Environmental Management
Concepts and Practical Skills

A textbook and manual on environmental management that provides theory and practical skills needed to address current issues and trends.

Marc Lame (Author), Richard Marcantonio (Author)

9781009100243, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 22 September 2022

346 pages
25.2 x 19.4 x 2 cm, 0.9 kg

'The textbook is full of insightful details, from emphasizing that environmental management is managing both people and nature, to highlighting the importance of understanding the scale, effect, and history of an issue at hand, and using past knowledge to inform decisions while anticipating future conditions. It challenges prospective and seasoned environmental managers with tough but necessary questions, evaluating your effectiveness and inclusion of equitable practices.' Brian Watts, Flood-Prepared Communities initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts

This contemporary textbook and manual for aspiring or new environmental managers provides the theory and practical examples needed to understand current environmental issues and trends. Each chapter explains the specific skills and concepts needed for today's successful environmental manager, and provides skill development exercises that allow students to relate theory to practice in the profession. Readers will obtain an understanding not only of the field, but also of how professional accountability, evolving science, social equity, and politics affect their work. This foundational textbook provides the scaffolds to allow students to understand the environmental regulatory infrastructure, and how to create partnerships to solve environmental problems ethically and implement successful environmental programs.

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Real-world examples, author's notes, and interviews from the field
Preface
1. Introduction to environmental management
2. Roles of the environmental manager in a tri-sectoral world
3. Issues and legal trends that impact your environmental management
4. Environmental regulation
5. Navigating the environmental regulatory infrastructure
6. Ethical environmental management and communication
7. It begins with a plan. Strategic planning and diffusion of innovations
8. Managing for compliance & performance. 'Driving between the ditches'
9. Managing the experts
10. Managing others to do your job. Contracting
11. Understanding and influencing policy for better environmental management
12. Looking forward
Case study. The case of implementing a pollution prevention program to reduce the risks of pests and pesticides in children
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmental monitoring [TQD], Social impact of environmental issues [RNT], International environmental law [LBBP], Environmental economics [KCN]