Environmental Assessment - The Regulation of Decision Making (Paperback, New ed)

Environmental Assessment is an inherently interdisciplinary mechanism which is concerned with the input and quality of information about the likely effects of development upon the environment. It is a useful tool for examining aspects of the relationship between law, governance, and the regulation of decision making, which have been central to the development of environmental law. In this volume, the procedural mechanism of environmental assessment is analysed. The author argues that, notwithstanding its procedural nature, environmental assessment is highly material to the outcome of a decision. A major focus of this analysis is the enhanced role of the developer in shaping the outcome of a decision by assuming responsibility for providing information on which a decision will be based, in accordance with a broader agenda of expanding the roles and responsibilities of participants in environmental decision making. The author draws upon several contemporary projects as case studies of assessment: a global port, an offshore windfarm, a flood defence strategy, and a recreation centre. In analysing these sites of decision making from a legal perspective, the author touches upon the key determinants of environmental assessment: discretion, the significance of environmental effects, alternative options, and participatory rights. Finally, the volume looks to the future development of environmental assessment: as an avenue for protest, and, alternatively, as a standardized component of international contracts for development.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	August 2006
Authors:	Jane Holder
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	400
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-920758-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Environment law
LSN:	0-19-920758-5
Barcode:	9780199207589

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