Presentation
The Role of Case Studies in Natural Resources Law [summary]
The Future of Natural Resources Law and Policy (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Event Date
6-7-2007
Disciplines
- Administrative Law,
- Animal Law,
- Biodiversity,
- Climate,
- Constitutional Law,
- Courts,
- Dispute Resolution and Arbitration,
- Energy and Utilities Law,
- Energy Policy,
- Environmental Law,
- Environmental Policy,
- Forest Management,
- Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law,
- Jurisdiction,
- Land Use Law,
- Law and Society,
- Legal Education,
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility,
- Litigation,
- Natural Resource Economics,
- Natural Resources and Conservation,
- Natural Resources Law,
- Natural Resources Management and Policy,
- Oil, Gas, and Energy,
- Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law,
- Peace and Conflict Studies,
- President/Executive Department,
- Property Law and Real Estate,
- Science and Technology Law,
- State and Local Government Law,
- Sustainability,
- Torts,
- Urban Studies and Planning,
- Water Law and
- Water Resource Management
Description
4 pages.
"John Nagle, Univ. of Notre Dame Law School" -- Agenda
Citation Information
John Copeland Nagle. "The Role of Case Studies in Natural Resources Law [summary]" (2007) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_nagle/76/
The Natural Resources Law Center's 25th Anniversary Conference and Natural Resources Law Teachers 14th Biennial Institute provided an opportunity for some of the best natural resources lawyers to discuss future trends in the field. The conference focused on the larger, cross-cutting issues affecting natural resources policy. Initial discussions concerned the declining role of scientific resource management due to the increased inclusion of economic-cost benefit analysis and public participation in the decision-making process. The effectiveness of this approach was questioned particularly in the case of non-market goods such as the polar bear. Other participants promoted the importance of public participation and explained how meaningful engagement between an agency and the public can lead to superior decisions.
The conference has also provided the Natural Resources Law Center with the opportunity to sponsor a new book titled The Evolution of Natural Resources Law and Policy. The book will be edited by former NRLC Director Larry MacDonnell and former Associate Director, Sarah Van De Wetering (Bates).