Description
Book SynopsisThis is a compilation of some of the best research papers of students from the MSc (Environmental Management) programme at the National University of Singapore from 2001-2006. They have been edited for brevity and cover a wide range of topics encompassing Corporate Environmental Management, the Conservation of Biological Diversity, Land use Planning, the Marine Environment, the Environment and Economic Development, Energy Sustainability, as well as Urban Pollution and Waste Management. These issues are examined in the context of different Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. This book provides perspectives of the many challenges that confront environmental managers, and ventures to suggest some solutions.
Table of ContentsCorporate Environmental Governance and Financial Performance Relationship (S V Valentine & V Savage); Implementation of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System in Vietnam (D M Anh & G Ofori); Policies and Legal Frameworks of Protected Area Management in Nepal (B L Dutt et al.); Study of Parks and Nature Reserves Fiscal Management Models (C Ng & M L C Lee); Marine Invasive Dpecies and their Potential Impacts on Singapore Waters (M K Puthia et al.); Aquaculture Management in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam: Environmental Considerations (T T M Hang & L M Chou); Cost Benefit Analysis of Mining in Protected Forest: A Case Study in Indonesia (S Irawan & Y-H Chang); A Green Energy Policy and New Electricity Market of Singapore (A H F Ong & Y-H Chang); Hazardous Waste Management for Ho Chih Minh City (D T Trang & Y P Ting); Management of Electronic Waste in Singapore (Y S Chan & Y P Ting); and other papers.
