Mastering Boston Harbor [[electronic resource] ] : courts, dolphins, and imperiled waters / / Charles M. Haar
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Haar Charles M (Charles Monroe), <1920-2012.>
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| Titolo: |
Mastering Boston Harbor [[electronic resource] ] : courts, dolphins, and imperiled waters / / Charles M. Haar
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | viii, 380 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina: | 344.744/7046343 |
| Soggetto topico: | Marine pollution - Law and legislation - Massachusetts - Boston Harbor |
| Soggetto geografico: | Quincy (Mass.) Trials, litigation, etc |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-361) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Map of Boston Harbor -- Introduction: Troubled Waters -- 1. The Harbor in the National Political Campaign: George H.W. Bush's Landing -- 2. Under the Judicial Lens: The Quincy Case Is Launched -- 3. Coping with Complexities: Signing On as Special Master -- 4. The Setting: The Plants, Pipes, and Pumps of Boston Harbor -- 5. The Cast of Characters: Officials and Fish -- 6. Turning the Tide: Creating a Novel Trial Process -- 7. A Dying Harbor? The Battle of the Experts -- 8. Report of the Special Master: Findings of Fact -- 9. Report of the Special Master: Remedies and Recommendations -- 10. The Judge Lays Down the Law: The Procedural Order for the Rehabilitation of the Harbor -- 11. Awash with Ideas: A New Authority for Governing the Harbor -- 12. Safe Harbor: Paying for the Vision -- 13. Parting of theWaters: The Showdown between Court and Legislature -- 14. The Commons Restored: Courts and Social Change -- 15. The Call of the Bugler: Tools and Tactics of Effective Judicial Intervention -- Conclusion: The High Tide of Judicial Action -- Postscript: Boston Harbor Today -- Timeline of the Quincy Case -- Summary of Recommendations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book chronicles how America's most glorious and historically significant harbor was rescued from decades of pollution and neglect by a community of caring citizens who were linked to an environmentally committed judge and his special harbor master. This dynamic public-private team shaped novel legal and political procedures for governing and restoring the harbor. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Mastering Boston Harbor |
| ISBN: | 0-674-03809-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778189403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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