Lawyers, Swamps, and Money U.S. Wetland Law, Policy, and Politics /

• Main Author: Gardner, Royal C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2011.
• Subjects: Environment.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Climate change.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Climate Change.

Lawyers, Swamps, and Money is an accessible, engaging guide to the complex set of laws governing America's wetlands. After explaining the importance of these critical natural areas, the book examines the evolution of federal law, principally the Clean Water Act, designed to protect them. Reader...