Climate Change and Sustainable Development Law in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (West Publishing))

Author: John R. Nolon - Patricia E. Salkin - Patricia E. - Nolon - John R.; Salkin
ISBN 10: 0314264205
ISBN 13: 9780314264206
Edition: 1
Release: 2010-11-29
Format: Paperback (523 pages)
List Price: $35.00
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Book Description:
It traces the historical development of sustainable development and climate change law, showing that they appeared on the world stage at the same time and illustrating how they can be best understood, implemented, and practiced as a single body of law and policy. The book amply and ably illustrates the initiatives taken by all levels of government to achieve sustainable development, showing how these inititiatives provide important opportunities to manage, mitigate, and adapt to climate change. The Nutshell explains how the U.S. legal system fosters greenhouse gas reduction, energy conservation, and sustainable patterns of growth, including energy-efficient and sustainable buildings, the use of renewable energy resources, the protection of sequestering open space, and the adaptation of buildings and communities to sea level rise and natural disasters.