Introduction

Given the international awareness of the impact of construction and other human activities on the environment and its biodiversity, the scope of environmental law has much expanded in recent years. The increasing number of severe weather-related incidents also requires companies within the construction sector to include climate risk management strategies for each of their projects and as part of their corporate framework. This requires knowledge of various areas of law, and increasingly of environmental law.

This book chiefly concerns environmental law in England. It also refers to law which concerns the UK, as well as to law which applies to both England and Wales. However, readers based in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should check the applicable law in their region for differences.