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Environmental Law in
the Netherlands
By Michiel A. Heldeweg René J.G.H. SeerdenDerived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclo-paedia of Laws, this book provides ready access to legislation and practice concerning the environment in the Netherlands. A general introduction covers geographic considerations, political, social and cultural aspects of environmental study, the sources and principles of environmental law, environmental legislation, and the role of public authorities.
The main body of the book deals first with laws aimed directly at protecting the environment from pollution in specific areas such as air, water, waste, soil, noise, and radiation. Then, a section on nature and conservation management covers protection of natural and cultural resources such as monuments, landscapes, parks and reserves, wildlife, agriculture, forests, fish, subsoil, and minerals. Further treatment includes the application of zon-ing and land-use plannzon-ing, rules on liability, and administrative and judicial remedies to en-vironmental issues. There is also an analysis of the impact of international and regional leg-islation and treaties on environmental regulation.
Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it pro-vides, make this book a valuable resource for environmental lawyers handling cases affect-ing the Netherlands. Academics and researchers, as well as business investors and the vari-ous international organizations in the field, will welcome this very useful guide, and will appreciate its value in the study of comparative environmental law and policy.
November 2012, 256pp, softcover ISBN: 9789041145871
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or contact marketing@kluwerlaw.com Table of Contents: The Authors List of Abbreviations Preface General Introduction Selected Bibliography
Part I. Environmental Protection Chapter 1. GENERAL LAW
Chapter 2. AIR POLLUTION Chapter 3. WATER POLLUTION Chapter 4. WASTE
Chapter 5. SOIL POLLUTION Chapter 6. NUISANCE
Chapter 7. OTHER SECTORS
Part II. Zoning and Land-Use Planning
Chapter 1. Spatial Planning Act (Wet Ruimtelijke Ordening, Wro) Chapter 2. Housing Act/Wabo
Chapter 3. (Explicit) Links Between Land-Use Planning and Environmental Protection/ Nature Conservation
Chapter 4. Compensation for Damage and Expropriation
Chapter 5. Annexed Legislation: Large (Infrastructural/Public) Works Chapter 6. Conclusions
Part III. Nature Conservation Chapter 1. Legal Framework Chapter 2. Flora and Fauna Act
Chapter 3. Nature Conservation Act 1998 Chapter 4. Annexed Legislation
Chapter 5. Conclusions
Part IV. Enforcement, Liability and Sanctioning Chapter 1. Administrative Law Enforcement Chapter 2. Civil Law Liability
Chapter 3. Criminal Law Sanctioning Chapter 4. Conclusions
Part V. Procedures and Access to Courts
Chapter 1. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES Chapter 2. Judicial Remedies
Part VI. Environmental Governance: Prospects and Reflection Index