{"product_id":"lawyers-swamps-and-money-u-s-wetland-law-policy-and-politics-paperback","title":"Lawyers, Swamps, and Money: U.S. Wetland Law, Policy, and Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoyal C. Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawyers, Swamps, and Money\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will first learn the basics of administrative law: how agencies receive and exercise their authority, how they actually make laws, and how stakeholders can influence their behavior through the Executive Branch, Congress, the courts, and the media. These core concepts provide a base of knowledge for successive discussions of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe geographic scope and activities covered by the Clean Water Act\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe curious relationship between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe goal of no net loss of wetlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of entrepreneurial wetland mitigation banking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe tension between wetland mitigation bankers and in-lieu fee mitigation programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewetland regulation and private property rights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes with insightful policy recommendations to make wetlands law less ambiguous and more effective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA prominent legal scholar and wetlands expert, professor Royal C. Gardner has a rare knack for describing landmark cases and key statutes with uncommon clarity and even humor. Students of environmental law and policy and natural resource professionals will gain the thorough understanding of administrative law needed to navigate wetlands policy-and they may even enjoy it.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoyal C. Gardner is Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy at Stetson University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51218538398002,"sku":"9781597268158","price":84.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/mDMzuzQ7SG9781597268158.webp?v=1779879028","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/lawyers-swamps-and-money-u-s-wetland-law-policy-and-politics-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}