POLITICS 233: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW (Professor Harris)

Forty chapters (2014) outline actors and institutions, themes and ideas, issues and policies. You may preview the contents.

2014 volume contains 34 essays on "the fundamental political, social, and economic processes and forces driving policy decisions." You may preview the contents.

2014 volume contains 25 essays which examine the field "thematically through such categories as climate, disease, oceans, the body, energy, consumerism, and international relations." You may preview the contents.

2014 volume "reviews debates concerning poverty, inequalities, social distribution, social rights, taxation, healthcare, education, water and energy policies to examine the relevance and importance of climate change to social policies... You may preview the contents.

22nd edition (2013) of "comprehensive and accessible source for the most accurate and up-to-date information on environmental laws in the United States." You may preview the contents.

Second edition (2014) surveys international environmental politics (IEP), examining major approaches and debates. You may preview the contents.

2016 volume introduces "the latest developments in environmental economics, sustainable accounting work, environmental/sustainable finance" and "explores the effects of environmental regulation on the economy and businesses." You may preview the contents.

2014 volume "authoritatively discusses the multifaceted field of metal and materials recycling, reuse and reclamation... synthesizing industrial application alongside policy and economic implications." You may preview the contents.

Over 30 original essays, published in 2010, that deal with trends and issues, historiography, and new directions in the field. You may preview the contents.

Divided into four thematic areas, this 2012 collection of nearly 30 essays reviews contemporary scholarship on environmental history. You may preview the contents.

Formerly West's Encyclopedia of American law, this third edition (2010) consists of 14 volumes and includes nearly 5,000 alphabetically-arranged entries on "persons, entities, and events that have shaped the U.S. legal system and influenced public perceptions of it."

Provided here by Westlaw, this is a renowned legal encyclopedia (second edition), covering hundreds of topics, with links to relevant court cases, statutory law, and other sources. NOTE: You will need to select "Secondary Sources" from the Westlaw menu, and then "American Jurisprudence 2d."

Nine-volume set, published in 2013, contains 700 alphabetically-arranged entries.

Four-volume set (2nd ed.; 2012) examines the field from not only ethical, legal, social, and philosophical issues, but also from the perspectives of practitioners and policy-makers.

Edited by Andrew Goudie, this 2008 "interdisciplinary guide to the range of issues surrounding natural and human-induced changes in the Earth's environment" contains over 200 authoritative, signed entries.

Released in 2008, this encyclopedia contains more than 300 signed essays covering "cover concepts, institutions, topics, events and people, including global warming, animal rights, environmental movements, alternative energy, green chemistry, industrial ecology, and eco-sabotage."

2008 set contains over 500 detailed, signed entries covering "all aspects of ecology, from basic to applied."

This is the electronic version of Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Biodiversity made available via ScienceDirect. Advantages to the electronic version include searchability, PDF copies of chapters, and access outside of the library.