Books, Nonfiction, Law, Environmental & Natural Resources Law

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Gaylord A. Jentz, Roger Leroy Miller, Frank B. Cross
West's Business Law, Alternate Edition
by Thomson South-Western (Hardcover)

Known for its comprehensive, authoritative coverage, this text offers instructors great flexibility in choosing which areas of the law to emphasize. Cases are summarized by the authors to facilitate student comprehension.

Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts
Essentials of Business Law and The Legal Environment
by South-Western College/West (Hardcover)

This text offers complete coverage of business law and its environment in a non-technical, straightforward, and learner-friendly style. Cases are summarized by the authors and integrated throughout chapters. Legal issues and court decisions are carefully explained with a minimum of legal jargon. Most important, Essentials of Business and The Legal Environment covers all required business law topics for the CPA exam.

Nancy K., J.D. Kubasek, Gary S., D.Env. Silverman
Environmental Law
by Prentice Hall College Div (Paperback)

For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Environmental Law and Environmental Policy. The text is designed to introduce those without any legal or special scientific training to the system through which the nation attempts to preserve and protect the different aspects of our environment. Kubasek and Silverman explain the legal system and process in general, discuss specific environmental laws, and present the scientific background necessary for understanding each law. The Fifth Edition is extensively revised to include recent actions by the Bush administration, the "clear skies" initiative, and includes a special packaging option with VersusLaw.

Alan S. Miller, James P. Leape, Christopher H. Schroeder
Environmental Regulation: Law, Science, And Policy
by Aspen Publishers, Inc. (Hardcover)

Gary S. Moore
Living with the Earth, Third Edition: Concepts in Environmental Health Science (Living with the Earth: Concepts in Environmental Health Science)
by CRC (Hardcover)

With an emphasis on biological, chemical, and physical sources of pollution, this book incorporates traditional concepts of environmental health with new controversies regarding environmental threats to human health, such as the link between air pollutants and asthma as well as the role of pollution in cancer risk. This edition also features new chapters on emerging diseases and emergency preparedness, including the significant reasons for the emergence of these diseases and the main etiological agents related to them. The text balances its presentation by offering opposing views of major issues, ranging from the Greenhouse Effect to reproductive problems associated with endocrine disruptors.

John J. Moran
Employment Law (4th Edition)
by Prentice Hall (Hardcover)

Key Benefit: Moran approaches employment law with a focus on discrimination and employment regulation, presenting principles of law in a step-building approach and illustrating those principles with stimulating employment perspectives.Key Topics: The author examines ethical issues, offers HR advice, and covers employee lessons in the workplace. Market: For courses in Employment Law, Labor Law, and Human Resource Management.

John S. Lowe
Oil and Gas Law in a Nutshell
by West Group Publishing (Paperback)

Reliable source on oil and gas law. This authoritative coverage focuses on the legal rules that govern the development of privately owned mineral rights, which often also apply to governmentally owned resources. Text covers topics such as the nature, protection, and conveying of oil and gas rights, leasing, and taxation.

Jacqueline Vaughn
Environmental Politics: Domestic and Global Dimensions
by Wadsworth Publishing (Paperback)

This comprehensive and balanced text examines the history, organizations, interest groups, and processes that shape domestic and global environmental politics.

Selected Environmental Law Statutes, 2008-2009 Educational Edition
by West (Paperback)

This work contains the statutes one may confront in a law school environmental law course. Coverage includes public health, agriculture, commerce, mineral lands, and navigable waters.

William R. Blackburn
The Sustainability Handbook: The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic and Environmental Responsibility
by Environmental Law Institute (Paperback) (Release Date: 2007-02-13)

The pursuit of sustainability can be complex, challenging, and ultimately beneficial when practiced by corporate, academic, government and non-profit organizations. The Sustainability Handbook provides a blueprint on how organizations of all sizes can reach or exceed economic, social and environmental excellence. The handbook offers a wide variety of practical approaches and tools, including a model sustainability policy for organizations, summaries and tips on selecting sustainability codes, an extensive collection of sample metrics, and much more.

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