Concepts of Environmental Management for Sustainable Development

The present book is a pioneering work on environmental management for sustainable development. This up-to-date and comprehensive textbook integrates the concepts of environmental science with environmental management dealing with different management tools for achieving sustainable development. The text is suitable for environmental science and management, MBA and BBA students both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Broadly it covers: concepts in ecology and environmental sciences; concepts of sustainable development including indicators, priorities and practices; and, concepts of environmental management including corporate environmental indicators, legal, technological and managerial tools. It offers detailed treatment of environmental laws, EIA and EMP, life cycle analysis, pollution control technology, EMS certification, environmental auditing, accounting, industrial safety practices, disaster management, corporate social responsibility, etc. It covers waste treatment, municipal, hazardous, biomedical wastes, secured landfill, Hazchem code, risk assessment analysis, etc. It includes case studies. It also covers energy management and climate change.