Elen Stokes – författare

This text provides far-reaching coverage of the essential topics taught on most environmental law courses, with the authors tackling the key debates and explaining the subject in its social and political context.Environmental Law is structured thematically to provide far-reaching coverage of the fundamentals and allow students to develop critical thinking and high-level understanding. The accessible style provides clear content suitable for both new and experienced students of the subject.Key Features- Offers thorough coverage on the subject, with thematic discussions of key topics introducing debates and legislation from domestic and international perspectives- Places the subject in context, providing an accessible introduction to the main themes and principles of environmental law for new students and those looking to develop their understanding - Sets the scene with chapter overviews, case studies, and information boxes to engage students with the substantive law, significant issues, case law, legislation, and events- Features chapter summaries and self-test questions to help readers consolidate their learning, and further reading lists to support independent study and assessment preparationNew to This Edition- Analysis of the UK's withdrawal from the EU and the impact on UK environmental law- Coverage of the Environment Act 2021 and the creation of the Office for Environmental Protection- Discussion of the 'net zero' target under the Climate Change Act 2008 regime- Treatment of key case law developments, including Fearn v Tate Galler; Finch; and Friends of the Earth v Heathrow AirportDigital Formats and ResourcesThe 10th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

This special issue explores the interrelationship between global economic interests and local ecological interests, and its implications in law. Along this axis, it seeks to examine not only the capacity of global forces to subjugate local interests in responding to territorially confined threats, but also the extent to which solutions to global environmental problems may depend on local action. It analyses the impact of globalization on legal structures and their ability to accommodate local concerns, and considers whether globalization, and the elimination of national borders, actually offers an opportunity to reassert the power of local and regional governance. Its essays include: Environmental Governance: Reconnecting the Global and LocalFree Trade: What is it Good For? Globalization, Deregulation, and ‘Public Opinion’Modern Interpretations of Sustainable Development      Environmental Justice Imperatives for an Era of Climate Change          (Re)Connecting the Global and Local: Europe’s Regional SeasFraming the Local and the Global in the Anti-Nuclear Movement: Law and the Politics of PlaceGlobalizing Regulation: Reaching Beyond the Borders of Chemical Safety      The Globalization and Re-localization of Material Flows: Four Phases of Food RegulationThe New Collaborative Environmental Governance: The Localization of RegulationContributors: Stuart Bell, Laurence Etherington, Neil Gunningham, Veerle Heyvaert, Chris Hilson, Robert Lee, Terry Marsden, Emily Reid, Andrea Ross, Mark Stallworthy, Jenny Steele, Elen Stokes

The embedding of any new technologies in society is challenging. The evolving state of the scientific art, often-unquantifiable risks and ill-defined developmental trajectories have the potential to hinder innovation and/or the commercial success of a technology. The are, however, a number of tools that can now be utilized by stakeholders to bridge the chasm that exists between the science and innovation dimensions on the one hand, and the societal dimensions on the other. This edited volume will draw together leading researchers from the domains of law, philosophy, political science, public administration and the natural sciences in order to demonstrate how tools such as, for example, constructive technology assessment, regulatory governance and societal scenarios, may be employed by stakeholders to assist in successfully embedding new technologies into society. This volume will focus primarily on the embedding of two emergent and emerging technologies: nanotechnologies and synthetic biology. Government, industry and the epistemic community continue to struggle with how best to balance the promised benefits of an emerging technology with concerns about its potential impacts. There is a growing body of literature that has examined these challenges from various cultural, scientific and jurisdictional dimensions. There is, however, much work that still needs to be done; this includes articulating the successes and failures of attempts to the societal embedding of technologies and their associated products. This edited volume is significant and timely, as unlike other books currently on the market, it shall draw from real work experiences and experiments designed anticipate the societal embedding of emerging technologies. This empirical work shall be supported by robust theoretical underpinnings.