Tools, Techniques and Approaches for Sustainability: Collected Writings in Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789814291170)

This unique volume brings together key writings from experts drawn from the first ten years of the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), launched in 1999 as a forum for encouraging better linkages between environmental assessment and management tools. The book is structured around four themes that focus on the characteristics of tools that influence their ability to link together effectively: The Nature of Tools; The Nature of Decision-Making and Institutional Context; The Nature of Engagement and The Nature of Sustainability.Edited and introduced by William Sheate, founding and present editor of JEAPM, the book provides an analysis of what makes for successful linking of assessment and management tools, supported by theoretical and practical examples. Key authors include Roland Clift, David Gadenne, Robert Gibson, Neils Faber, Thomas Fischer, David Lawrence, Måns Nilsson, Bronwyn Ridgway, and Frank Vanclay.

Author: William R. Sheate
ISBN-10: 981429117X
ISBN-13: 9789814291170
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 420
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.50w x 0.90d