Methods of environmental management, and especially the tools of environmental management, are increasingly being relied upon world-wide 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. This three-volume text presents research and practical applications in the field. Spanning the four main aspects of environmental...

This book analyzes climate change associated natural hazards in the mountainous and coastal areas of Vietnam, and offers a collection of original research papers on Ky Anh (the southern most district of the Ha Tinh province in Central Coast Vietnam) and on Van Chan (a mountain district of the Yen Bai province in Northern Vietnam). The scope of the book allows international comparisons to be made between these two affected areas and other similarly affected locations under constant environmental pressure. Frequent and intense climate change hazards are described, along with a wider context of...