Environmental Law, the Economy and Sustainable Development by... - 9780521049009

Environmental Law, the Economy and Sustainable DevelopmentThe United States, the European Union and the International Community\nAuthor(s): Richard L. Revesz, Philippe Sands, Richard B. Stewart\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521049009, 978-0521049009\nSynopsis\nThis book provides a comparative analysis of environmental regulation in multi-jurisdictional legal and political systems, focusing on the United States, the European Union, and the international community. Each of these systems must deal with environmental interdependencies that cross local borders. Some transjurisdictional environmental problems are global, including stratospheric ozone depletion, climate change and the loss of biodiversity. Other environmental problems, however, are localized in their effect on health and the environment: for example, municipal waste disposal, many forms of pollution and resource development, and d.