Environmental values and policies : an introduction -- Environmental law : a structural overview -- Preventing harm in the face of uncertainty -- Waste management and pollution prevention -- Air pollution control -- Water pollution control -- Land use regulation and regulatory takings -- Environmental impact assessment -- Preservation of biodiversity -- Environmental enforcement -- Protection of the global environment -- Environmental progress and prospects
In: Trade, Health and the Environment: The European Union put to the test, edited by Marjolein B.A. van Asselt, Michelle Everson and Ellen Vos. London, Routledge, 2014, p. 25-46, Forthcoming
Conflicts over the control of environmental risks are explored through the lens of the "disputing" paradigm that has been used increasingly by social scientists to study law. How this perspective can contribute to improved understanding of the complex life cycle of environmental policy disputes is explained, but it is contended that a broader concept of dispute processing is needed due to the fluid character & diverse forms of such disputes. The way in which disputes over the control of environmental risks arise, their content, & the processes by which they are managed are considered. It is suggested that, although most policy disputes are inspired by differences in values, social norms discourage explicit resolution of value conflicts. Explored in conclusion are recent trends in environmental regulation & the ability of individuals to influence control of environmental risks. 72 References. S. Millett
