This edition constitutes a holistic presentation and in-depth exploration of both timeless and contemporary issues of European Environmental Law, a dynamic and fluctuating field.

It identifies positions, contradictions, and syntheses in theory, legislation, and case law in a critical manner. It adopts the perspective of an evolutionary-dynamic approach and the maturation of union law.

It deals with all thematic areas of the field: from the general part (rules for all Environmental Law) to the law concerning specific environmental goods (e.g., water, atmosphere, waste management, biodiversity protection, cultural heritage, spatial planning, etc.).

It includes both classic and innovative problems of Environmental Law, such as: environmental liability, climate change law, the convergence of law with politics and the economics of the environment, environmental licensing, green public procurement, access to justice, etc.

Its goal is to address both general and specific issues and concerns that engage legal theory and practice.

It is updated to the time of its publication with union legislation and related union case law.

The book offers a comprehensive cohesive view of the field, without being limited to a formalistic descriptive approach, in order to raise the issues that are a catalyst for research and fruitful dialogue.