Environmental Law

Part I - The Overall Structure and Development of Environmental Law. The past - and possible future - development of environmental law via public systems of control. Civil action by the aggrieved individual. The structure and general powers of the agencies charged with environmental responsibilities. Environmental law: the international and European dimension. Part II - Protection of the Land. The basic structure of planning control. The use of land in rural areas. Controversial and hazardous land uses. Extraction, infill and other forms of waste disposal. Part III - Legal Protection for the Atmosphere. Atmospheric pollution. Noise. Part IV - Protection of the Aqueous Environment. Water: pollution, protection and provision. Index.