Environmental Management in Practice: Vol 1: Instruments for Environmental ManagementPaul Compton, Dimitri Devuyst, Luc Hens, Bhaskar Nath Routledge, 2013 M01 11 - 544 páginas Focuses on the instruments and tools currently available to the environmental manager. A theoretical background to the instruments is given together with an overview of those instruments that are in common use today, with particular attention to the physical, economic, legislative and communication instruments. |
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... energy, agriculture and tourism. Volume 3: Managing the Ecosystem, focuses on those ecosystems in which human intervention has been or continues to be predominant, specifically within cities and rural areas. Packed with accessible and ...
... energy, agriculture and tourism. Volume 3: Managing the Ecosystem, focuses on those ecosystems in which human intervention has been or continues to be predominant, specifically within cities and rural areas. Packed with accessible and ...
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... energy use 12 3.1 Social positions related to concepts of nature and environmental management 46 3.2 The global technometabolism 47 3.3 Historical stages in scientific ecology 52 3.4 Biological and cultural layers 57 5.1 Selected ...
... energy use 12 3.1 Social positions related to concepts of nature and environmental management 46 3.2 The global technometabolism 47 3.3 Historical stages in scientific ecology 52 3.4 Biological and cultural layers 57 5.1 Selected ...
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... problems 347 18.2 Three MEAs which use trade measures to address production-related issues 352 24. 1 Classification of environmental conflicts 458 BOXES 1.1 The use of solar-energy biomass as a woodfuel LIST OF TABLES xvii.
... problems 347 18.2 Three MEAs which use trade measures to address production-related issues 352 24. 1 Classification of environmental conflicts 458 BOXES 1.1 The use of solar-energy biomass as a woodfuel LIST OF TABLES xvii.
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... energy biomass as a woodfuel and as a corn-ethanol fuel 13 1.2 Integrated pest management procedures in Indonesia 17 ... energy compared with traditional forms of energy in a developing country 298 16.1 Low energy prices 316 16.2 ...
... energy biomass as a woodfuel and as a corn-ethanol fuel 13 1.2 Integrated pest management procedures in Indonesia 17 ... energy compared with traditional forms of energy in a developing country 298 16.1 Low energy prices 316 16.2 ...
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... Energy. From May 1994 to May 1996 he was the focal point on indicators of sustainable development in the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). Mr Mortensen holds a M.A. in Economics from the ...
... Energy. From May 1994 to May 1996 he was the focal point on indicators of sustainable development in the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). Mr Mortensen holds a M.A. in Economics from the ...
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SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 240 |
INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS | 241 |
TYPES OF MFMS AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION | 243 |
STATIC MATERIAL FLOW MODELS | 246 |
DYNAMIC MATERIAL FLOW MODELS | 249 |
CONCLUSIONS | 253 |
SUGGESTED READING | 254 |
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 255 |
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INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 63 |
INTRODUCTION | 65 |
EFFECTDIRECTED AND SOURCEDIRECTED INSTRUMENTS | 66 |
ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS | 67 |
CONCLUSIONS | 68 |
PREDICTIVE AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS | 69 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING | 71 |
UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT | 73 |
TRENDS IN PLANNING | 74 |
CONCEPT AND APPROACHES | 76 |
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | 78 |
CONCLUSIONS | 86 |
REFERENCES | 87 |
SUGGESTED READING | 88 |
STATE OF ENVIRONMENT REPORTING | 90 |
THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE OF ENVIRONMENT REPORTING IN EUROPE | 91 |
THE CHARACTER OF SoE REPORTS | 94 |
INDICATORS | 98 |
THE QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION | 100 |
CONCLUSIONS | 104 |
REFERENCES | 105 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 106 |
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS | 108 |
HEALTH STANDARDS | 111 |
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS | 118 |
GUIDELINES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? | 120 |
CONCLUSIONS | 121 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 122 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 123 |
MEASURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 124 |
INFORMATION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR DECISIONMAKING | 125 |
CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING MEASURES | 128 |
STATEOFTHEART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEASURES | 129 |
FRAMEWORKS | 133 |
SOME PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING MEASURES OF SUSTAINABILITY | 139 |
THE NEXT STEPS | 140 |
SUGGESTED READING | 141 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 142 |
RISK ANALYSIS | 144 |
THE HUMAN FACTOR | 152 |
METHODS OF RISK ANALYSIS | 156 |
RISK MANAGEMENT | 163 |
REFERENCES | 166 |
SUGGESTED READING | 167 |
HAZARD EXPOSURE AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT | 169 |
HAZARD ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES | 170 |
