El. knyga: Environmental Management in Practice: Vol 2: Compartments, Stressors and Sectors [Taylor & Francis e-book]

List of figures x(2) List of tables xii(2) List of boxes xiv(1) Notes on contributors xv(4) Preface and acknowledgements xix(4) List of abbreviations xxiii(3) List of units xxvi PART I ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENTS AND STRESSORS 1(110) INTRODUCTION 3(3) Paul A. Compton 1 SOIL MANAGEMENT 6(19) James G. Cruickshank Summary 6(1) Academic objectives 6(1) Concepts 6(2) Reclamation of soil 8(1) Soil management and soil erosion 9(4) Soil water 13(1) Soil management, drainage and irrigation 14(2) Management and the importance of soil structure 16(1) The role of soil organic matter 17(1) Soil management and plant nutrition 18(4) Problems with soil chemistry 22(1) Conclusions 23(1) References 23(1) Suggested reading 23(1) Self-assessment questions 24(1) 2 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 25(30) Alfons Buekens Summary 25(1) Academic objectives 25(1) Introduction 25(1) Policies and strategies in waste management 26(9) Prevention and elimination of hazardous waste 35(2) Waste management in enterprises 37(4) Technical factors in waste management 41(11) Conclusions 52(1) References 52(1) Suggested reading 53(1) Self-assessment questions 53(2) 3 SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES 55(19) Mainwaring B. Pescod Paul L. Younger Summary 55(1) Academic objectives 55(1) Water resources and the hydrological cycle 55(3) Water quality and pollution 58(6) Sustainability of water resources 64(6) Summary and conclusions 70(1) References 71(1) Suggested reading 72(1) Self-assessment questions 72(2) 4 AIR, QUALITY MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT 74(22) Mickel Christolis Nicos Manalis Dimitra Brillaki Nicolas Markatos Summary 74(1) Academic objectives 74(1) Introduction 74(3) Air quality monitoring network design 77(8) Monitoring methods and instruments 85(8) Conclusions 93(1) References 93(1) Suggested reading 94(1) Self-assessment questions 95(1) 5 NOISE POLLUTION: CAUSES, EFFECTS AND CONTROL 96(15) Marc Van Overmeire Filip J.R. Verbandt Robert E. Jonckheere Summary 96(1) Academic objectives 96(1) Introduction 96(1) Physical properties of sound 97(1) Measures of sound 97(4) Noise pollution 101(1) Effects of noise pollution 102(2) Noise control 104(3) Acoustic legislation in the European Community 107(2) Conclusions 109(1) References 110(1) Suggested reading 110(1) Self-assessment questions 110(1) PART II THE SECTORAL APPROACH 111(188) INTRODUCTION 113(4) Dimitri Devuyst 6 ENERGY, ECONOMY AND THE CO(2) PROBLEM 117(28) Hans W. Gottinger Philip M.L. Barnes Summary 117(1) Academic objectives 117(1) The scope of the problem 117(5) World fossil fuel use 122(11) International aspects 133(7) Policy and climate change modelling 140(1) Conclusions 141(1) References 141(1) Suggested reading 142(1) Appendix 143(1) Self-assessment questions 144(1) 7 BEST AVAILABLE PRACTICES IN MINING ON LAND OF MINERALS 145(21) Alyson C. Warhust Summary 145(1) Academic objectives 146(1) The limitations of environmental regulation and challenge for public policy 146(4) Technical change and corporate environmental trajectories 150(9) Policy implications for mineral producing countries 159(5) Note 164(1) Acknowledgements 164(1) References 164(1) Suggested reading 164(1) Self-assessment questions 165(1) 8 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 166(13) Kerry Garrett Summary 166(1) Academic objectives 166(1) The need for a sustainable agriculture 166(2) The meaning of sustainability in agriculture 168(1) Principles of sustainability in agriculture 169(2) Practices in sustainable agriculture 171(4) Fostering sustainable agriculture 175(2) References 177(1) Suggested reading 177(1) Self-assessment questions 177(2) 9 TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 179(19) Maurizio G. Paoletti Summary 179(1) Academic objectives 179(1) From natural ecosystems to agro-ecosystems -- how to deal with biodiversity 180(7) The farm as a complex system inserted into the landscape 187(3) Sustainable agriculture 190(4) References 194(2) Suggested reading 196(1) Self-assessment questions 196(2) 10 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR 198(19) M.J. Peterson Summary 198(1) Academic objectives 198(1) Fisheries subsectors and techniques 198(5) From fish biology to fish ecology 203(3) The economics of fisheries 206(2) From MSY to multidimensional fisheries management 208(7) Conclusions 215(1) References 215(1) Suggested reading 216(1) Self-assessment questions 216(1) 11 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT 217(13) Ivan Raev Summary 217(1) Academic objectives 217(1) Definitions 217(1) Brief data on forests in the world 218(2) Ecological problems of forests 220(3) Sustainable management of forests 223(3) Conclusions 226(1) References 227(1) Suggested reading 228(1) Self-assessment questions 228(2) 12 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS IN INDUSTRY 230(28) Giancarlo Barbiroli Summary 230(1) Academic objectives 230(1) Introduction 231(1) The strategic options of industry for sustainability 231(17) Steps and methods for assessing and selecting sustainable options 248(1) Appropriate technologies for developed and developing countries 249(2) Barriers to the diffusion of sustainable options 251(1) The efforts in R&D to support technological evolution 252(1) Technological pluralism versus product diversification 253(1) Discussion 253(2) References 255(1) Suggested reading 256(1) Self-assessment questions 256(2) 13 TRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT 258(23) David A. Hensher Paul Hooper Ross Robinson Sophia Everett Summary 258(1) Academic objectives 258(1) Introduction 258(1) Opportunities for environmental management -- an integrating framework for planning transport systems 259(2) Emerging directions 261(4) Managing the environmental effects of transport 265(5) Placing transport in a policy context 270(1) Emissions from commercial aircraft -- a challenge in international management 270(4) Oil pollution in the Straits of Malacca -- the impact of shipping 274(4) Concluding comments 278(1) References 278(1) Suggested reading 279(1) Self-assessment questions 280(1) 14 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 281(18) Atanaska Nikolova Luc Hens Summary 281(1) Academic objectives 281(1) Background 281(1) Impacts of tourism development 282(5) Sustainable tourism development: recommendations for good practice 287(9) Conclusions 296(1) References 296(1) Suggested reading 297(1) Self-assessment questions 298(1) Glossary 299(8) Answers to self-assessment questions 307(3) Index 310

Paul Compton, Dimitri Devuyst, Luc Hens, Bhaskar Nath