Compendium of Land Use Laws for Sustainable Development

John R. Nolon

ISBN 10: 0521862175 / ISBN 13: 9780521862172

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book collects land use laws from countries on each continent that attempt to achieve sustainable development. Due to the startling evidence of global deterioriation and the long-term trends in land use, the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development was signed in 2002. In the laws collected in this volume, the reader can witness the evolution of national legal systems as they respond to the challenge of sustainable development. This volume illuminates the great flexibility and power of the law as a vehicle for change. Laws contained in this compendium are mechanisms competent to address society's problems; they provide strategies that are appropriate to the culture and place of their origin. The book provides evidence that laws and law reform are being used to create strategies that address a worldwide priority: the clear need to effectively use and preserve the land and its natural resources.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Compendium of Land Use Laws for Sustainable Development
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521862175
• ISBN 13: 9780521862172
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 30D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1097 grams

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Synopsis

This book collects land use laws from countries on each continent that attempt to achieve sustainable development. Due to the startling evidence of global deterioriation and the long-term trends in land use, the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development was signed in 2002. In the laws collected in this volume, the reader can witness the evolution of national legal systems as they respond to the challenge of sustainable development. This volume illuminates the great flexibility and power of the law as a vehicle for change. Laws contained in this compendium are mechanisms competent to address society's problems; they provide strategies that are appropriate to the culture and place of their origin. The book provides evidence that laws and law reform are being used to create strategies that address a worldwide priority: the clear need to effectively use and preserve the land and its natural resources.

Book Description

This book collects land use laws from countries on each continent that attempt to achieve sustainable development. This collection shows the evolution of national legal systems as they respond to the challenge of sustainable development.