Environment in the Balance - The Green Movement and the Supreme Court

Does the green movement remain a transformative force in American life? In Environment in the Balance Jonathan Cannon interprets a wide range of U.S. Supreme Court decisions over four decades and explores the current ferment among activists, to gauge the practical and cultural impact of environmentalism and its future prospects.

About the author

Jonathan Z. Cannon is Blaine T. Phillips Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and Director of the Environmental and Land Use Law Program at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Summary

Does the green movement remain a transformative force in American life? In Environment in the Balance Jonathan Cannon interprets a wide range of U.S. Supreme Court decisions over four decades and explores the current ferment among activists, to gauge the practical and cultural impact of environmentalism and its future prospects.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Z Cannon, Jonathan Z. Cannon, Cannon Jonathan Z.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2015
• EAN: 9780674736788
• ISBN: 978-0-674-73678-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Environmental, LAW / Transportation, LAW / Land Use, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Environment, transport and planning law: general, Environment, transport & planning law