Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 22,89 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Environmental engineering
ISBN :
Author : Jing Wu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 30,76 MB
Release : 2021-05-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811548963
This book details various stages in the introduction, establishment and evolution of China’s environmental management system. By combining a literature review, comparative analysis, and case study, it investigates the environmental management system in several key periods in order to systematically assess the necessary measures and appropriate adjustments the Chinese Government implemented to reconcile the growing conflicts between economic development and resources conservation, in the context of rapid economic growth and economic transformation. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for experts, scholars, and government officials in related fields.
Author : Geeta Batra
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 22,31 MB
Release : 2021-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000481999
Evaluation is increasingly important for finding sustainable solutions for the people and the planet, based on a systematic analysis of what works, for whom, and under what circumstances, and to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, as they pertain to the environment. This book explores why the Global Environment Facility (GEF) invests in evaluation for accountability and learning to inform its decision-making on programming priorities, and how this leads to wiser funding decisions and better program performance on the ground. The book is based on real-life experiences of how to make evaluation count for international environmental action. Drawing upon comprehensive evaluations of the GEF, it provides unique insights from authors responsible for designing, implementing, and disseminating the findings of the evaluations. No other multilateral development or environment agency places evaluation fully at the center of their decision-making. The book outlines the trends in the global environment and the changing landscape of international environmental finance. It defines the role of the GEF and explains its institutional framework and the unique partnership that involves donor and recipient countries, multilateral development banks, UN agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and national agencies in the developing countries. Further, it provides useful pointers to other organizations wishing to enhance evidence-based decision-making for improving their relevance, performance, and impact. The book will be most suitable for graduate-level, specialized study in a variety of disciplines such as environmental and development economics, political science, international relations, geography, sociology, and social anthropology. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Author : United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher :
Page : 1092 pages
File Size : 36,28 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,54 MB
Release : 2005-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309095409
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.
Author : Alan James Bond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0415598486
Currently the writing on the subject is limited and comprises, for the most part, guidance documents and completed assessments.
Author : Gordon Wilson
Publisher : Open University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 23,6 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199560641
Case studies from technologists, engineers, natural and social scientists, and practitioners present multiple perspectives on sustainable development. Examples from both developing and developed countries, show how environment, development and sustainability intertwine to form an issue of truly global concern.
Author : Shin Maekawa
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 1606064347
In recent years more cultural institutions in hot and humid climates have been installing air-conditioning systems to protect their collections and provide comfort for both employees and visitors. This practice, however, can pose complications, including problems of installation and maintenance as well as structural damage to buildings, while failing to provide collections with a viable conservation environment. This volume offers hands-on guidance to the specific challenges involved in conserving cultural heritage in hot and humid climates. Initial chapters present scientific and geographic overviews of these climates, outline risk-based classifications for environmental control, and discuss related issues of human health and comfort. The authors then describe climate management strategies that offer effective and reliable alternatives to conventional air-conditioning systems and that require minimal intervention to the historic fabric of buildings that house collections. The book concludes with seven case studies of successful climate improvement projects undertaken by the Getty Conservation Institute in collaboration with cultural institutions around the world. Appendixes include a unit conversion table, a glossary, and a full bibliography. This book is an essential tool for cultural heritage conservators and museum curators, as well as other professionals involved in the design, construction, and maintenance of museums and other buildings housing cultural heritage collections in hot and humid climates. “It is absolutely right that conservation be in step with the socio-political context surrounding environmentally sound approaches. This text does that, and does it well. The authors have, admirably, been awarded the 2016 Prose Award for Environmental Science, and they are to be congratulated for producing a text that is seen as having an impact outside of the conservation sphere. The technical theory that underpins the text is accessible, and the solutions borne out through the case studies do present as being admirably pragmatic.”— Journal of the Institute of Conservation
Author : Paul Compton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 50,68 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1134750781
Focuses on the instruments and tools currently available to the environmental manager. A theoretical background to the instruments is given together with an overview of those instruments that are in common use today, with particular attention to the physical, economic, legislative and communication instruments.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release : 2006-11-10
Category :
ISBN : 9264026584
This Guidance volume explains the benefits of using SEA in development co-operation and sets out key steps for its application based on recent experiences.
