Developing an Appropriate Contaminated Land Regime in China Lessons Learned from the US and UK /

• Main Author: Zhao, Xiaobo (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Economic development-Environmental aspects.; International environmental law.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Ecology .; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .; Soil Science & Conservation.; Development and Sustainability.; International Environmental Law.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Terrestial Ecology.

This book explores the complex package of mechanisms used to identify, record, manage and remediate contaminated land, including the system for allocating liabilities that has been set up by China's contaminated land law and accompanying administrative decrees and environmental standards. Statu...

Table of Contents:

• FM
• Introduction
• Status Quo of Land Contamination in China: Causes, Effects and Features
• The Regulatory Frameworks to Address Land Contamination in China
• Contamined Land Regime under the Soil Law of China 2018
• Contamined Land Liability in the US: Lessons for China?
• Contamined Land Liability Regime in the UK: General Cooncern for Developing Contamined Land Liability System in China
• Contamined Land Remediation: Legal Issues and Recommendations for China
• The Role of Environmental Liability Insurance in Contaminated Land Legislation of China: Theories and Case Study
• Financing Mechanisms for Contaminated Land Remediation and Redevelopment
• Conclusion and Recommendations: A Comparadtive Review of China´s Contaminated Land Regime
• Table of Cases
• Table of Legislation
• Appendices
• Index. .