Environmental Management
Environmental Management aims to create awareness about various aspects of our relationship with the environment and how development impacts the world we live in.
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Environmental Management
Environmental Management aims to create awareness about various aspects of our relationship with the environment and how development impacts the world we live in. It focuses on the framework that can be used to manage the ecological footprints left behind in the pursuit of development. This framework includes various practices that a business can adopt as part of its environmental management system such as greening different phases within its operations, obtaining environmental clearances, instituting an effective environmental management system, holding environmental audits and promoting environmental stewardship.
Using cutting-edge pedagogy and real-life examples, Environmental Management discusses how organizations can pursue sustainable development while ensuring that the environment remains safe for the future generations. Students and practitioners will find the comprehensive and example-oriented treatment of the subject adopted in this book stimulating and rewarding.
Table of Content
Preface
Chapter 1. Environment and Development
Chapter 2. Cultural and Ideological Construction of
Nature/Environment
Chapter 3. Environment and Its Components
Chapter 4. Environment Degradation and Pollution
Chapter 5. Dimensions of Environmental Management
Chapter 6. Environmental Management Systems and Processes
Chapter 7. Waste Management
Chapter 8. Water Resources Management
Chapter 9. Development Management
Chapter 10. Environmental Awareness
Chapter 11. Legal Framework of Environmental Management
Chapter 12. Environmental Management Institutions
Chapter 13. Global Warming and Climate Change
Chapter 14. Environmental Risk Management
Chapter 15. Environmental Strategy
Chapter 16. Barriers to Sustainable Business
Chapter 17. Sustainable and Equitable Urbanism
Chapter 18. Environmental Leadership and Governance
Chapter 19. Environmental Green Careers
Salient Features
- Discusses the opportunities and the latest strategies in environmental management
- Focuses on current topics such as environmental values and ethics, eco-efficiency, greening corporate culture, environmental markets, socially responsible investing and environmental accounting
- Includes a large collection of examples, which enable the reader to view and appreciate the subject in its entirety
- Discusses how some organizations are building and renewing their environmental management competencies while addressing stakeholder expectations
| Book | |
|---|---|
| Author | Thomas |
| Pages | 584 |
| Year | 2014 |
| ISBN | 9789332515819 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Language | English |
| Uncategorized | |
| Edition | 1/e |
| Weight | 612 g |
| Dimensions | 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm |
| Binding | Paperback |