Essentials of Environmental Management - Softcover

Hyde, Paul; Reeve, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0901357367 ISBN 13: 9780901357366

Publisher: IOSH Services Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Essentials of environmental management provides a comprehensive introduction to the management of environmental issues. The clearly structured, illustrated text explains why and how organisations are managing their environmental interactions at both the strategic and operational levels. It is particularly useful as a general background text, or for introductory courses on environmental management. Essentials focuses on: the issues and principles underpinning environmental management; how to determine priority environmental interactions and impacts for management action; the key elements of an effective environmental management system; the main operational controls, including process efficiency techniques, required for environmental interactions such as emissions, effluent, waste and material use; strategic environmental pressures and how to address them; how environmental management contributes to wider business concerns and the process of sustainable development.

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Review

...is ideal both for readers in business & industry who are looking to gain a quick understanding of how to establish an environmental management system -- Safety Management, March 2002

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the management of environmental issues... suitable for professionals across all sectors -- The Environmentalist (IEMA), February 2002

Provides a comprehensive, clearly written introduction to environmental management & its contribution to wider business concerns and sustainable development -- Environment Agencies News, February 2002

From the Publisher

"Essentials" is a comprehensive introduction to the management of environmental issues and is suitable for professionals across all sectors including services, commerce and manufacturing at both strategic and operational levels. "Essentials" is a sound starting point for those companies working towards ISO 14001.

The book is fully supported by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, which describes it as an ‘essential reference’ for those studying for its courses and a ‘valuable background source’ for other professionals.

"Essentials" is a practical guide book written in easy-to-follow terms. The chapters are comprehensive yet simple to understand on subjects such as: identifying the environmental impacts of an organisations activity, drawing up a formal environmental policy; environmental auditing; setting and monitoring targets for environmental improvements; pollution and prevention control and waste management. Additionally, the book features a simple explanation of how to draw up plans for dealing with environmental emergencies such as oil and chemical spillages and lists the type of information that should be included in company environmental reports.

"Essentials is an excellent introductory text to the basic principles of environmental management. It is designed to be an essential reference for those studying for IEMA and IOSH courses and it is a valuable background source for other professionals."
Russell Foster, IEMA Chief Executive

Edition details

• Publisher: IOSH Services Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0901357367
• ISBN 13: 9780901357366
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 236