Monica Hale / Mike Lachowicz (eds.)

The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development

Herausgeber: Hale, Monica; Lachowicz, Mike

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780415180306
• ISBN-10: 0415180309
• Artikelnr.: 22273577

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. The Role of the European Environment Agency in Ensuring
Standardization of Environmental Information across Europe Chapter 2. The
Environment and Industry: Legislation and Voluntary Standards Schemes and
its Potential Effects on Environmental Employment Chapter 3. NGO
Perspectives on Environmental Employment Chapter 4. Employment Implications
of Environmental Action Chapter 5. Global Conventions and Agreements and EC
Environmental Directives Chapter 6. The Mediterranean Region: The Problem
of Integration of Environmental Issues in the Policies of Mediterranean
Countries Chapter 7. The Environment and Industry: Legislation and
Voluntary Standards Schemes Chapter 8. The Impact of EC Environmental
Programmes and Legislation on Employment Chapter 9. Expansion and
Professionalisation of the European Environmental Employment Sector Chapter
10. Sustainable Development and the European Jobs Market Chapter 11.
Environmental Careers and Environmental Scientists Chapter 12. The
Environment - New Qualifications, New Competencies: Challenges and
Perspectives for Employment and Training Chapter 13. Environment: The Right
Training for the Right Job Chapter 14. Two Pan-European Initiatives in
Course Development and Networking Chapter 15. Qualifying for the
Environment Chapter 16. Competencies in the Environment: the Role of
Further and Higher Education Chapter 17. Changing Environment - No
Blueprints for Education Chapter 18. The Evolution of Environmental Careers
Chapter 19. Professional Recognition in the Environment Across Europe -
First and Second Diplomas Directive Chapter 20. Career Routes of
Environmental Professionals - UK Survey Chapter 21. Developing the Skills
for Environmental Professionals in Europe Chapter 22. Skills for
Environmental Professionals - Towards a European Framework Chapter 23.
Reaching a Common Language of Skills, Qualifications and Professional
Development