ENV 319 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Welfare, Environmental Impact Assessment
31 Jan 2013
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An introduction to environmental law and policy in canada. By: p. muldoon, a. lucas, r. gibson, and p. pickfield. Chapter 2: environmental law: its evolution in canada. Environmental law body of legislated statutes and judge-made common law that can be used to protect and improve environmental conditions. Could deal with pollution, waste management, endangered species preservation. Environment broad concept that can also cover land, air, water, and living organisms. These common resources of society are allocated to public and private interests that use those resources to provide goods and services for the public at large. Asks whether such allocations (above) should be made, how much is appropriate, and who should participate in such decisions. Aims to protect and restore or improve the environment. Environmental regulatory laws govern discharges of harmful substances into the air and water. Environmental assessment law environmental considerations in the planning and approval of and onto land new undertakings.
