Ebook: Perspectives in Environmental Management

The 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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The 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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The 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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Critical Problems....Pages 1-34
Environmental Sensitivity Mapping: A Regional Planning Tool....Pages 35-46
Environmental Accounting: Techniques and Limitations....Pages 47-69
Equity, Public Resources and National Accounts....Pages 70-79
Economic Instruments of Environmental Policy....Pages 80-92
National Audit of Environmental Impact Predictions....Pages 93-119
Guidelines for Environmental Audit....Pages 121-164
Environmental Insurance....Pages 165-179
Shortcomings in Institutional Frameworks....Pages 180-196
The Role of Environmental Scientists....Pages 197-210
Environmental Research by the Private Sector....Pages 211-225
Environmental Planning and Policy for Green Tourism....Pages 226-242
Environmental Impacts of Recreation in Parks and Reserves....Pages 243-258
Environmental Implications of Development Aid....Pages 259-264
Trends in the 1990’s....Pages 265-270
Afterword....Pages 271-271
Back Matter....Pages 273-276

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The 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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Critical Problems....Pages 1-34
Environmental Sensitivity Mapping: A Regional Planning Tool....Pages 35-46
Environmental Accounting: Techniques and Limitations....Pages 47-69
Equity, Public Resources and National Accounts....Pages 70-79
Economic Instruments of Environmental Policy....Pages 80-92
National Audit of Environmental Impact Predictions....Pages 93-119
Guidelines for Environmental Audit....Pages 121-164
Environmental Insurance....Pages 165-179
Shortcomings in Institutional Frameworks....Pages 180-196
The Role of Environmental Scientists....Pages 197-210
Environmental Research by the Private Sector....Pages 211-225
Environmental Planning and Policy for Green Tourism....Pages 226-242
Environmental Impacts of Recreation in Parks and Reserves....Pages 243-258
Environmental Implications of Development Aid....Pages 259-264
Trends in the 1990’s....Pages 265-270
Afterword....Pages 271-271
Back Matter....Pages 273-276
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