TOPICS:
Understanding environmental problems; making effective use of technical information; market approaches; of general applicability to environmental problems; written for the first party participant.
ABSTRACT:
Sustainable Environmental Management: Principles and Practice will be of interest to those who seek an understanding of the relationship between sustainable growth and development principles, and the practice of same.
Sustainable Environmental Management: Principles and Practice is a collection of the work of multiple authors divided into two sections: principles, and practice. These sections are preceded by an overview of sustainability, resource conservation and pollution control by the editor. The first section begins with an examination of the politics of sustainability by Timothy O'Riordan. This is followed by a discourse on the theory of economic models and environmental values. Chapter four, co-authored by the editor and D. Deadman, addresses the effect of technical change on resource conservation and sustainability. David Pearce considers the sustainable use of natural resources by developing countries in chapter five. The final chapter of the section is co-authored by Chris Nash and John Bowers and is an examination of alternatives approaches to the valuation of environmental resources.
Section two focuses on sustainable growth and development practice. The first chapter of this section addresses the move from chemicals to biological techniques for sustained economic development in the tropics. J. Rees discusses the regulatory framework for pollution control objectives. Chapter nine examines market mechanisms for pollution control. Specifically, the author examines the economic and practical aspects of policies which force the polluter to pay for the cost of clean-up. The penultimate chapter presents a case study of the Upper Teesdale which offers an examination of both the special scientific interest at the site, and a comparison of methods in environmental economics. Specifically, the co-authors address the valuation of wildlife. The final chapter of the book offers a theoretical and practical cost-benefit analysis of agricultural land drainage projects.
Sustainable Environmental Management: Principles and Practice is a collection of the work of authors who have focused closely on the principles and practice of sustained growth and development. The text is nicely supported by multiple tables and figures and is easily accessible to the informed reader.
T. A. O'Lonergan