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1996

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Green Helmets: A Conceptual Framework For Security Council Authority In Environmental Emergencies, Linda A. Malone Jan 1996

Green Helmets: A Conceptual Framework For Security Council Authority In Environmental Emergencies, Linda A. Malone

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Book Review, Lakshman D. Guruswamy Jan 1996

Book Review, Lakshman D. Guruswamy

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Changing The River’S Course: Western Water Policy Reform, David H. Getches Jan 1996

Changing The River’S Course: Western Water Policy Reform, David H. Getches

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Throughout the history of the West, water law and policy have had a profound influence on the environment of the region. Power production, agricultural irrigation, and economic expansion of the Columbia River Basin have depended upon the institutions of water policy, including the prior appropriation doctrine and major water development in the form of large dams and diversions. This has rendered the river incapable of sustaining the rich salmon populations that once were the mainstay of Northwest Indian culture and supported a major fishing industry. Professor Getches concludes that traditional instruments of water policy in the West--the beneficial use requirement …


Country/Region Reports -- United States Of America, Linda A. Malone Jan 1996

Country/Region Reports -- United States Of America, Linda A. Malone

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Structures Of Environmental Criminal Enforcement, Michael E. Herz Jan 1996

Structures Of Environmental Criminal Enforcement, Michael E. Herz

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Comparative Risk Assessment In New York, Michael B. Gerrard, Deborah Goldberg Jan 1996

Comparative Risk Assessment In New York, Michael B. Gerrard, Deborah Goldberg

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Comparative risk assessment (CRA) is the examination of the relative risks posed by different dangers, with a view to deciding which dangers deserve the most governmental attention. CRA frequently tries to reduce different problems to a common metric, usually the statistical lives saved by a program, so that apples can be weighed against oranges. This article will discuss and assess the growing use of CRA in New York State.

There are two principal arguments for the use of CRA in the environmental context. The first is that we do not have unlimited resources; we cannot move against all problems simultaneously. …