4th Edition

Management and Supervisory Practices for Environmental Professionals Basic Principles, Volume I

By Herman Koren, Alma Mary Anderson Copyright 2021
258 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

258 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

258 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Based on the lifelong experiences of two authors as supervisors and teachers, the Fourth Edition of this bestseller provides up-to-date information for newly promoted or management-aspiring professionals and engineers in the fields of environmental health, occupational health and safety, water and wastewater treatment, public health, and many others. This first volume explains, through nine... Read more

1. The Organization and Its Structure

2. What Is Leadership?

3. What Is Successful Supervision and Management?

4. Data, Planning, Organizing, and Budgeting

5. Employee Selection and People Management

6. Understanding Human Behavior

7. Firm, but Fair—How to Work with People

8. Morale

9. Best Practices for Successful Programs

Biography

Herman Koren, HSD, MPH, DLAAS, REHS, is Professor Emeritus of Health and Safety at Indiana State University. He is a highly experienced practitioner in both rural and urban environmental concerns of the field. Dr. Koren has served with great distinction for the last 65 years in environmental health, safety, protection, and sustainability, and he has been an active Registered Environmental Health Specialist since 1961. His experiences include serving as District Environmental Health Supervisor of a 250,000-person district in Philadelphia and as Chief of Environmental Health and Safety at Philadelphia General Hospital, Pennsylvania, United States. He is an author of 19 published books.

Alma Mary Anderson, CSC, is a professor of graphic design at Indiana State University since earning an MFA at Rochester Institute of Technology in 1987. She has received the Indiana State University’s Cable and Mills Teaching Award, the Faculty Distinguished Service Award, and the Presidents Medal. She has been a Sister of the Holy Cross since 1960.