A-Z of the environment [[electronic resource] ] : covering the scientific, economic, and legal issues facing all types of organisation / / Jeremy Stranks

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910222217003321
• Autore: Stranks Jeremy W
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Thorogood Pub., c2008
• ISBN: 1-85418-616-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (514 p.)
• Collana: A-Z
• Disciplina: 363.7; 363.70094; 363.7056
• Soggetti: Environmental policy - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Preface""; ""List of figures and abbreviations""; ""Contents""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L ""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
• Sommario/riassunto: The 'environment' embraces many disciplines - ecology, law, physics, chemistry, biology, environmental health, toxicology, genetic engineering and radiology. The book fills a need for an authoritative yet accessible source of reference which expertly summarises the legal, scientific, economic and social issues.<br>The target market for this book includes managers and policy market makers across business, industry and government as well as those with specific managerial, technical and legal responsibility for all aspects relating to the environment.