An Integrated Approach to Environmental Management

Covers the most recent topics in the field of environmental management and provides a broad focus on the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of environmental management Provides an up-to-date survey of the field from the perspective of different disciplines Covers the topic of environmental management from multiple perspectives, namely, natural sciences, engineering, business, social sciences, and methods and tools perspectives Combines both academic rigor and practical approach through literature reviews and theories and examples and case studies from diverse geographic areas and policy domains Explores local and global issues of environmental management and analyzes the role of various contributors in the environmental management process Chapter contents are appropriately demonstrated with numerous pictures, charts, graphs, and tables, and accompanied by a detailed reference list for further readings

Covers the most recent topics in the field of environmental management and provides a broad focus on the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of environmental management* Provides an up-to-date survey of the field from the perspective of different disciplines* Covers the topic of environmental management from multiple perspectives, namely, natural sciences, engineering, business, social sciences, and methods and tools perspectives* Combines both academic rigor and practical approach through literature reviews and theories and examples and case studies from diverse geographic areas and policy domains* Explores local and global issues of environmental management and analyzes the role of various contributors in the environmental management process* Chapter contents are appropriately demonstrated with numerous pictures, charts, graphs, and tables, and accompanied by a detailed reference list for further readings

About the Editors ixContributors xiPreface xiiiEndorsements xvSection IEnvironmental Management: The Natural Science and Engineering Perspective 11 Geology in Environmental Management 3Michael A. Kruge2 Biology in Environmental Management 47Audrey L. Mayer3 Soil Science in Environmental Management 75Nadine Kabengi and Maria Chrysochoou4 Green Chemistry and Ecological Engineering as A Framework for Sustainable Development 97Shyam R. Asolekar, R. Gopichandran, Anand M. Hiremath and Dinesh Kumar5 Green Energy and Climate Change 127R. Gopichandran, Shyam R. Asolekar, Omkar Jani, Dinesh Kumar and Anand M. Hiremath6 Engineering in Environmental Management 151Yang Deng7 Green Architecture in Environmental Management 173Jason Kliwinski and Amy FerdinandSection IIEnvironmental Management: The Business and Social Science Perspective 1938 Business Strategies for Environmental Sustainability 195Avinandan Mukherjee, Naz Onel and Rosita Nuñez9 Green Marketing Strategies 231Mehdi Taghian, Michael Jay Polonsky and Clare D'Souza10 Role of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Factors in Financial Investments 255A. Seddik Meziani11 The Role of Public Relations and Organizational Communication in Environmental Management 277Ricard W. Jensen12 The Economics of Environmental Management 289David Timmons13 Law and Policy in Environmental Management 305Dianne Rahm14 Environmental Ethics 337Tatjana VisakSection IIIEnvironmental Management: the Methods and Tools Perspective 36315 Participatory Approaches in Environmental Management 365Stentor B. Danielson16 Statistics in Environmental Management 383Jennifer A. Brown17 Remote Sensing in Environmental Management 397Mark J. Chopping18 Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Management 423Danlin L. Yu and Scott W. Buchanan19 Life Cycle Analysis as a Management Tool in Environmental Systems 441Dimitrios A. Georgakellos20 E nvironmental Audit in Environmental Management 465Ian T. Nicolson21 Risk Assessment as a Tool in Environmental Management 503Kofi Asante?]DuahAppendix A: Supplemental Readings 521Appendix B: Model Syllabus 549Appendix C: Model Environmental Management Curricula (BS, MS, PhD) 579Index 587