Taking Back Eden
eBook - ePub

Taking Back Eden

Eight Environmental Cases that Changed the World

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Taking Back Eden

Eight Environmental Cases that Changed the World

About this book

Taking Back Eden is a set of case studies of environmental lawsuits brought in eight countries around the world, including the U.S, beginning in the 1960s. The book conveys what is in fact a revolution in the field of law: ordinary citizens (and lawyers) using their standing as citizens in challenging corporate practices and government policies to change not just the way the environment is defended but the way that the public interest is recognized in law. Oliver Houck, a well-known environmental attorney, professor of law, and extraordinary storyteller, vividly depicts the places protected, as well as the litigants who pursued the cases, their strategies, and the judges and other government officials who ruled on them.

This book will appeal to upperclass undergraduates, graduate students, and to all citizens interested in protecting the environment.

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Table of contents

  1. About Island Press
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Prologue
  6. INTRODUCTION - The Awakening
  7. CHAPTER ONE - Storm King
  8. CHAPTER TWO - Nikko Taro
  9. CHAPTER THREE - Minors Oposa
  10. CHAPTER FOUR - Great Whale
  11. CHAPTER FIVE - Taj Mahal
  12. CHAPTER SIX - Lenin’s Trees
  13. CHAPTER SEVEN - Acheloos
  14. CHAPTER EIGHT - Trillium
  15. Reflections
  16. Acknowledgments
  17. Notes
  18. Index
  19. About the Author
  20. Island Press, Board of Directors