Global Environmental Policy: Concepts, Principles, and Practice

Author:   Charles H. Eccleston (Environmental Consultant, USA) ,  Frederic March (Thinkwell Associates, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
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9781439847664


Pages:   460
Publication Date:   15 November 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Charles H. Eccleston (Environmental Consultant, USA) ,  Frederic March (Thinkwell Associates, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9781439847664


ISBN 10:   1439847665
Pages:   460
Publication Date:   15 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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POLICY OVERVIEW: History of Environmental Movement. Environmental Policy Concepts. Global Environmental Initiatives and Protocols. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND DECISION-MAKING: Sustainability. International Environmental Impact Assessment Processes. Environmental Decision-Making: Theories and Processes. Environmental Management Systems. ENVIRONMENTAL EHTICS AND ECONOMICS: Environmental Ethics. Environmental Economics. CRITICAL GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Water Wars – The Global Water Shortage Crisis. Peak Oil and Peak Resources Crises. Peak Food Crisis. Global Climate Change. Global Population: A Socioeconomic Crisis. The Sixth Extension? Nuclear Energy – Environmental Problem or Solution?

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[the authors] offer the reader a balanced skill-set, including concepts, principles, and practices for developing and implementing more effective and proactive environmental policy responses to the Earth's burgeoning environmental problems ! introduces the reader, in a concrete yet instructive way, to the major ethical, philosophical and economic principle theories underlying the current environmental debate. --Patricia Romero Lankao Ph.D., Deputy Director at the Institute for the Study of Society and Environment at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder CO. Previously Tenured Professor in Mexico-City, Mexico ! Eccleston and March bring a reasoned perspective to the world's most prominent environmental issues ! [the book] celebrates how far we have come in our relationship with the natural world while at the same time bringing forth the immediacy of our global circumstances. --Ron Deverman, President, National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) ! Anyone who needs to hit the ground running in the practice of environmental policy needs to read this book --Tim Cohen, is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, U.S. Sandia National Laboratories


... a fine reference work and a good read for anyone concerned about protection and management of, or just living in, the environment. ... [a book] which I know I will turn to often for information and inspiration, and I am happy to recommend it to anyone in environmental practice, policy making, or coursework design in this field. -Environmental Practice, Volume 15, March 2013, pp 90-90 [the authors] offer the reader a balanced skill-set, including concepts, principles, and practices for developing and implementing more effective and proactive environmental policy responses to the Earth's burgeoning environmental problems ... introduces the reader, in a concrete yet instructive way, to the major ethical, philosophical and economic principle theories underlying the current environmental debate. -Patricia Romero Lankao Ph.D., Deputy Director at the Institute for the Study of Society and Environment at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder CO. Previously Tenured Professor in Mexico-City, Mexico ... Eccleston and March bring a reasoned perspective to the world's most prominent environmental issues ... [the book] celebrates how far we have come in our relationship with the natural world while at the same time bringing forth the immediacy of our global circumstances. -Ron Deverman, President, National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) ... Anyone who needs to hit the ground running in the practice of environmental policy needs to read this book -Tim Cohen, is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, U.S. Sandia National Laboratories


[the authors] offer the reader a balanced skill-set, including concepts, principles, and practices for developing and implementing more effective and proactive environmental policy responses to the Earth's burgeoning environmental problems ... introduces the reader, in a concrete yet instructive way, to the major ethical, philosophical and economic principle theories underlying the current environmental debate. -Patricia Romero Lankao Ph.D., Deputy Director at the Institute for the Study of Society and Environment at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder CO. Previously Tenured Professor in Mexico-City, Mexico ... Eccleston and March bring a reasoned perspective to the world's most prominent environmental issues ... [the book] celebrates how far we have come in our relationship with the natural world while at the same time bringing forth the immediacy of our global circumstances. -Ron Deverman, President, National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) ... Anyone who needs to hit the ground running in the practice of environmental policy needs to read this book -Tim Cohen, is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, U.S. Sandia National Laboratories


"""[the authors] offer the reader a balanced skill-set, including concepts, principles, and practices for developing and implementing more effective and proactive environmental policy responses to the Earth's burgeoning environmental problems ! introduces the reader, in a concrete yet instructive way, to the major ethical, philosophical and economic principle theories underlying the current environmental debate."" --Patricia Romero Lankao Ph.D., Deputy Director at the Institute for the Study of Society and Environment at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder CO. Previously Tenured Professor in Mexico-City, Mexico ""! Eccleston and March bring a reasoned perspective to the world's most prominent environmental issues ! [the book] celebrates how far we have come in our relationship with the natural world while at the same time bringing forth the immediacy of our global circumstances."" --Ron Deverman, President, National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) ""! Anyone who needs to hit the ground running in the practice of environmental policy needs to read this book"" --Tim Cohen, is a ""Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff,"" U.S. Sandia National Laboratories"


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Charles H. Eccleston, CEP has over 20 years experience in developing environmental and energy-related policies and analyses. He prepares Environmental Impact Statements to evaluate impacts of projects and policies.

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