Environmental Management
Environmental Management
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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.
- Connects theory and practice through real-world examples, authors' notes, and interviews from the field, providing insight into the actual work of an environmental manager in a tri-sectoral arena
- Uses a skills-based approach to demonstrate the role and responsibilities of an environmental manager, allowing students to develop a scaffold for their own professional development and training
- Includes questions in each chapter to give students opportunities to practice and repeat the skills necessary to analyze and solve environmental problems
- Employs a conversational tone using humor and accessible language to appeal to students, while still providing thorough and clear explanations of all concepts
Reviews & endorsements
‘As a natural resource manager and professional, the book, while environmental management focused, is still relevant, as many of the trends and discussions occur in my world the same as they appear in the environmental management sphere. It's a great book for being able to begin to understand the ever changing and evolving world of environmental management, and I'm glad Professor Lame and Dr. Marcantonio wrote this book to keep the material relevant.’ Ben Weise, Contra Costa Resources Conservation District
‘Environmental Management offers sage advice, grounded in practical realities, for ethical and effective management of pollution and natural resource problems. Lame and Marcantonio have written a fantastic textbook, filled with real-world examples and concrete lessons, that instructors will find valuable for training future environmental leaders.’ David Konisky, Indiana University
‘Bill Gates believes that environmental issues - climate disruption, in particular - are the most important issues facing companies, and thus the managers running them. Environmental Management: Concepts and Practical Skills is an extremely timely book addressing the challenges that executives will face in the decades to come. It is useful to college professors, students, and practitioners in their careers.’ Jeff Anstine, North Central College
‘In an era when environmental management is often clouded by partisan politics and rhetoric, this book is a breath of fresh air teaching the next generation how to manage for the environment.’ Rosemary O’Leary, University of Kansas
‘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
Product details
December 2022Paperback
9781009112062
346 pages
241 × 189 × 16 mm
0.77kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Figures
- 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.
