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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... MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS 241 Tapio Pen to Summary 241 Academic objectives 241 Material flow models and their purpose 241 Types of MFMs and their construction 243 Static material flow models 246 Dynamic material flow models 249 Conclusions ...
... MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS 241 Tapio Pen to Summary 241 Academic objectives 241 Material flow models and their purpose 241 Types of MFMs and their construction 243 Static material flow models 246 Dynamic material flow models 249 Conclusions ...
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... Material flows in the natural environment and the anthroposphere 242 12.2 Building blocks and the scope of material flow models 243 12.3 The construction of a Joined Time Period model 252 13.1 Production process showing input and output ...
... Material flows in the natural environment and the anthroposphere 242 12.2 Building blocks and the scope of material flow models 243 12.3 The construction of a Joined Time Period model 252 13.1 Production process showing input and output ...
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... material flow models 245 14.1 An input-output account 281 15.1 The different activities of the 'value circle' 294 15.2 Costs, revenues and ecological impact 297 15.3 An eco- balance 300 16.1 The 'Tragedy of the Commons' 313 17.1 Types ...
... material flow models 245 14.1 An input-output account 281 15.1 The different activities of the 'value circle' 294 15.2 Costs, revenues and ecological impact 297 15.3 An eco- balance 300 16.1 The 'Tragedy of the Commons' 313 17.1 Types ...
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... materials in Ghana by Metalloplastic (Ghana) Limited 85 5.1 Building capacities in environmental information and ... Material Flow models 252 13.1 Audit case of a waste transfer station 261 13.2 The Green School Project 268 14.1 A ...
... materials in Ghana by Metalloplastic (Ghana) Limited 85 5.1 Building capacities in environmental information and ... Material Flow models 252 13.1 Audit case of a waste transfer station 261 13.2 The Green School Project 268 14.1 A ...
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... material flow analysis and life-cycle assessment. Volume 1 aims at up-to-date, comprehensive coverage and includes discussion of such important topics as the concept of sustainable development, environmental legislation in the European ...
... material flow analysis and life-cycle assessment. Volume 1 aims at up-to-date, comprehensive coverage and includes discussion of such important topics as the concept of sustainable development, environmental legislation in the European ...
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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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