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Urban Environments & Wildlife Law
Paul Rees
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Description for Urban Environments & Wildlife Law
Hardcover. This comprehensive manual provides guidance to the legal mechanisms used to protect wildlife and to conserve nature in the UK. For each section (e.g. trees, hedgerows, SSIs, protected species) there is an introduction covering the scale of the problem, the level of decline of the species and why there is a need to protect. Num Pages: 440 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; KNJC; LNKJ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Today construction industry is being asked more and more to protect the quality of the countryside and to help enhance our natural environment. The industry is subject to a complex and wide-ranging regulatory framework; it now needs to understand its responsibilities and take them seriously.
Today construction industry is being asked more and more to protect the quality of the countryside and to help enhance our natural environment. The industry is subject to a complex and wide-ranging regulatory framework; it now needs to understand its responsibilities and take them seriously.
Paul Rees provides here an authoritative guide, outlining wildlife and nature conservation law in the UK - including our European and international commitments, and giving clear explanations to a potentially costly area of law in a style accessible to the non-legal market.
This comprehensive manual offers information and guidance for building surveyors, environmental managers, ... Read more
- the legal and planning issues around biodiversity, nature conservation and construction
- how ecosystems work and why certain species and habitats need protection
- where to go for the relevant legislation and appropriate organisations for help and advice.
UK and European case law demonstrates how the law has functioned in particular instances, and case studies illustrate how companies have adapted to fulfil their legal obligations. These are key features of the book and provide information on important legal precedents as well as demonstrating current industry best practice.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780632057436
SKU
V9780632057436
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Paul Rees
Paul A. Rees is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at the University of Salford, UK.
Reviews for Urban Environments & Wildlife Law
"this is a most practical book...it is well worth the attention of those involved in wildlife conservation or protecting the environment" "It also provides an excellent resource for veterinarians, biologists and others pursuing the many graduate and undergraduate courses which feature wildlife conservation law, ecology or planning." "It should definitely be on appropriate library shelves ... Read more