This new edition reflects the rapid expansion and evolution of the field and focuses much more strongly on sustainable development. There has also been extensive rearrangement to make the book more accessible to those unfamiliar with environmental management and lacking a science background and there is greater coverage of topics such as key resources under stress, environmental management tools and urban environmental management. | 1111 2 3 41 5 6 7 8 91 10 1 2 31 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 1 2 3 4111 5 6 7 8 9 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50 1 Environmental Management for Sustainable Development Second Edition Environmental management is a wide, expanding, and rapidly evolving field, which concerns all humans, and plays a crucial role in the quest for sustainable development. Environmental management affects everybody from individual citizens, farmers, administrators and lawyers, to businesses, governments, international agencies and nongovernmental organisations. This updated second edition explores the nature and role of environmental management, covering key principles and practice, and offers a comprehensive and understandable introduction, which points readers to further in-depth coverage. This new edition reflects the rapid expansion and evolution of the field and focuses much more strongly on sustainable development. There has also been extensive rearrangement to make the book more accessible to those unfamiliar with environmental management and lacking a science background and there is greater coverage of topics such as key resources under stress, environmental management tools and urban environmental management. Among the key themes covered are: ● ● ● ● ● sustainable development proactive approaches the precautionary principle the ‘polluter-pays’ principle the need for humans to be less vulnerable and more adaptable. With rapid expansion and evolution of the subject it is easy for those starting to study it to get disorientated, but Environmental Management for Sustainable Development offers a structured coverage and foundation for further, more-focused interest. The book is a much revised, restructured and updated second edition accessible to all readers. It is illustrated throughout with figures, plates and case studies. Chris Barrow is Reader in the School of the Environment and Society at the University of Wales .
