The Transformation of Environmental Law and Governance: Risk, Innovation and Resilience (The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1035315572 ISBN 13: 9781035315574

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

This cutting-edge book considers the functional inseparability of risk and innovation within the context of environmental law and governance. Analysing both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ innovation, the book argues that approaches to socio-ecological risk require innovation in order for society and the environment to become more resilient.

In addition to risk and innovation, this book also highlights the need for resilience thinking in environmental law and governance, questioning whether these three factors are mutually supportive. Featuring wide geographical coverage of environmental law issues in both developing and developed nations, contributions posit that environmental law and governance is in a constant state of transformation. Throughout the book, discrete topics such as oceans, climate change and biodiversity are considered alongside intersecting themes such as human rights and litigation.

Featuring up to date analysis of cutting edge topics by leading scholars in the field, The Transformation of Environmental Law and Governance will be a key resource for academics and students in the fields of environmental law, governance and regulation and environmental politics and policy. The valuable insights offered will also be beneficial for practitioners and lawmakers involved in the development of environmental law.

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About the Author

Edited by Francesco Sindico, Professor of International Environmental Law, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, Stephanie Switzer, Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK and Qin Tianbao, Distinguished Professor of Law and Director, Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, China

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1035315572
• ISBN 13: 9781035315574
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Sindico Francesco, Switzer Stephanie, Qin Tianbao