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Autore |
Barrow Chris |
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Titolo |
Environmental Management and Development [[electronic resource]] |
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Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-49548-9 |
9780203495489 |
1-134-46259-X |
1-280-06297-5 |
0-203-59959-4 |
1-134-46260-3 |
1-283-96393-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Perspectives on Development |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental management |
Environmental policy |
Sustainable development - International cooperation |
Sustainable development -- International cooperation |
Environmental management - International cooperation |
Sustainable development |
Environmental Sciences |
Earth & Environmental Sciences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Environmental Management and Development; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Boxes; Preface; Part I Theory and approaches; 1 Introduction; 2 Environmental management and developing countries; Part II Resource management issues by sector; 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 III Environmental tools and policies; 9 Environmental management |
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methods, tools and techniques |
10 Environmental accounting, green economics and business11 Environmental management and development: the future; Glossary; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The environment and its management has been, and continues to be a very topical issue. Existing environment and development texts place emphasis is on listing problems, making warnings and voicing advocacy, but by focusing on environmental management, this informative book offers a very different perspective. Moving on from the usual much-discussed viewpoints, Barrow looks towards practical management and problem-solving techniques. He clarifies the definition, nature and role of environmental management in development and developing countries, beginning with an introduction t |
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