Methods of environmental management, and especially the 'tools' of environmental management, are increasingly being relied upon worldwide to deliver a degree of sustainability in all human activities. A thorough understanding of the nature, capabilities and limitations of the 'tools' to be applied as well as the conditions under which they can be best applied, is essential for students, researchers and practitioners within the field of environmental management.
Environmental Management in Practice presents three comprehensive volumes containing the most up-to-date research and practical applications in the field. Spanning the four main aspects of environmental management; instruments, compartments, sectors and ecosystems, this 3 volume work contains over sixty contributions from leading specialists in each field and offers the first major source of contemporary international research and application within environmental management in practice.
Volume 1: Instruments for Environmental Management, 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.
Volume 2: Compartments, Stressors and Sectors, deals with the problems that occur in the three 'compartments' of the environment, namely air, water and soil. The contributors also address the socio-economic sectors of industry, traffic, energy, agriculture and tourism.
Volume 3: Managing the Ecosystem focuses on those ecosystems in which human intervention has been or continues to be predominant, specifically within cities and rural areas.
Packed with accessible and up-to-date information, these three volumes provide a comprehensive overview of environmental management for those studying, researching and practicing in the field.