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Waste Size: The Skinny On The Environmental Costs Of The Fashion Industry, Elisha Teibel Jan 2019

Waste Size: The Skinny On The Environmental Costs Of The Fashion Industry, Elisha Teibel

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

The fashion industry is a web of complex global markets currently valued at $3 trillion that employs somewhere around sixty million people worldwide and is estimated to be one of the most labor-intensive industries on the planet. Over the past couple of decades, the industry has evolved into a highly fragmented sector with complicated supply chains and completely unstandardized production practices, which vary by factory and by country. The most significant facet of the fashion trade is the clothing and textile industry. The current total value of the clothing and textiles trade is estimated at $726 billion and a staggering …


Room To Grow: A Consumer-Focused Proposal For Revitalizing Ohio’S Renewable Energy Sector Through Sustainable Expansion Of The Market, Mairi Mull Feb 2017

Room To Grow: A Consumer-Focused Proposal For Revitalizing Ohio’S Renewable Energy Sector Through Sustainable Expansion Of The Market, Mairi Mull

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Forest Law Through The Looking Glass: Distortions Of The Forest Charter In The Outlaw Fiction Of Late Medieval England, Sarah Harlan-Haughey Dec 2016

Forest Law Through The Looking Glass: Distortions Of The Forest Charter In The Outlaw Fiction Of Late Medieval England, Sarah Harlan-Haughey

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Orchestrating Under Uncertainty: The Organization Of Sustainable Development At The United Nations, Philip A. Sandick Dec 2014

Orchestrating Under Uncertainty: The Organization Of Sustainable Development At The United Nations, Philip A. Sandick

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Local Promise For Climate Mitigation: An Empirical Assessment, Uma Outka, Richard Feiock May 2012

Local Promise For Climate Mitigation: An Empirical Assessment, Uma Outka, Richard Feiock

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This interdisciplinary work contributes empirical grounding to the growing literature in law and public policy on local governments and climate mitigation. Much of the recent scholarship presents an optimistic view of the potential in local climate action. Here, we refine the optimism for local governments’ impact with new performance data that probes local progress and capacity for climate governance. Our analysis—based on a new study measuring policy choice, implementation, and influences— reevaluates a number of assumptions undergirding this scholarship and provides direction for targeted investment and research.


Should Owners And Developers Of Low-Performance Buildings Pay Impact Or Mitigation Fees To Finance Green Building Incentive Programs And Other Sustainable Development Initiatives?, Carl J. Circo Oct 2009

Should Owners And Developers Of Low-Performance Buildings Pay Impact Or Mitigation Fees To Finance Green Building Incentive Programs And Other Sustainable Development Initiatives?, Carl J. Circo

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Plan Puebla Panama: An Economic Tool That Thwarts Sustainable Development And Facilitates Terrorism, Paulette L. Stenzel Apr 2006

Plan Puebla Panama: An Economic Tool That Thwarts Sustainable Development And Facilitates Terrorism, Paulette L. Stenzel

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Development And Terrorism: International Linkages And A Case Study Of Sri Lanka, Sumudu Atapattu Feb 2006

Sustainable Development And Terrorism: International Linkages And A Case Study Of Sri Lanka, Sumudu Atapattu

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Development And National Security, Sanford E. Gaines Feb 2006

Sustainable Development And National Security, Sanford E. Gaines

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Restructuring America's Government To Create Sustainable Development, Jeffrey Rudd Feb 2006

Restructuring America's Government To Create Sustainable Development, Jeffrey Rudd

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


American Cities And Sustainable Development In The Age Of Global Terrorism: Some Thoughts On Fortress America And The Potential For Defensive Disperal Ii, Edward H. Ziegler Oct 2005

American Cities And Sustainable Development In The Age Of Global Terrorism: Some Thoughts On Fortress America And The Potential For Defensive Disperal Ii, Edward H. Ziegler

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Gis In An Age Of Homeland Security: Accessing Public Information To Ensure A Sustainable Environment, Patricia E. Salkin Oct 2005

Gis In An Age Of Homeland Security: Accessing Public Information To Ensure A Sustainable Environment, Patricia E. Salkin

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Urban Biosphere Reserves: Integrating Conservation, Community And Sustainability, Jennifer L. Eastman Apr 2003

Urban Biosphere Reserves: Integrating Conservation, Community And Sustainability, Jennifer L. Eastman

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The U.S. And Mexico Sin Fronteras - Without Borders: Sustainable Development From A Local Perspective, Paulette Stenzel Dec 2002

The U.S. And Mexico Sin Fronteras - Without Borders: Sustainable Development From A Local Perspective, Paulette Stenzel

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Targets, Timetables And Effective Implementing Mechanisms: Necessary Building Blocks For Sustainable Development, John C. Dernbach Oct 2002

Targets, Timetables And Effective Implementing Mechanisms: Necessary Building Blocks For Sustainable Development, John C. Dernbach

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Development And Postmodern International Law: Greener Globalization?, Barbara Stark Oct 2002

Sustainable Development And Postmodern International Law: Greener Globalization?, Barbara Stark

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Americanizing Sustainability: Place-Based Approaches To The Global Challenge, Timothy Beatley, Richard C. Collins Oct 2002

Americanizing Sustainability: Place-Based Approaches To The Global Challenge, Timothy Beatley, Richard C. Collins

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.