Environmental rights : critical perspectives

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of statutes; Table of European Directives; Table of European Regulations; Table of Articles of Treaty of Rome (as amended); Table of cases:; European Court of Justice; European Court of Human Rights; The concept of an 'environmental right'; Has the European Union conferred 'environmental rights' on its citizens?; Town and country planning; Do we have a right 'to breathe clean air'?; A right to clean water?; Radiological protection; The erosion of property rights; Landscapes, species and habitats.
Environmental Rights offers new perspectives on contemporary debates over rights and environmental issues.