Environmental Rights - Critical Perspectives

List of contents

1. The concept of an 'environmental right' 2. Has the European union conferred environmental rights upon its citizens? 3. Town and Country Planning 4. Do we have a right to breathe clean air? 5. A right to clean water? 6. Radiological Protection 7. The erosion of property rights 8. Landscapes, species and habitats 9. Are ecocentric rights so very different?

About the author

Christopher Miller is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management at the University of Salford.

Summary

Environmental Rights offers new perspectives on contemporary debates over rights and environmental issues. It draws on key theories of contemporary philosophers and jurists and case reports from decisions in English, European and US courts. It also examines recent developments within environmental law and policy in the UK and the EU. Specific rights of the individual are examined - the right to clean air and water, access to information, the right to participate in environmental decisions - as well as the practical obstacles to the exercising of these rights.

Additional text

"Christopher Miller's book is a notable milestone in this ongoing debate and, as mentioned above, also a valuable treatise on current developments in environmental law" Journal of Environmental Law Vol 11, No 1

Product details

• Authors: Chris Miller
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.04.2015
• EAN: 9780415757232
• ISBN: 978-0-415-75723-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Constitutional & administrative law, Administrative jurisdiction and public administration