Environmental Aspects of Real Estate and Commercial Transactions: From Brownfields to Green Buildings / Edition 4

by James B. Witkin

Overview

This comprehensive guide examines the issues, problems and pitfalls involved in the intersection of real estate, business, and environmental law. Chapters are written by a team of accomplished real estate, environmental, tax, land use and business lawyers and technical experts, in private practice, corporations, government and law schools.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616329112
Publisher:	American Bar Association
Publication date:	04/16/2012
Edition description:	4th Edition
Pages:	832
Product dimensions:	6.98(w) x 9.64(h) x 1.64(d)

Editorial Reviews

Gives lawyers and other professionals an overview of the main issues found at the intersection of environmental and real estate law. Explains basic issues of environmental liability, then focuses on environmental due diligence, with discussions of the audit process, the role of consultants, and the science underlying consultants' reports. Deals with environmental matters in the transactional and business context, and addresses common environmental problems affecting developed properties. Highlights environmental problems that arise in the development process, such as endangered species, and looks at policy trends. For this second edition, material is updated to incorporate new cases and regulations, and new chapters on brownfields and institutional controls have been added. The editor is a lawyer focusing on environmental issues. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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