1st Edition

Cultural Values and Transboundary River Protection under International Environmental Law

By Sam Campbell Copyright 2027
240 Pages
by Routledge

This book argues that there is an urgent need to reevaluate how international environmental law can enhance the ecological well-being of transboundary rivers. Through understanding the motivations behind river protection, the book identifies the cultural values associated with rivers, and considers how these can be incorporated into international legal frameworks to enhance river protection.... Read more

PART I: Introduction and Conceptual Framework

1. Introduction

2. Conceptual Framework: River Values

 

PART II: International Environmental Laws and Cultural Values

3. Cultural Values, Normative Flexibility, and the Equitable and Reasonable Utilization Principle

4. Cultural Values, Normative Flexibility, and the No Significant Harm Principle

5. Sustainable Development, International Environmental Law, and Cultural Values

6. Protected Areas, Cultural Values, and Transboundary River Protection

 

Part III: Case Studies

7. Aesthetic Values, Transboundary River Protection, and the Zambezi River Basin

8. Heritage Values, Transboundary River Protection, and the Danube River Basin

9. Indigenous Values, Transboundary River Protection, and the Amazon River Basin

10. Spiritual Values, Transboundary River Protection, and the Ganges River Basin

 

Part IV: Conclusions and Future Directions

11. Conclusions and Future Directions

Biography

Sam Campbell is a lecturer in environmental law at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. His work addresses human-nature relationships and international environmental law and policy, with a particular focus on freshwater. His research has been published in leading journals in the fields of international environmental law and policy, and protected areas. He is a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas and the International Association for Impact Assessment. Sam is also an Associate Director of the Centre for Environmental, Resources and Energy Law at the University of Waikato.