Environmental Law

This source provides comprehensive coverage of Canadian environmental law and focuses on laws enacted to protect the natural environment, particularly legislation dealing with environmental impact assessment, environmental remediation and enhancement, waste management and pollution control.

This title is an introductory guide to environmental law that incorporates discussion of recent developments in environmental litigation and regulation alongside reference to key statutory developments from the past half decade.

A general introduction that covers geographic considerations, political, social and cultural aspects of environmental study, the sources and principles of environmental law, environmental legislation, and the role of public authorities.

This resource gives information on Canadian environmental processes and regulatory regimes such as pesticide laws, nutrient management schemes, source water protection processes and opportunities for public engagement and participation, as well as environmental approvals and permits.

This book examines environmental issues and trends through the lens of legal concepts and Canada’s regulatory frameworks. From the evolution of environmental law to the protection of environmental rights, readers will understand the connections between the environment and national and international law, governance, planning, economics, and health.

This text offers an in-depth description and analysis of the complex and ever-expanding array of domestic and international laws and initiatives addressing climate change in Canada. Containing comprehensive coverage of provincial and federal legislation and policy developments from across Canada, this text also describes in detail some of the many emerging climate change law sub-disciplines.

This book draws on case law from across the country and key regulatory guidance documents used at both the provincial and federal levels.