LibGuides: Environmental Law: Welcome

Course Offerings from UDM Law

List of courses available from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in the field of Environmental Law.

Law 3160--Environmental Law
Law 3380--International Environmental Law
Law 4150--Selected Topics in Environmental Law

Environment News Service Feed

Find interesting environmental news stories through ENS. This is a constantly updated news index that offers a wide range of current information related to the environment.

Welcome!

This research guide has been designed to lead students and UDM Law researchers through our available primary and secondary resources in the area of environmental law. This first page of the research guide provides links and feeds to news and blog sites, which will help researchers stay current in the area of environmental law, as well as some links to courses offered here at UDM Law.

Environmental Law Prof Blog

Georgetown International Environmental Law Review

Subject Guide

Michael Bird

New in our Collection

Nature Unbound: Bureaucracy vs. the Environment by Randy T. Simmons; Ryan M. Yonk; Kenneth J. Sim
Call Number: KF3775 .S547 2016
ISBN: 159813227X
Publication Date: 2016
Two themes guide us--political ecology and political entrepreneurship. Combining these two concepts, which we develop in some detail, leads us to recognize that sometimes in their original design and certainly in their implementation, major U.S. environmental laws are more about opportunism and ideology than good management and environmental improvement.

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Environment in the Balance: The Green Movement and the Supreme Court by Jonathan Z. Cannon
Call Number: KF3775 .C36 2015
ISBN: 0674736788
Publication Date: 2015
Presenting a new account from a legal perspective, Environment in the Balance interprets a wide range of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, along with social science research and the literature of the movement, to gauge the practical and cultural impact of environmentalism and its future prospects. Jonathan Z. Cannon demonstrates that from the 1960s onward, the Court's rulings on such legal issues as federalism, landowners' rights, standing, and the scope of regulatory authority have reflected deep-seated cultural differences brought out by the mass movement to protect the environment.
Ecological Systems Integrity by Laura Westra (Editor); Janice Gray (Editor); Vasiliki Karageorgou (Editor)
Call Number: K3585 .E26 2015
ISBN: 113888510X
Publication Date: 2015
Environmental law and governance are the cornerstones of global efforts to conserve the environment, protect resources and ensure fair and equitable outcomes for all of the planet's inhabitants. This book presents a series of thought-provoking chapters which consider the place of governance and law in the defense against imminent and ongoing threats to ecological, social and cultural integrity.
Legal Aspects of Sustainable Development by Volker Mauerhofer (Editor)
Call Number: K3585 .L42 2016
ISBN: 3319260197
Publication Date: 2015
This book addresses legal aspects of sustainable development and offers the latest thinking on a wide range of current themes. By taking a cross-cutting approach, it adds considerably to the exploration of this emerging scientific field. Twenty-nine original contributions present innovative thoughts and replicable ideas from this exciting, new area, which will be of value to practitioners and researchers alike.