Environmental Management and Development

ISBN-13: 9780415280846 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 288 str.

Christopher J. Barrow; Chris Barrow

Opis

The continual degradation of the planet's environment is something that affects every person in every country, be it developed or developing. Statements and policies are made at international levels, but their effectiveness is questionable. Also, are techniques of environmental managment (EM) used in the west appropriate and relevant to the much poorer developing countries' needs and priorities? How can these countries be expected to follow policies, or to even just have a responsible attitude to the environment, when the governments of western developed countries have failed to keep standards set or have side-stepped policies and repeatedly shrugged off any sense of global responsibility? Courses on environment and development usually have a strong environmental management component. By focusing on environmental management this book is very different from existing environment and development texts, whose emphasis is on listing problems, making warnings and voicing advocacy. This title moves on from these viewpoints to look at practical management and problem-solving techniques. future challenges for our increasingly globalised society. Environmental Management and Development clarifies the definition, nature and role of environmental management in development and developing countries. It begins with an introduction to the key terms, issues and tools of environmental management, which are linked and developed in the following chapters on specific environmental issues, making extensive use of global-local case studies. The book concludes by discussing who pays for EM and the future for EM in developing countries.

Recenzje

'C.J. Barrow should be complemented on producing an accessible overview of the environment development debate, especially in emphasising the developing world. I will be adding it to my second year reading list as a clearly written introduction to the interrelationships that exist between environment and development as well as providing some insights into how they may be resolved.' - Alan Terry, Geography

Spis treści

Part 1: Theory and Approaches  1. Introduction  2. Environmental Management and Developing Countries  Part 2: Resource Management and Environmental Management Issues  3. Water, Coastal and Island Resources  4. Agriculture, Land Degradation and Food Security  5. Biodiversity Resources  6. Atmospheric Issues  7. Urban Environments and Industrial Pollution Issues  8. Environmental Threats  Part 3: Environmental Management Tools and Policies  9. Environmental Management Methods, Tools and Techniques  10. Environmental Accounting, Greening Economics and Business  11. Environmental Management and Development: The Future

O autorze

Chris Barrow is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences and International Development, University of Wales, Swansea.