Natural Resources Policy and Law
Subtitle: Trends And Directions
Contributors: John Firor (Foreword); Lawrence MacDonnell (Editor); Sarah Bates Van de Wetering (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: November 1, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781559632461
Subjects: Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law; Management of land & natural resources; Nature; Environmental Science; Civil Procedure; United States; Environmental Studies; Natural Resources; Nature/Ecology; Law and legislation; Nature / Natural Resources; Conservation of natural resour; Conservation of natural resources; Environmental law
First sentence: WHEN THE WORLD COMMISSION on Environment and Development concluded in 1987 that "the 'environment' is where we all live, and 'development' is what we all do in attempting to improve our lot within that abode," it reflected a maturing understanding of the surge of environmentalism sweeping the world since the 1970s.