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Environmental Law (6th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Nancy K. Kubasek, Gary S. Silverman
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 254083
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0136142168
Dewey Decimal Number: 344.73046
EAN: 9780136142164
ASIN: 0136142168
Publication Date: July 29, 2007
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Product Description
This fundamental introduction to environmental law is designed to introduce those without any legal or special scientific training to the system through which the nation attempts to preserve and protect the different aspects of our environment. Environmental law and policy; air quality control; water quality control; toxic substance control; waste management and hazardous releases; energy; natural resources; and international environmental law. For anyone who is in business or anyone who is simply interested in environmental issues or who has a job where they have to understand environmental law.
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 Severely lacking May 3, 2008
I am currently using this book for an environmental law class dedicated solely to the most important environmental legislation. Not only have a I found numerous typos in this book (ridiculous seeing as it's the 6th edition), I find that the book is only helpful if you want numerous statistics thrown at you and no real analysis of the effectiveness of American environmental legislation. The chapters are exceedingly long and usually contain nothing more than minimal information on the laws, a plethora of useless statistics, and a paragraph or two of analysis. From a student's perspective, this is probably the WORST textbook I have used in college.
 astonishing July 31, 2002
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I go to Harvard law school and I have found this book to be helpful in my field of study. Although i also study criminal justice law I have now become interested in environmental and this book has been impressive. This book is a life saver. It was classy and sophisticated. Please go buy this and I hope to see some new challenging faces at Harvard. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
 An Outstanding Book! August 25, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used "Environmental Law" by Nancy K Kubasek and Gary S. Silverman in two seated classes and one online course. It is an outstanding text for describing the parameters of our legal system to students. Those to want a glorified HAZMAT approach to environmental law (or want to ignore the legal system) might not like the book. I love it.
This is an outstanding book. August 25, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used this book in two seated classes and one online course on environmental law. If you want a glorified HAZMAT course or have decided that the way our legal system actually operates doesn't matter, then look elsewhere. This is not a science book (nor should it be). If you want a text that students find easy to read and that provides comprehensive coverage of environmental law and our legal system, this is your book.
Limited value November 2, 2000
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
The author of this books is an attorney who does a fairly good job with the big picture but not very well with the science. If you're only looking for a quick study of the structure of environmental law in the U.S., which is about one-third of this book, it's readable and informative. It also uses language and structure that's accessible for advanced high school and lower division college students in giving and overview of the U.S. legal and regulatory system for the environment. The author creates a good historical context for these discussions. However, the book begins to lose its polish when the author ventures into discussions of the science behind the law. I noted several points where the presentation of the science was clearly poorly informed (ozone and global warming, nuclear and alternative engery). If you're only looking for an general introduction to environmenal law, this book will get you started. But, if you want to get a good idea of the science that drives environmental law, keep looking.
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