Environmental Management: For Sustainable Development (Routledge Environmental Management)
Автор:C.j. Barrow Год: 2006 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 356 ISBN: 0415365341 Environmental management is a wide, expanding, and rapidly evolving field, which concerns all humans. There is no precise and universally agreed definition of environmental management but it plays a crucial role in the quest for sustainable development. Environmental management affects everybody from individual citizens, administrators, and lawyers, to businesses, governments, international agencies and non-governmental organizations. This second edition explores the nature and role of environmental management, covering key principles and practice, and offers a comprehensive and understandable introduction, which points readers to further in-depth coverage. Among the themes covered are: A· sustainable development A· proactive approaches A· the precautionary principle A· the idea that the "polluter pays," and the need for humans to be less vulnerable and more adaptable. With rapid expansion and evolution of the subject it is easy for those starting...
