Main Title |
Mastering Boston Harbor : courts, dolphins, and imperiled waters / |
Author |
Haar, Charles Monroe
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Publisher |
Harvard University Press, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
56729702 |
ISBN |
0674015282 (alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Marine pollution--Law and legislation--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor ;
Quincy (Mass)--Trials, litigation, etc
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Additional Subjects |
Massachusetts--Metropolitan District Commission--Trials, litigation, etc ;
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority--History
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHAM |
KF228.Q56H32 2005 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
06/29/2005 |
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Collation |
viii, 380 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. {315}-361) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction: troubled waters -- The harbor in the national political campaign: George H.W. Bush's landing -- Under the judicial lens: the Quincy case is launched -- Coping complexities: signing on as a special master -- The setting: the plants, pipes, and pumps of Boston Harbor -- The cast of characters: officials and fish -- Turning the tide: creating a novel trial process -- A dying harbor? The battle of the experts -- Report of the special master: findings of fact -- Report of the special master: remedies and recommendations -- The judge lays down the law: the procedural order for the rehabilitation of the harbor -- Awash with ideas: a new authority for governing the harbor -- Safe harbor: paying for the vision -- Parting the waters: the showdown between court and legislature -- The commons restored: courts and social change -- The call of the bugler: tools and tactics of effective judicial intervention -- Conclusion: the high tide of judicial action -- Postscript: Boston Harbor today. |
Place Published |
Cambridge, Mass. : |
PUB Date Free Form |
2005. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2004059910 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20050629123605 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02088cam 22003014a 45020 |