All Outputs (3)

The secret achievements of nineteenth century nuisance law (2007)
Journal Article
Pontin, B. (2007). The secret achievements of nineteenth century nuisance law. Environmental Law and Management, 19(6), 271-290

An in-depth, micro-contextual analysis of Attorney General v Birmingham Corporation (1858), charting the clean up of sewage pollution through the enforcemt of the common law of nusiance during the industrial revolution.

Integrated pollution control in Victorian Britain: Rethinking progress within the history of environmental law (2007)
Journal Article
Pontin, B. (2007). Integrated pollution control in Victorian Britain: Rethinking progress within the history of environmental law. Journal of Environmental Law, 19(2), 173-199. https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqm009

Three theories of the history of environmental are introduced, applied, and discussed: 'progress'; 'constraint'; and 'cycle' theories. The cycle theory is defended in relation to an extended case study of integrated pollution control legislation, 186... Read More about Integrated pollution control in Victorian Britain: Rethinking progress within the history of environmental law.

Tipping v St Helens Smelting (1865): 'Anti-development' or 'sustainable development'? (2007)
Journal Article
Pontin, B. (2007). Tipping v St Helens Smelting (1865): 'Anti-development' or 'sustainable development'?. Environmental Law and Management, 19(1), 7-18

An in-depth, micro contextual study of Tipping, looking at the law and the impact of its enforcement on the town and countryside at the centre of this leading nuisance action.