文档介绍：Environmental Planning and Management
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Environmental Plannin j and Mana jement
Christian N Madu
Pace University, New York
Imperial College Press
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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
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Preface
The focus of this book is on environmental planning and
management. We view planning as a ponent of pollution
prevention and also a ponent of resource optimization.
Management of natural resources requires the evaluation of alternative
options and the optimal selection of sustainable choices.
As corporations pete for customers and market share,
they are rapidly introducing new products, consuming limited natural
resources, creating more waste and pollution. It is important to introduce
corporations and their top management to sustainable practices. They
e environmentally con