... the air and water, the disposal and transportation of waste, and the control of nuclear industry. It represents a new classification, which absorbs many areas previously considered to fall under different headings, public health, for instance, or, planning law, or certain aspects of housing law. It also includes new areas such as energy law and law relating to the countryside and animals. In recent years there has been an increase of public concern regarding the manner in which human activity has been having a detrimental effect upon the worldwide environment. The justifications for Environmental protection are predominantly and in some sense anthropocentric. What individuals desire, and believe they have a right to, is a decent environment. Such a right, whether aimed at protecting human health and safety, or the welfare of future generations, has prompted a change in attitude whereby the management of our natural resources have to be internationally co-ordinated ...

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