Guidelines for the Promotion of Environmental Management of Coastal Aquaculture Development
Guidelines for the Promotion of Environmental Management of Coastal Aquaculture Development

Author: Uwe C. Barg

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9789251032640

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This document is directed to aquaculture development specialists, coastal resource use planners and government officials involved and interested in the planning and management of coastal aquaculture development within the wider context of resource use in coastal areas. It is intended to serve in the promotion of environmental management of coastal aquaculture. Guidelines are given for improved environmental management of coastal aquaculture based on an overview of selected published experiences and concepts. Potential adverse environmental effects of and on coastal aquaculture practices are addressed with consideration of main socio-economic and bio-physical factors. Methodologies are presented for the assessment and monitoring of environmental hazards and impacts of coastal aquaculture. Selected environmental management options are described for application both at policy-level and farm-level.

Sustainability Appraisal
Sustainability Appraisal

Author: Barry Dalal-Clayton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-03-26

Total Pages: 853

ISBN-13: 113648390X

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Sustainability Appraisal is a sourcebook of the state-of-the-art of this rapidly emerging and diversifying area. It draws on a wealth of international experiences and approaches to illustrate the status and scope of Sustainability Appraisal/Assessment (SA) This comprehensive guide highlights how SA can be used to analyse and integrate the key environmental, social and economic pillars of sustainability into decision-making at all levels, from policy to project to investment, by government, business and industry, or international organizations. Distilling both published and unpublished materials, and with contributions from a range of leading experts, organizations and agencies, this book will be of significant value to professionals everywhere who are in need of a solid, reference guide to what constitutes SA practice and, more importantly, how and when it can be applied.

Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment

Author: Alan Gilpin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780521429672

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This book examines the crucial role of EIA in government decision-making in Europe, the Nordic countries, North America, Asia and the Pacific.

Dictionary of Environmental and Sustainable Development
Dictionary of Environmental and Sustainable Development

Author: Alan Gilpin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1996-06-06

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0471962201

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This superb, concise dictionary comprises over 2,000 entries defining terms and concepts relating to environmental planning, management, conservation and sustainable development. The text includes diagrams and boxes covering the whole span of environmental issues with the emphasis on: * international conventions * environmental law * environmental evolution in many countries * pollution control * environmental impact assessment * sustainable development * inter-generational equity Containing more entries than any other previously published dictionary of its kind, this book is an essential reference for students, environmental managers, politicians and journalists.