The environment, employment, and sustainable development / / edited by Monica Hale and Mike Lachowicz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825169303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998
• ISBN: 1-134-67945-9; 1-280-33418-5; 0-203-26570-X; 1-134-67946-7; 978020326570X; 0-203-01456-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HaleMonica; LachowiczMike
• Disciplina: 333.7
• Soggetti: Sustainable development - Europe; Environmental policy - Europe; Pollution control industry - Europe - Employees
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword The environment as a business issue Klaus Kohlhase; Preface Environmental employment and sustainable development Monica Hale; Acknowledgements; THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY IN ENSURING STANDARDISATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ACROSS EUROPE Hilary Hillier; THE ENVIRONMENT AND INDUSTRY Legislation and voluntary standards schemes and their potential effects on environmental employment Rita Raum Degrve; NGO PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT Raymond Van Ermen; EMPLOYMENT IMPLICATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION Romy ShoveltonGLOBAL CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS AND EC ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTIVES Kay Hunt; THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION The problem of integration of environmental issues in the policies of Mediterranean countries Antoni Alarcn; THE ENVIRONMENT AND ; INDUSTRY Legislation and voluntary standards schemes Rita Raum Degrve; THE IMPACT OF EC ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES AND LEGISLATION ON EMPLOYMENT James Medhurst; EXPANSION AND PROFESSIONALISATION OF THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT SECTOR Monica Hale; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE EUROPEAN JOBS MARKET Jrn PedersenENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS Nick Jagger; THE ENVIRONMENT; NEW QUALIFICATIONS, NEW COMPETENCIES Challenges and perspectives for employment and training Odile Mear-Harvey; ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT The right training for the right jobs Michelle Dobre and Thierry Lavoux; TWO PAN-EUROPEAN INITIATIVES IN COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING Nora Cantini and Karim Zein; QUALIFYING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Hilary Course; COMPETENCIES IN THE ENVIRONMENT The role of further and higher education Steven Pullan; CHANGING ENVIRONMENT No blueprints for education Peter MaarleveldTHE EVOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS Bernard Giovannini; PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION IN THE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS EUROPE First and Second Diplomas Directives Alice McLure; CAREER ROUTES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS UK survey Eirene Williams; DEVELOPING THE SKILLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS IN EUROPE Sue Everett; SKILLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS Towards a European framework Martin Cahn; REACHING A COMMON LANGUAGE OF SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Martin Cahn; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Environmental policies and initiatives have had a significant impact on businesses and employment practices across Europe. The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development is a wide-ranging collection featuring contributions by academics and practitioners from countries including the UK, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Ireland. Subjects covered include:* the effects of EU environmental directives, programmes and legislation and global conventions and agreements* assessment of environmental training, education and qualifications across Europe