munro, Robert is the author of 'Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Legal Principles and Recommendations' with ISBN 9780860109105 and ISBN 0860109100.