Ocean and Coastal Law and Policy, Second Edition
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Ocean and Coastal Law and Policy, Second Edition
By (Author) Donald C. Baur
Edited by Tim Eichenberg
Edited by Georgia Hancock Snusz
Edited by Michael Sutton
American Bar Association
American Bar Association
3rd January 2017
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Environment law
Constitutional and administrative law: general
Nature conservation law
343.73096
Physical Properties
Paperback
944
Width 177mm, Height 254mm
Description
Covering the full array of issues involved -- from maritime jurisdiction and boundaries to water quality protection to fisheries management and marine mammal protection to offshore energy development and climate change -- each chapter addresses the current state of the law for the topic, followed by analysis of the emerging and unresolved issues.The book's final chapters address the principles, legal authorities, and planning for a transition toward an ecosystem-based management approach to U.S. coastal and ocean areas.
Among the topics covered in this updated edition of Ocean and Coastal Law and Policy are:
- Maritime jurisdiction and boundaries
- The Public Trust Doctrine
- The role of the states
- Regulation of coastal wetlands and other U.S. waters
- Managing coastal development
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Coastal water quality protection
- Ocean dumping and marine pollution
- Fisheries management and trade in fish and fisheries products
- The 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
- Offshore energy development
Author Bio
Donald C. Baur is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Perkins Coie. Tim Eichenberg is an environmental lawyer in San Francisco, CA. Georgia Hancock Snusz is General Counsel to the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, D.C. Michael Sutton is a lawyer, social entrepreneur and conservation leader in Carmel Valley, CA.
