The Common Law and the Environment: Rethinking the Statutory Basis for Modern Environmental Law

by Andrew P. Morriss

Book Overview

While most studies of environmental policy paint a picture of improvement through government initiatives, these essays argue the contrary. Pointing to Cleveland's burning river, the death of Lake Erie, smog in Los Angeles, and Love Canal, the contributors demonstrate that command-and-control regulation of the environment has not delivered the great improvements in environmental quality as promised. The Common Law and the Environment offers principles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847697096
• ISBN13: 9780847697090
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"