Progress In Environmental Assessment Policy, And Management Theory And Practice
Published on 25. February 2016
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-1-78326-837-5 (ISBN)
Description
Since becoming editor-in-chief in 2009 Thomas Fischer has overseen the publication of 22 issues of the Journal of Environmental and Policy Management. This wide-ranging and thought-provoking volume presents a selection of papers from this period.A number of these papers discuss the topics of the journal's special issues. The others offer various international and comparative perspectives on the development and implementation of environmental assessment (EA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA). By drawing on the expertise of a number of global experts, this comprehensive volume considers the challenges, successes and progress of EA/SEA policy and management since 2009. This volume is perfect for students and researchers interested in environmental policy and its implementation and management.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
810 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78326-837-5 (9781783268375)
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Content
Strategic Environmental Assessment in China: Opportunities, Issues and Challenges (Kin-Che Lam, Yongqin David Chen and Jing Wu); A Policy Window Opens: Strategic Environmental Assessment in York Region, Ontario, Canada (Denis Kirchhoff, Dan Mccarthy, Debbe D Crandall, Laura Mcdowell and Graham Whitelaw); Eia Theories - All Chinese Whispers and No Critical Theory Joe Weston(); Effectiveness of Policy Level Environmental and Sustainability Assessment: Challenges and Lessons from Recent Practice (Richard P Eales and William R Sheate); Change Agents in the Field of Strategic Environmental Assessment: What Does It Involve and What Potentials Does It Have for Research and Practice? (Lone Kornov, Ivar Lyhne, Sanne Vammen Larsen and Anne M Hansen); GIS in Environmental Assessment: A Review of Current Issues and Future Needs (Ainhoa Gonzalez Del Campo); How Clearly is Causality Communicated in EIA? Anastassios Perdicoulis and John Glasson(); The Effectiveness of EIA as an Instrument for Environmental Governance: Reflecting on 25 Years of EIA Practice in the Netherlands and the UK (Jos Arts, Hens A C Runhaar, Thomas B Fischer, Urmila Jha-Thakur, Frank Van Laerhoven, Peter P J Driessen and Vincent Onyango); Advancing Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment in Canada's Western Arctic: Implementation Opportunities and Challenges (Courtney Fidler and Bram F Noble); Perspectives on Inter-Linking Impact Assessment and Green Procurement: The Case of Green Energy (Kedar Uttam, Berit Balfors, Charlotta Faith-Ell and Ulla Mortberg); Knowledge Management in Environmental Impact Assessment Agencies: A Study in Quebec, Canada (Luis E. Sanchez and Pierre Andre); Environmental Assessment and Management Related Master Level Degree Programmes in the EU: Baseline, Trends, Challenges and Opportunities (Thomas B Fischer, Urmila Jha-Thakur); Current State of the Sea System in Brazil: A Comparative Study (Marcelo Montano, Priscila Oppermann, Anne Caroline Malvestio and Marcelo Pereira Souza); Environmental Impacts of Civil Emergency Plans and Their Exemption from Sea (Steve Swain and Riki Therivel);