Perspectives in Environmental ManagementThe author, experienced in industry and academia, presents a set of 15 recent review essays which identify and examine critical current issues of environmental management. Topics covered include environmental accounting, economics and taxation, environmental audit and insurance, institutional and administrative frameworks, regional environmental planning, international aid and trade, and the growth of ecotourism. The book concludes with a summary of likely trends for the 1990's. Readable, concise, practical, and well-referenced, these essays will be essential reading for corporate and governmental executives, engineers, accountants, and lawyers with any responsibility for environmental management. It will also be an invaluable resource book for university ecologists and environmental scientists and for anyone concerned with the practicalities of today's environmental problems. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 70 | |
| 93 | |
Guidelines for Environmental Audit | 121 |
Environmental Insurance | 165 |
Shortcomings in Institutional Frameworks | 180 |
The Role of Environmental Scientists | 197 |
Environmental Research | 211 |
Environmental Planning and Policy | 226 |
Environmental Impacts of Recreation | 243 |
Environmental Implications | 259 |
Trends in the 1990s | 265 |
Afterword | 271 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Perspectives in Environmental Management |
| Author | Ralf Buckley |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 |
| ISBN | 3642765025, 9783642765025 |
| Length | 276 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / General Business & Economics / Management Science Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection Nature / Natural Resources Science / Earth Sciences / Geography Science / Earth Sciences / Geology Science / Life Sciences / Ecology Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General Technology & Engineering / Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems |
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