Environmental Management

Environmental management has become one of the most used terms in recent times. But, what exactly does the term mean and entail? Environmental management helps to investigate and manage the environment within the context of human influences, incorporating an examination of economics, culture, political structure, and social equity, as well as natural processes and systems. This book discusses in detail the various issues relating to environmental management, including the fundamentals; the various environmental policies, legislations and international treaties; the concept of environmental impact assessment; environmental auditing; life cycle assessment; various environmental management system standards; issues and techniques, and environmental design and economics.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of the syllabus
• Content presented in a structured manner for better comprehension and retention
• Learning activities included in all chapters with answers at the end to aid in revision
• Simple and lucid language
• Self-explanatory
• diagrams and figures

Preface

• Principles of environmental management
• Introducing Environmental Management (EM)
• Ecosystem Concepts
• Participants in EM
• Ethics and the Environment
• International Environmental Movement
• Environmental Concerns in India
• Policy and Legal Aspects of EM
• Introduction to Environmental Policies
• Environmental Policies and Programmes in India
• Environmental Laws and Legislations
• Environmental Legislations in India
• Environmental impact assessment
• Introduction to EIA
• Evolution of EIA
• Forecasting Environmental Changes
• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
• Environmental Clearance Procedure in India
• EIA documentation and processes
• Preliminary Stage of EIA
• Impact Prediction, Evaluation and Mitigation
• Impact on Decisions
• Participation, Requisites and Review
• EIA Monitoring and Auditing
• Environmental Auditing
• Introduction to Environmental Auditing (EA)
• General Audit Methodology
• Elements of Audit Process
• Waste Audits and Pollution Prevention Assessments
• EA in Industrial Projects
• Liability Audits and Site Assessment
• Auditing of EMS
• Life Cycle Assessment  (LCA)
• Evolution of Life Cycle Assessment
• Stages in Product LCA
• A Code of Good Conduct for LCA
• Procedure for LCA
• Different Applications of LCA
• Case: Softwares for Performance of Life Cycle Assessment
• Case: Environmental Effects to be considered in LCA
• Case: Life Cycle Analysis Case Study: Substitute for PVC
• Case: Life Cycle Analysis: A Case of Steel Sector in India
• Environmental management System Standards
• Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
• EMS Standard: ISO 14000 Series
• Environmental management techniques
• Environmental Design
• Environmental Economics

Model Answers to Learning Activities
Distance Learning in Environmental Engineering