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Information Systems and the Environment

Author : National Academy of Engineering

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 239 pages

File Size : 22,41 MB

Release : 2001-09-13

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0309062438

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Information technology is a powerful tool for meeting environmental objectives and promoting sustainable development. This collection of papers by leaders in industry, government, and academia explores how information technology can improve environmental performance by individual firms, collaborations among firms, and collaborations among firms, government agencies, and academia. Information systems can also be used by nonprofit organizations and the government to inform the public about broad environmental issues and environmental conditions in their neighborhoods. Several papers address the challenges to information management posed by the explosive increase in information and knowledge about environmental issues and potential solutions, including determining what information is environmentally relevant and how it can be used in decision making. In addition, case studies are described and show how industry is using information systems to ensure sustainable development and meet environmental standards. The book also includes examples from the public sector showing how governments use information knowledge systems to disseminate "best practices" beyond big firms to small businesses, and from the world of the Internet showing how knowledge is shared among environmental advocates and the general public.



Annual Report

Author : United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

Publisher :

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 44,84 MB

Release : 1983

Category : Civil defense

ISBN :

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Improving Environmental Performance

Author : Suzanne Pollack

Publisher : International Thomson Business Press

Page : 108 pages

File Size : 40,96 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN :

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Current working patterns, particularly in more established economies, create severe strains on the natural environment. However, each of us can do something about the way our organisation functions which, when combined, will add up to significant change. This book will help you to improve and sustain environmental performance in the parts of the organisation in which you function, and to extend your sphere of influence. Issues tackled include green consumers; pollution; insurance; government policy; energy resources and sustainability. Covering the tools and techniques needed to first map current environmental performance and then develop action plans, Suzanne Pollack emphasises the advantages both for the organisation and the environment.



Technology, Natural Resources and Economic Growth

Author : Shunsuke Managi

Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing

Page : 449 pages

File Size : 45,35 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1849807418

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Through a combination of global data analysis and focused country level analysis, this timely book provides answers to the most pertinent country and industry specific questions defining the current relationship between technology, natural resources and economic growth. Technology, Natural Resources and Economic Growth will provide a valuable resource for a wide readership including postgraduate students, researchers, academics and policy makers working in the fields of environmental and ecological economics.



Decision Making for the Environment

Author : National Research Council

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 297 pages

File Size : 43,64 MB

Release : 2005-07-01

Category : Science

ISBN : 0309095409

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With the growing number, complexity, and importance of environmental problems come demands to include a full range of intellectual disciplines and scholarly traditions to help define and eventually manage such problems more effectively. Decision Making for the Environment: Social and Behavioral Science Research Priorities is the result of a 2-year effort by 12 social and behavioral scientists, scholars, and practitioners. The report sets research priorities for the social and behavioral sciences as they relate to several different kinds of environmental problems.





The Improving State of the World

Author : Indur M. Goklany

Publisher :

Page : 536 pages

File Size : 11,44 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN :

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Relying on a wealth of data, Goklany shows how innovation, increases in affluence, and key institutions have combined to address environmental degradation that sometimes results from growth. The evidence on the use of cropland, trends in air pollution, and diverse experiences in water usage counters the gloomy outlook of some environmentalists. Goklany explains why the state of the world is improving and offers a realistic assessment of the sustainability of the human enterprise, setting priorities for dealing with such challenges as climate change.



Shipping and the Environment

Author : Karin Andersson

Publisher : Springer

Page : 434 pages

File Size : 16,22 MB

Release : 2016-02-23

Category : Science

ISBN : 3662490455

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This book focuses on the interaction between shipping and the natural environment and how shipping can strive to become more sustainable. Readers are guided in marine environmental awareness, environmental regulations and abatement technologies to assist in decisions on strategy, policy and investments. You will get familiar with possible paths to improve environmental performance and, in the long term, to a sustainable shipping sector, based on an understanding of the sources and mechanisms of common impacts. You will also gain knowledge on emissions and discharges from ships, prevention measures, environmental regulations, and methods and tools for environmental assessment. In addition, the book includes a chapter on the background to regulating pollution from ships. It is intended as a source of information for professionals connected to maritime activities as well as policy makers and interested public. It is also intended as a textbook in higher education academic programmes.



Protecting the Global Environment

Author : Gary C Bryner

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 191 pages

File Size : 42,57 MB

Release : 2015-11-17

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 131725337X

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" Gary Bryner's brief, readable, capstone book: " Features a forward by Mark A. Boyer Outlines the major environmental challenges facing the world today Applies international relations theory to these challenges Covers such key topics as development, sustainability, and market capitalism Offers a social justice perspective to environmental problems and solutions Borne of an amalgam of social science, fieldwork, and a passionate commitment to justice, this book brings debates about climate change to a new level, compelling readers and researchers to rethink the reasons for reversing global environmental trends. The book lays out three inspirations for improving environmental prospects: effective markets, sustainable development, and environmental justice for the most vulnerable. It also projects three possible scenarios flowing from the success or failure of these inspirations one bleak, one breakthrough, and one of status quo. Gary Bryner is not sanguine about humanity s ability to make the right choices, but this does not deter him from asking us to think beyond our own generation and our own species in urging environmental action now."



Building a Foundation for Sound Environmental Decisions

Author : National Research Council

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 104 pages

File Size : 11,89 MB

Release : 1997-09-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0309057957

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Over the past decades, environmental problems have attracted enormous attention and public concern. Many actions have been taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and others to protect human health and ecosystems from particular threats. Despite some successes, many problems remain unsolved and new ones are emerging. Increasing population and related pressures, combined with a realization of the interconnectedness and complexity of environmental systems, present new challenges to policymakers and regulators. Scientific research has played, and will continue to play, an essential part in solving environmental problems. Decisions based on incorrect or incomplete understanding of environmental systems will not achieve the greatest reduction of risk at the lowest cost. This volume describes a framework for acquiring the knowledge needed both to solve current recognized problems and to be prepared for the kinds of problems likely to emerge in the future. Many case examples are included to illustrate why some environmental control strategies have succeeded where others have fallen short and how we can do better in the future.