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The Sustainable Development Principle In United States Environmental Law, Michael P. Healy
The Sustainable Development Principle In United States Environmental Law, Michael P. Healy
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The American public perceives the principle of sustainable development and sustainability, the shorthand nomenclature, through green-tinted lenses. Whether the user of the term is academic, corporate, or governmental, the advocate of sustainability is understood as an advocate of protecting the environment. The international legal understanding of the principle of sustainable development, however, is more ambiguous than this popular American understanding.
Part II of this Article describes the important principle of sustainable development in modern international environmental law. It discusses how the sustainable development principle has evolved from its initial appearance in the 1987 Brundtland Commission Report through its central position …
Kentucky Law Survey: Environmental Law, Carolyn S. Bratt, Carolyn M. Brown
Kentucky Law Survey: Environmental Law, Carolyn S. Bratt, Carolyn M. Brown
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Under the rubric of environmental law, this Survey addresses three separate topics: air quality control, water conservation and development, and zoning. In the exploration of these three topics, relevant decisions from the Kentucky courts and the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, as well as opinions from the Kentucky Attorney General, are analyzed.