Compendium of Land Use Laws for Sustainable Development.

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Edited by John R. Nolon. 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013: Cambridge University Press, April 2006. (212) 924-3900. www.cambridge.org. ISBN 0-521-86217-5. 482 pp. $125.00 Hardback.

This book collects land use laws from countries on each continent that attempt to achieve sustainable development. Due to the startling evidence of global deterioration and the long-term trends in land use, the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development was signed in 2002. In the laws collected in this volume, the reader can witness the evolution of national legal systems as they respond to the challenge of sustainable development. This volume illuminates the great flexibility and...