Construction, Law and the Environment

PART I PUBLIC LAW ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION: Statutory Provisions in the UK, Including Planning and Law Use; European Legislation, Present and Future; The International Perspective Including Japan; PART 2 IMPACT ON CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES: Waste, its Use and Disposal; Hazardous Substances and Clean Up; Contaminated Land and Groundwater Problems; Hazardous Waste Liability in the US; Construction Sites and the Human Factor: A Challenge for the Construction Industry; PART 3 LIABILITIES REMEDIES AND POLICY: Risk Assessment and Environmental Audit; Environmental Management Systems and Construction; Professional Liability, Risk Transfer and Contract Documents; Use of Dangerous Materials, Liabilities Under the EC Green Paper on Remedying Environmental Damage; PART 4 POSTSCRIPT: The Cambridge Water Company Case.