HAZARD ASSESSMENT UNCERTAINTY AND LIMITATIONS | 176 |
RISKBASED HAZARD ASSESSMENT | 180 |
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | 181 |
ENDOCRINEDISRUPTING CHEMICALS | 183 |
RISK ASSESSMENT AND REALITY | 184 |
SUGGESTED READING | 186 |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT | 188 |
HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT | 189 |
CONTENTS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT | 192 |
METHODOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT | 193 |
MAJOR LIMITATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOPICS OF DISCUSSION AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS | 200 |
LIST OF EIA RESOURCE CENTRES | 207 |
REFERENCES | 208 |
SUGGESTED READING | 209 |
LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT | 211 |
DEFINITIONS | 213 |
THE METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK | 214 |
THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF AN LCA | 216 |
RUNNING THE PROJECT | 226 |
APPLICATIONS OF LCA | 230 |
LCA IN CONTEXT | 231 |
CONCLUSIONS | 232 |
LIST OF LCA RESOURCE CENTRES | 236 |
LIST OF LCARELATED HOMEPAGES | 237 |
REFERENCES | 238 |
SUGGESTED READING | 239 |
METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING | 257 |
SETTING UP ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS | 260 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF AUDIT POLICY IN SOME COUNTRIES | 262 |
AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 264 |
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT | 267 |
REFERENCES | 269 |
SUGGESTED READING | 270 |
ACCOUNTING FOR ECOEFFICIENCY | 272 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING | 275 |
CALCULATION OF ECOEFFICIENCY | 278 |
CONCLUSIONS | 285 |
SUGGESTED READING | 286 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING | 288 |
THE STAKEHOLDER APPROACH | 289 |
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL GOAL | 292 |
THE VALUE CIRCLE AS A STRUCTURE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING | 293 |
NONMONETARY INSTRUMENTS FOR INFORMATION GATHERING AND DECISIONMAKING | 299 |
CONCLUSIONS | 301 |
REFERENCES | 302 |
ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS | 305 |
ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 307 |
SOME ECONOMIC CONCEPTS | 310 |
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BASIC ECONOMIC MODEL | 313 |
COST TRADEOFFS FROM A PRIVATE AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE | 315 |
INSTRUMENTS FOR REACHING THE SOCIAL OPTIMUM | 317 |
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING SUITABLE POLICY INSTRUMENTS | 320 |
CONCLUSIONS | 323 |
SUGGESTED READING | 324 |
APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 325 |
A SUMMARY | 327 |
AIR POLLUTION | 331 |
WATER POLLUTION | 333 |
SOLID WASTE | 335 |
EIs IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND IN THE COUNTRIES IN ECONOMIC TRANSITION | 337 |
CONCLUSIONS | 338 |
REFERENCES | 339 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 340 |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY | 341 |
THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM | 342 |
MANAGING IMPORTED GOODS | 347 |
MANAGING EXPORTED GOODS | 355 |
CONCLUSIONS | 356 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 357 |
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS | 359 |
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 361 |
THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 362 |
EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 364 |
THE INSTRUMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 365 |
NONSTATE ACTORS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 372 |
CONCLUSIONS | 374 |
REFERENCES | 375 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 376 |
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN THE USA | 378 |
THE LEGAL BACKGROUND | 380 |
UNDERLYING POLICIES INFLUENCING LEGAL DOCTRINE AND STATUTORY LAW | 389 |
METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADOPTED BY UNITED STATES LAW | 391 |
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN THE USA | 399 |
RECENT TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF US ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | 400 |
CONCLUSIONS | 401 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 402 |
EU ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION | 404 |
LEGISLATIVE ACTS | 407 |
CONTROL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EU LEGISLATION IN THE MEMBER STATES | 414 |
CONCLUSIONS | 417 |
SUGGESTED READING | 418 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 420 |
INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION | 421 |
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION Complementary tools for environmental management | 423 |
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION IN THE FRAMING OF DECISIONS INVOLVING THE ENVIRONMENT | 426 |
EXAMPLES OF APPROACHES | 428 |
INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 430 |
CONCLUSIONS | 432 |
SUGGESTED READING | 434 |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 436 |
TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION | 441 |
THE MUTUAL GAINS APPROACH | 443 |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 448 |
OBSERVATIONS | 453 |
REFERENCES | 454 |
SUGGESTED READING | 455 |
CURRENT OPTIONS OF THE UN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 457 |
GENERAL METHODS FOR SETTLING CONFLICTS | 459 |
CURRENT OPTIONS FOR TECM WITHIN THE UN | 460 |
CONCLUSIONS | 472 |
REFERENCES | 473 |
SUGGESTED READING | 475 |
GLOSSARY | 476 |
ANSWERS TO SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 489 |
INDEX | 499 |
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