05400nam 2200649 a 450 991014344750332120170815121517.01-280-23761-997866102376160-470-70900-60-470-75851-11-4051-5095-5(CKB)1000000000351727(EBL)239829(OCoLC)475951440(SSID)ssj0000265774(PQKBManifestationID)11200808(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000265774(PQKBWorkID)10299713(PQKB)10917250(MiAaPQ)EBC239829(EXLCZ)99100000000035172720030410d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUrban environments and wildlife law[electronic resource] a manual for sustainable development /Paul A. ReesOxford ;Malden, MA Blackwell Science20021 online resource (442 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-632-05743-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Law, Ecology and Organisations; 1 An introduction to the law; 1.1 The English legal system and devolution; 1.1.1 Introduction; 1.1.2 Criminal and civil law; 1.1.3 Types of legislation; 1.1.4 Law reports; 1.1.5 Judicial review and ultra vires; 1.2 Where to find the law; 1.2.1 Titles of legal cases and where to find law reports; 1.2.2 How to find English legislation; 1.3 Lawyers and the court system; 1.3.1 The legal profession; 1.3.2 The courts; 1.3.3 Planning inquiries1.3.4 Legal personality and locus standi: who has a right to bring an action to the courts?1.4 European Union law; 1.4.1 The history of the European Union; 1.4.2 The institutions of the European Union; 1.4.3 Primary legislation; 1.4.4 Secondary legislation; 1.4.5 The supremacy of European law; 1.4.6 Where to find EC law; 1.4.7 The EU and international law; 1.5 International law; 1.5.1 The nature of international treaties; 1.5.2 Sources of international law; Reference; 2 The principles of classification and ecology; 2.1 Animal and plant names and the law; 2.1.1 Introduction2.1.2 The binomial system2.1.3 Scientific names and the law; 2.1.4 The major groups of living things; 2.1.5 Species identification; 2.2 Basic concepts in ecology; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Energy flow; 2.2.3 Nutrient cycling; 2.2.4 Species diversity; 2.2.5 Population dynamics; 2.2.6 Ecological succession; 2.2.7 Soil; 2.2.8 Ecological surveys; 2.2.9 The distribution of species; 2.3 Nature conservation; 2.3.1 Why bother to conserve nature?; 2.3.2 Pollution and biological indicators of environmental quality; 2.3.3 Conservation management; 2.3.4 Design of nature reserves; 2.3.5 Urban ecologyReferencesIdentification guides; 3 The organisation and administration of nature conservation in the UK; 3.1 Central government and its agencies; 3.1.1 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; 3.1.2 The statutory nature conservation agencies; 3.1.3 National Parks Authorities; 3.1.4 Wildlife Inspectorate; 3.1.5 Heritage; 3.1.6 Other government agencies; 3.1.7 Local government and police; 3.2 Non-statutory conservation organisations; 3.2.1 Species-based organisations; 3.2.2 Habitat-based organisations; 3.2.3 Environmental pressure groups; 3.3 An outline of nature conservation law3.3.1 A brief history of the law in the UK3.3.2 European law; 3.3.3 International law; 3.4 UK government policy; 3.4.1 The Urban and Rural White Papers; 3.4.2 Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; References; Part II Species and Habitat Protection; 4 Species protection under UK law; 4.1 The protection of birds; 4.1.1 Introduction; 4.1.2 Classification and natural history; 4.1.3 Birds and the law; 4.1.4 Mitigation measures; 4.1.5 Case studies; 4.2 The protection of animals; 4.2.1 Introduction; 4.2.2 Classification and natural history; 4.2.3 Animals and the law; 4.2.4 Mitigation measures4.2.5 Case studiesToday construction industry is being asked more and more to protect the quality of the countryside and to help enhance our natural environment. The industry is subject to a complex and wide-ranging regulatory framework; it now needs to understand its responsibilities and take them seriously. Paul Rees provides here an authoritative guide, outlining wildlife and nature conservation law in the UK - including our European and international commitments, and giving clear explanations to a potentially costly area of law in a style accessible to the non-legal market. This coNature conservationLaw and legislationGreat BritainCity planning and redevelopment lawGreat BritainUrban ecology (Sociology)Electronic books.Nature conservationLaw and legislationCity planning and redevelopment lawUrban ecology (Sociology)346.41046954Rees Paul A102560MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910143447503321Urban environments and wildlife law2226296UNINA