1st Edition
The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development
Environmental policies and initiatives have had a significant impact on businesses and employment practices across Europe. The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development is a wide-ranging collection featuring contributions by academics and practitioners from countries including the UK, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Ireland. Subjects covered include:
* the effects of EU environmental directives, programmes and legislation and global conventions and agreements
* assessment of environmental training, education and qualifications across Europe
* national and international case studies
* the commercial logic for businesses in 'going green'
* examination of the growth in the public and private sector of career opportunities for those with environmental expertise.
Biography
Monica Hale is Director of the London Environment Centre at London Guildhall University. She is the Vice-President of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management and has published widely on environmental issues. Her recent books include Ecology in Education (CUP, 1993) and Environmental Education for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. Mike Lachowicz is an Associate of the London Environment Centre. He is a freelance trainer in environmental management and an Associate Member of the Institute of Environmental Management.
'A potentially massive topic has been treated witht he care and attention which it merits, making this book essential reading for anyone of any academic level with an interest in environmental studies, business and economics.' Santi Roberts, Environmental Education and Information
'Altogether this is a most informative collection which gives a good background to current issues for anyone concerned with careers in the environment.' - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol 42, No.1, 1999
