Environmental Management in Practice: Instruments for Environmental ManagementBhaskar Nath Psychology Press, 1998 - 508 páginas These three volumes feature research and practical applications in the field of environmental management. Spanning the main aspects of environmental management - instruments, compartments, sectors and ecosystems, this work contains over 60 contributions from specialists in each field. This volume focuses on the instruments and tools currently available to the environmental manager. The second volume ("Compartments, Stressors and Sectors") deals with the problems that occur in the three "compartments" of the environment: air, water and soil. The third volume ("Managing the Ecosystem") focuses on those ecosystems in which human intervention has been or continues to be predominant, specifically within cities and rural areas. |
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... improve environmental management now and for the future . Of major impor- tance in this is the control of human population growth in a way that establishes a balance between world population and the carrying capacity of earth's natural ...
... improve environmental management now and for the future . Of major impor- tance in this is the control of human population growth in a way that establishes a balance between world population and the carrying capacity of earth's natural ...
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Contenido
IMPACT OF A GROWING POPULATION ON NATURAL RESOURCES The challenge for environmental management | 8 |
POPULATION AND CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES | 9 |
STATUS OF WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES | 11 |
CONSTRAINTS IN MANAGING RESOURCES | 16 |
IMPROVING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 17 |
CONCLUSIONS | 18 |
NOTE | 20 |
SUGGESTED READING | 23 |
SUGGESTED READING | 241 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 242 |
INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS | 243 |
TYPES OF MFMS AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION | 245 |
STATIC MATERIAL FLOW MODELS | 248 |
DYNAMIC MATERIAL FLOW MODELS | 251 |
CONCLUSIONS | 255 |
SUGGESTED READING | 256 |
PROBLEMINCONTEXT A framework for the analysis explanation and solution of environmental problems | 24 |
ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS | 27 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN TRIPLE CONTEXT | 33 |
SOCIALSCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS | 36 |
DESIGN AND EVALUATION | 39 |
CONCLUSIONS | 43 |
REFERENCES | 44 |
SUGGESTED READING | 45 |
THE CULTURAL FILTER | 46 |
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY | 47 |
THE CULTURAL FILTER | 49 |
FACTS AND VALUES | 50 |
INTERDISCIPLINARITY | 52 |
PUBLIC DECISIONMAKING | 54 |
INTERCULTURALITY | 55 |
BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL EVOLUTION | 59 |
CONCLUSIONS | 61 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 63 |
INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 65 |
INTRODUCTION | 67 |
EFFECTDIRECTED AND SOURCEDIRECTED INSTRUMENTS | 68 |
ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS | 69 |
PREDICTIVE AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS | 71 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING | 73 |
UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT | 75 |
TRENDS IN PLANNING | 76 |
CONCEPT AND APPROACHES | 78 |
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | 80 |
CONCLUSIONS | 88 |
REFERENCES | 89 |
SUGGESTED READING | 90 |
STATE OF ENVIRONMENT REPORTING | 92 |
THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE OF ENVIRONMENT REPORTING IN EUROPE | 93 |
THE CHARACTER OF SoE REPORTS | 96 |
INDICATORS | 100 |
THE QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION | 102 |
CONCLUSIONS | 106 |
REFERENCES | 107 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 108 |
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS | 110 |
HEALTH STANDARDS | 113 |
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS | 120 |
GUIDELINES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? | 122 |
CONCLUSIONS | 123 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 124 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 125 |
MEASURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 126 |
INFORMATION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR DECISIONMAKING | 127 |
CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING MEASURES | 130 |
STATEOFTHEART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEASURES | 131 |
FRAMEWORKS | 135 |
SOME PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING MEASURES OF SUSTAINABILITY | 141 |
THE NEXT STEPS | 142 |
SUGGESTED READING | 143 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 144 |
RISK ANALYSIS | 146 |
THE HUMAN FACTOR | 154 |
METHODS OF RISK ANALYSIS | 158 |
RISK MANAGEMENT | 165 |
REFERENCES | 168 |
SUGGESTED READING | 169 |
HAZARD EXPOSURE AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT | 171 |
HAZARD ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES | 172 |
HAZARD ASSESSMENT UNCERTAINTY AND LIMITATIONS | 178 |
RISKBASED HAZARD ASSESSMENT | 182 |
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | 183 |
ENDOCRINEDISRUPTING CHEMICALS | 185 |
RISK ASSESSMENT AND REALITY | 186 |
SUGGESTED READING | 188 |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT | 190 |
HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT | 191 |
CONTENTS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT | 194 |
METHODOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT | 195 |
MAJOR LIMITATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOPICS OF DISCUSSION AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS | 202 |
LIST OF EIA RESOURCE CENTRES | 209 |
REFERENCES | 210 |
SUGGESTED READING | 211 |
LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT | 213 |
DEFINITIONS | 215 |
THE METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK | 216 |
THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF AN LCA | 218 |
RUNNING THE PROJECT | 228 |
APPLICATIONS OF LCA | 232 |
LCA IN CONTEXT | 233 |
CONCLUSIONS | 234 |
LIST OF LCA RESOURCE CENTRES | 238 |
LIST OF LCARELATED HOMEPAGES | 239 |
REFERENCES | 240 |
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 257 |
METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING | 259 |
SETTING UP ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS | 262 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF AUDIT POLICY IN SOME COUNTRIES | 264 |
AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 266 |
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT | 269 |
REFERENCES | 271 |
SUGGESTED READING | 272 |
ACCOUNTING FOR ECOEFFICIENCY | 274 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING | 277 |
CALCULATION OF ECOEFFICIENCY | 280 |
CONCLUSIONS | 287 |
SUGGESTED READING | 288 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING | 290 |
THE STAKEHOLDER APPROACH | 291 |
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL GOAL | 294 |
THE VALUE CIRCLE AS A STRUCTURE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING | 295 |
NONMONETARY INSTRUMENTS FOR INFORMATION GATHERING AND DECISIONMAKING | 301 |
CONCLUSIONS | 303 |
ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS | 307 |
ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 309 |
SOME ECONOMIC CONCEPTS | 312 |
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BASIC ECONOMIC MODEL | 315 |
COST TRADEOFFS FROM A PRIVATE AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE | 317 |
INSTRUMENTS FOR REACHING THE SOCIAL OPTIMUM | 319 |
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING SUITABLE POLICY INSTRUMENTS | 322 |
CONCLUSIONS | 325 |
SUGGESTED READING | 326 |
APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 327 |
A SUMMARY | 329 |
AIR POLLUTION | 333 |
WATER POLLUTION | 335 |
SOLID WASTE | 337 |
EIs IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND IN THE COUNTRIES IN ECONOMIC TRANSITION | 339 |
CONCLUSIONS | 340 |
REFERENCES | 341 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 342 |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY | 343 |
THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM | 344 |
MANAGING IMPORTED GOODS | 349 |
MANAGING EXPORTED GOODS | 357 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 359 |
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS | 361 |
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 363 |
THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 364 |
EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 366 |
THE INSTRUMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 367 |
NONSTATE ACTORS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 374 |
CONCLUSIONS | 376 |
REFERENCES | 377 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 378 |
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN THE USA | 380 |
THE LEGAL BACKGROUND | 382 |
UNDERLYING POLICIES INFLUENCING LEGAL DOCTRINE AND STATUTORY LAW | 391 |
METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADOPTED BY UNITED STATES LAW | 393 |
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN THE USA | 401 |
RECENT TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF US ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | 402 |
CONCLUSIONS | 403 |
SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 404 |
EU ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION | 406 |
LEGISLATIVE ACTS | 409 |
CONTROL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EU LEGISLATION IN THE MEMBER STATES | 416 |
CONCLUSIONS | 419 |
SUGGESTED READING | 420 |
INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION | 423 |
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION Complementary tools for environmental management | 425 |
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION IN THE FRAMING OF DECISIONS INVOLVING THE ENVIRONMENT | 428 |
EXAMPLES OF APPROACHES | 430 |
INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 432 |
CONCLUSIONS | 434 |
SUGGESTED READING | 436 |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 438 |
TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION | 443 |
THE MUTUAL GAINS APPROACH | 445 |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 450 |
OBSERVATIONS | 455 |
REFERENCES | 456 |
SUGGESTED READING | 457 |
CURRENT OPTIONS OF THE UN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 459 |
GENERAL METHODS FOR SETTLING CONFLICTS | 461 |
CURRENT OPTIONS FOR TECM WITHIN THE UN | 462 |
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REFERENCES | 475 |
SUGGESTED READING | 477 |
GLOSSARY | 478 |
ANSWERS TO SELFASSESSMENT QUESTIONS | 491 |
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