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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958093003321

Autore

Barrow Christopher J

Titolo

Environmental management and development / / C.J. Barrow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

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

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Routledge perspectives on development

Classificazione

43.70

Disciplina

363.7/05

Soggetti

Environmental management

Environmental policy

Sustainable development - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 methods, tools and techniques

10 Environmental accounting, green economics and business11 Environmental management and development: the future; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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