Professor Hirokawa’s Book on Nature and Property Law Released in Paperback

Professor Keith Hirokawa’s thought-provoking book examining nature as a “self-perpetuating and self-reinforcing social creation” is now available in paperback from Cambridge University Press.

The book, Environmental Law and Contrasting Ideas of Nature: A Constructivist Approach, was first published in 2014. Albany Law School will celebrate the paperback edition with a special discussion and book signing on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, featuring Professor Hirokawa and contributing author Professor Rik Scarce of Skidmore College. A reception will follow.

The book, edited by Professor Hirokawa, drew praise ahead of its initial release.

“Every chapter in this volume reminds us that nature is not the world without humans, it is a part of the world humans construct through law and other social institutions,” said J.B. Ruhl, co-director of Vanderbilt University Law School’s Energy, Environment and Land Use Program. “[T]he authors zero in on one central question in that respect: Do we have the best blueprint for our construction of nature? … This collection of essays offers a bounty of fresh, innovative, and insightful expositions on that immensely important question. It will change the way you think law should think about nature.”

The paperback edition can be purchased from Cambridge University Press’ website, Amazon.com, and other retailers.