Natural Resources Policy & Law : Trends & Directions

Bates, Sarah F. (editor); MacDonnell, Lawrence J. (editor)

ISBN 10: 1559632461 / ISBN 13: 9781559632461

Published by Island Press, Washington, DC, U.S.A., 1993

About this Item

241 pages indexed. White covers with black lettering. Foreword by John W. Firor fo the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Ten Chapters: Rethinking Resources, Natural Resources Law, Trends in Public Land Law, Mineral Law in the United States, Oil and Gas Law at the End of Its Great Era, Water Resources, Bringing and Ecological Perspective to Natural Resources Law, Environmental Law, Shifting Paradigms of Tort and Property and A View Toward the Future Lessons From Tahoe and Truckee. Each chapter is authored by a well-known and respected legal expert offering a broad range of perspectives on developments in the field. This remarkable collection of authors give meaning to the emerging concept of sustainability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Natural Resources Policy & Law : Trends & Directions
• Publisher: Island Press, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559632461
• ISBN 13: 9781559632461
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Printing Stated
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

While the value of our natural resources has traditionally been viewed in narrow economic terms, in recent years we have begun to appreciate the inherent worth of our land, air, and water - a worth that is entirely unrelated to economic growth and development. The evolution of law and policy regarding natural resource and environmental issues over the past century reflects these ongoing changes in attitude. Natural Resources Policy and Law explores past, present, and future directions in natural resource and environmental law and policy, with a special emphasis on new laws and important legal cases of the past decade and their implications for the future. Its ten chapters, each written by a leading expert in the field, consider both specific concerns and broad themes, including topics such as history and evolution of natural resources law and policy; laws governing mining and minerals, oil and gas, and public lands; the relationship between environmentalism and environmental law; and future directions of the field.

About the Author

Lawrence J. MacDonnell is director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado School of Law.