Environmental Management

Readings and Case Studies

Owen, Lewis / Unwin, Tim

1. Edition September 1997
504 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-631-20116-8

John Wiley & Sons

The management of the environment, whether locally, nationally or globally, is of crucial economic, social and scientific importance.

* The first reader published for this course.

* Environmental management is one of the most common career paths for environmental studies/science and geography graduates: the courses attract large numbers in senior level/third year and at graduate MA/MSc level.

* Offers a guide to further reading.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction and Guide to Further Reading.

Part I: Managing the Biosphere.

Part II: Predicting and Managing Atmospheric Change.

Part III: Reducing Land Degradation.

Part IV: Managing Water Resources.

Part V: Environmental Economics.

Part VI: Political and Social Agendas.

Lewis Owen is lecturer in geography at Royal Holloway,
University of London, and co-author with Kevin Pickering of An
Introduction to Global Environmental Issues.

Tim Unwin is reader in Geography at Royal Holloway and
the author of The Place of Geography; he has also written
extensively on the geography of the wine industry.

L. Owen, University of California, Riverside; T. Unwin, Royal Holloway, University of London