Natural Law category: 200 books
Re-conceiving Property Rights in the New Millennium
Towards a New Sustainable Land Relations Policy
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This book constitutes volume two of a two volume examination of development community land issues in Southern Africa. Following from volume one Southern African Development Community Land Issues, this book considers the possibility of a new, sustainable land relations policy for Southern African Development...
Procurement of Utilities
Law and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Aimed primarily at non-regulatory lawyers this book provides a practical guide to transactions involving utilities and in particular the procurement of goods and services from utilities (rather than by utilities). Focusing on the law of England and Wales, the book covers the regulation of utilities...
International Energy Law
Rules Governing Future Exploration, Exploitation and Use of Renewable Resources
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
The international legal rules affecting renewable alternative energy resources are amongst the most important legal and environmental concerns of the near future. As traditional energy sources are depleted, new technologies are being developed to harness the potentials of wave, current and tidal energy,...
Renewable Resource Policy
The Legal-Institutional Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Renewable Resource Policy is a comprehensive volume covering the history, laws, and important national policies that affect renewable resource management. The author traces the history of renewable natural resource policy and managemin the United States, describes the major federal agencies and their...
Economic Analysis for Ecosystem-Based Management
Applications to Marine and Coastal Environments
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Ocean and coastal management regimes are increasingly subject to competing demands from stakeholders. Regulations must not only address fishing, recreation, and shipping, but also sand and gravel mining, gas pipelines, harbor/port development, offshore wind and tidal energy facilities, liquefied natural...
No Timber Without Trees
Sustainability in the tropical forest
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Much of the world's tropical timber is still supplied from natural forest, but under current systems of management the forests are rapidly becoming exhausted. Unless management practices change to become genuinely sustainable, neither the forests nor the essential contribution of the timber industry...
by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
The purpose of this paper is examine the notion of tenure in connection with water resources and to explore whether the concept of water tenure has the potential to make a useful contribution towards resolving the world’s water resources challenges. It seeks to provide answers to the following questions:...
Governing International Watercourses
River Basin Organizations and the Sustainable Governance of Internationally Shared Rivers and Lakes
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
This book focuses on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing internationally shared water resources. This includes a comparative analysis of all River Basin Organizations worldwide and three in-depth case studies from three different continents. The detailed case studies are...
This Cider Still Tastes Funny!
Further Adventures of a Game Warden in Maine
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
John Ford Sr. returns to the outdoors of Maine with "This Cider Still Tastes Funny! Further Adventures of a Game Warden in Maine," his follow-up to the highly popular and critically acclaimed "Suddenly, the Cider Didn't Taste So Good." Ford is a retired Maine game warden, sheriff...
Solar Power
A Practical Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
In recent years solar power has been on the march. Since the millennium global solar power generation capacity has grown from 1GW to 300GW and the growth curve is not linear; the last five years have seen a marked acceleration as technologies become more efficient, manufacturing prices come down and...
Power
A Practical Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
With world electricity demand expected to double by 2030, the power sector is under increasing pressure to modernise and rise to the challenge of meeting global needs. While some countries are pressing ahead with conventional fossil-fuel based generation as a means of quickly meeting the needs of...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2012
On January 6, 1908, the Supreme Court ruled that when land is set aside for the use of Indian tribes, that reservation of land includes reserved water rights. The Winters Doctrine, as it has come to be known, is now a fundamental principle of both federal Indian law and water law and has expanded...
EU Energy Relations With Russia
Solidarity and the Rule of Law
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
This book provides a detailed analysis of the legal framework in which the energy trade between the European Union and the Russian Federation has been conducted. Using case studies of eight member states, it critically examines the EU’s ability and the duty of its Member States to conduct their...
International Trade in Sustainable Electricity
Regulatory Challenges in International Economic Law
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Cross-border trade in electricity is rapidly expanding as a result of technical innovations, economic and geopolitical developments, and the ongoing decarbonisation of the electricity sector in response to climate change. The expansion of electricity networks and the integration of increasing shares...