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Planners and lawyers engaged in the formulation and implementation of plans affecting the environment should have a working knowledge of the legal principles affecting those plans. They should also be familiar with the principles of environmental law. However, environmental law has not been a traditional part of the curriculum of law schools. Many practicing lawyers have never taken a course in environmental law; nor have many of the judges charged with deciding cases whose outcome may have consequences for the environment. In the interest of counteracting this lack of knowledge, Legal Foundations of Environmental Planning integrates excerpts from more than seventy-five court case rulings to illustrate the system of environmental laws and the problems of enforcement. Dedicated specifically to discussions on legal theories and procedures, air pollution, water pollution, and control of population growth and distribution, this sourcebook also includes an extensive glossary of environmental terms. It is a valuable aid for students, legal specialists, public officials, environmental professionals, and urban planners.

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<p> Legal Foundations of Environmental Planning is an invaluable reference and resource especially for lawyers and judges who have little personal experience in handling environmental cases, as well as environmental professionals and urban planners who are well served to anticipate potential legal problems before making potentially costly decisions. Highly recommended, especially for college library legal studies collections. <p> --Library Bookwatch [This] is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents. --Rutherford H. Platt, The Professional Geographer The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented. --Robert Warren, The Western Political Science Quarterly

-Legal Foundations of Environmental Planning is an invaluable reference and resource especially for lawyers and judges who have little personal experience in handling environmental cases, as well as environmental professionals and urban planners who are well served to anticipate potential legal problems before making potentially costly decisions. Highly recommended, especially for college library legal studies collections.- --Library Bookwatch -[This] is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents.- --Rutherford H. Platt, The Professional Geographer -The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented.- --Robert Warren, The Western Political Science Quarterly

[This] is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents. --Rutherford H. Platt, The Professional Geographer The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented. --Robert Warren, The Western Political Science Quarterly -Legal Foundations of Environmental Planning is an invaluable reference and resource especially for lawyers and judges who have little personal experience in handling environmental cases, as well as environmental professionals and urban planners who are well served to anticipate potential legal problems before making potentially costly decisions. Highly recommended, especially for college library legal studies collections.- --Library Bookwatch -[This] is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents.- --Rutherford H. Platt, The Professional Geographer -The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented.- --Robert Warren, The Western Political Science Quarterly Legal Foundations of Environmental Planning is an invaluable reference and resource especially for lawyers and judges who have little personal experience in handling environmental cases, as well as environmental professionals and urban planners who are well served to anticipate potential legal problems before making potentially costly decisions. Highly recommended, especially for college library legal studies collections. --Library Bookwatch [This] is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents. --Rutherford H. Platt, The Professional Geographer The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented. --Robert Warren, The Western Political Science Quarterly Legal Foundations of Environmental Planning is an invaluable reference and resource especially for lawyers and judges who have little personal experience in handling environmental cases, as well as environmental professionals and urban planners who are well served to anticipate potential legal problems before making potentially costly decisions. Highly recommended, especially for college library legal studies collections. --Library Bookwatch [This] is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents. --Rutherford H. Platt, The Professional Geographer The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented. --Robert Warren, The Western Political Science Quarterly

Legal Foundations of Environmental Planning is an invaluable reference and resource especially for lawyers and judges who have little personal experience in handling environmental cases, as well as environmental professionals and urban planners who are well served to anticipate potential legal problems before making potentially costly decisions. Highly recommended, especially for college library legal studies collections. --Library Bookwatch [This] is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents. --Rutherford H. Platt, The Professional Geographer The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented. --Robert Warren, The Western Political Science Quarterly

[This] is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents. --Rutherford H. Platt, The Professional Geographer The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented. --Robert Warren, The Western Political Science Quarterly

<em>Legal</em> <em>Foundations of Environmental Planning</em> is an invaluable reference and resource especially for lawyers and judges who have little personal experience in handling environmental cases, as well as environmental professionals and urban planners who are well served to anticipate potential legal problems before making potentially costly decisions. Highly recommended, especially for college library legal studies collections. </p> --<em>Library Bookwatch</em></p> [This] is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents. </p> --Rutherford H. Platt, <em>The Professional Geographer</em></p> The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented. </p> --Robert Warren, <em>The Western Political Science Quarterly</em></p>

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Jerome G. Rose is professor emeritus of urban planning at Rutgers University. He served as editor-in-chief of Real Estate Law Journaland served on the Princeton Regional Planning Board (New Jersey) for eight years. His other works include Landlords and Tenants, The Legal Advisor on Home Ownership, and New Approaches to State Land Use Policies.

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