Environmental Management and Governance : Intergovernmental Approaches to Hazards and Sustainability

May, Peter J. (EDT); Burby, Raymond J.; Ericksen, Neil J.; Handmer, John W.; Dixon, Jennifer E.; Michaels, Sarah; Smith, D. Ingle; May, Peter J.

ISBN 10: 0415144450 / ISBN 13: 9780415144452

Published by Routledge, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Environmental Management and Governance : Intergovernmental Approaches to Hazards and Sustainability
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415144450
• ISBN 13: 9780415144452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Problems for environmental management are taking on a new urgency. This book addresses aspects of environmental management that raise fundamental questions about governmental roles and the relationship of humans to the environment. It examines the interaction of local and national governments and the strengths and weaknesses of co-operative vs. coercive environmental management, through a focus on the management of natural hazards. Leading experts in the field examine new and innovative environmental management and planning programmes with particular focus on North America and Australia. This book offers a new understanding of environmental problems and explores the appropriate policy mix that must be developed for environmental management to strive towards environmental sustainability.

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Peter J.May, Raymond J. Burby, Neil J. Ericksen, John W. Handmer, Jennifer E. Dixon, Sarah Michaels, D. Ingle Smith