Environmental law and policy versus the hydrocycle

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · J. Great Lakes Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(84)71820-X· OSTI ID:6248507

Lind, A E; Glass, G E

In the United States especially, civil law is said to reflect two restraints inappropriate to the current state of knowledge. The first of these is that government is limited to reacting to episodic events or pressures. The second is that there are certain actions of man and his world that are governed by laws with which man either cannot or should not tamper. It has long been believed that natural law strictly limits man's sphere of collective, deliberate, and political actions. However, the view that civil law and social structure must address problems such as acid deposition on the basis of systematic relationships is supported by the contemporary state of knowledge, including scientifically supportable concepts such as the hydrocycle. Such a systematic approach must be carefully maintained in the policies which are to be articulated and programs which are to be adopted for the future. Research must be directed toward building a basis for such an approach. 26 references, 2 figures.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Univ., Duluth
• OSTI ID: 6248507
• Journal Information: J. Great Lakes Res.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Great Lakes Res.; (United States) Vol. 10:2; ISSN JGLRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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