图书内容简介

本书是为没有先修过法律或相关科技课程的学生编写的教材。本书首先介绍了法律体系和程序，内容包括环境法渊源、诉讼过程和其他解决环境冲突的工具、行政法及其对环境的影响。然后简要、全面地介绍了环境法的具体内容，涉及环境法规与政策、空气质量控制、水质控制、有毒物质控制、废物管理与危险废物排放、能源、自然资源、国际环境法等。书中还提供了理解环境法所需要的相关科技背景知识。各章后含小结、复习与讨论题、深入学习材料与相关网站。
本书可作为高等院校环境法课程的教材，并供有关科技人员、管理人员参考。

图书目录

Preface
PART Ⅰ: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW
　CHAPTER 1 The American Legal System: The Source of Environmental Law
　　ources of Law
　　Classifications of Law
　　Constitutional Principles Underlying the American Legal System
　　Questions for Review and Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　　On the Internet
　　Notes
　　Resolving Controversial Environmental Issues
　CHAPTER 2 The Litigation Process and Other Tools for Resolving Environmental Disputes
　　The Adversary System
　　Primary Actors in the Legal System
　　Steps in Civil Litigation
　　Alternatives to Civil Litigation
　　Concluding Remarks
　　Questions for Review and Discussion
For Further Reading
On the Internet
Notes
Resolving Controversial Environmental Issues
CHAPTER 3 Administrative Law and Its Impact On the Environment
Creation of Administrative Agencies
Functions of Administrative Agencies
Limitations on Agency Powers
Important Agencies Affecting the Environment
Concluding Remarks
Questions for Review and Discussion
For Further Reading
On the Internet
Notes
PART Ⅱ THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
APPENDIX Abbreviations and Acronyms
Index
本书共495页