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This memorial collection of papers authored and co-authored by Ian
Langford represents some of the most thoughtful and innovative
contributions to the literature regarding the holistic analysis of
environmental and health risk issues. It provides important
foundations for the development of a mixed methodological approach
to addressing such issues. These carefully chosen papers span a
number of disciplines, including statistics, environmental risk
analysis, human geography and economics and represent the
diversity, innovation and analytical rigour of Ian Langford's
writing.
Urban Planning and Management presents a collection of key articles
on different aspects of sustainability in urban planning and
management whilst simultaneously illustrating the conflicting
arguments about whether and how sustainability should be achieved.
Part I covers the factors determining the life and death of cities
and what is required to achieve sustainable development. In Part II
issues of whether cities should be compact or dispersed and
concepts of sustainable development in third world cities and
societies are explored. Parts III and IV examine design as an
integral part of producing a sustainable urban policy and energy
use. Part V deals with Local Agenda 21 issues and Part VI looks at
town planning. Part VII discusses transport as both a product and
determinant of sustainable urban planning and management. Parts
VIII, IX and X examine the sustainable provision of other services
including waste collection, recycling schemes and water. In Part XI
sustainability is shown as occurring within, and constrained by,
legal, property rights and management practices.
The assessment and management of risks to human health and the
environment has become a topic of increasing importance and
presents one of the major challenges to modern society. This
comprehensive volume draws together key papers from a range of
different perspectives and offers the reader an important insight
into the basic principles of environmental risk management.Topics
include the background to environmental risk, human health and
ecological risk assessment, risk perception and communication,
strategic issues in corporate environmental risk and environmental
risk and siting hazardous facilities.
Water Resources and Coastal Management presents a comprehensive and
unique collection of articles which provide an interdisciplinary
perspective on the science and management of global coastal
resources. This important volume comprises five main sections. Part
I reviews basic scientific concepts and underpinning knowledge of
the processes at work in this dynamic environment. Part II
considers how the natural variability of coastal zone environments
has been unsustainably exacerbated by development and exploitation
of such resources. Parts III and IV focus upon the various aspects
of the management response options that could or have been deployed
both in developed and developing countries. Finally, Part V
examines the management issues that surround regional seas and
their, often international, resource regions.
Ecosystems and Nature brings together the work of leading
authorities in biodiversity research. It provides readers with a
broad interdisciplinary perspective on the major issues in
biodiversity, including economics, natural science, management and
ethics.The collection is divided into four main sections: part I
introduces some fundamental scientific and socio-economic concepts
and analysis in order to illustrate the complexities involved in
the human-ecosystems interface; part II deals with the valuation of
ecosystems with special emphasis on the main biomes, faults,
wetlands, marine systems, grasslands and agriculture; part III
covers the problem of value appropriation and the relevant
constraints and available policy instruments; the final section
focuses on the difficult ethical issues that surround utilization
and conservation of biodiversity.
Most of the chapters in this volume are authored by staff or
associates of the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the
Global Environment (CSERGE). CSERGE is a research centre sponsored
by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which
specialises in interdisciplinary work focussed on environmental
management issues. Weare grateful for the long term support that we
have received from the ESRC. We would also like to acknowledge the
efforts of Ann Dixon and SHin Pearce in the preparation of this
volume. vii INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AND
COASTAL ZONE ECOSYSTEMS' VALUES: AN OVERVIEW. Turner, R. K. ,
Bateman, I. J. and Adger, W. N. 1. 1 Coastal zone pressure and
sustainable management challenges Given the continued
intensification of the process of globalisation - involving
population growth, population density changes via urbanisation,
industrial development, increased trade and capital flows,
liberalisation of transnational corporation activity and lifestyle
and attitudinal changes - coastal zones and their hydrologically
linked catchment areas have come under heavy environmental
pressure. The scale and extent of socio-economic activities have
profound implications for the now coevolving natural and human
systems and their complex interrelationships (Turner, Perrings and
Folke, 1997). The consequences of this process of change manifest
themselves across a range of spatial and temporal scales. Indeed
the juxtaposition of different spatial, functional and temporal
scales that is inherent in the catchment-coastal
ecosystems-seas/oceans continuum poses particularly difficult
challenges for both science and resource management/governance.
This book contains a collection of papers on economic incentives
and environmental policies which result from the authors' joint
research work in the program Environment, Science and Society',
conducted under the auspices of the European Science Foundation,
with whose cooperation the book has been published. The work
concentrates on the scientific and methodological aspects of the
development, implementation and evaluation of economic instruments
at a national level. The research is both theoretical and
empirical. At a theoretical level attention is given to the
dynamics of instrument choice in various political and economic
contexts, and to the means for evaluating economic instruments in
terms of their effectiveness and efficiency. At an empirical level
the research seeks to investigate the performance of economic
instruments in reality and to explore options for new approaches on
the interface between technology, economy and the environment. A
subject index complements this first volume in the ESF Environment,
Science and Society' series.
Most of the chapters in this volume are authored by staff or
associates of the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the
Global Environment (CSERGE). CSERGE is a research centre sponsored
by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which
specialises in interdisciplinary work focussed on environmental
management issues. Weare grateful for the long term support that we
have received from the ESRC. We would also like to acknowledge the
efforts of Ann Dixon and SHin Pearce in the preparation of this
volume. vii INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AND
COASTAL ZONE ECOSYSTEMS' VALUES: AN OVERVIEW. Turner, R. K. ,
Bateman, I. J. and Adger, W. N. 1. 1 Coastal zone pressure and
sustainable management challenges Given the continued
intensification of the process of globalisation - involving
population growth, population density changes via urbanisation,
industrial development, increased trade and capital flows,
liberalisation of transnational corporation activity and lifestyle
and attitudinal changes - coastal zones and their hydrologically
linked catchment areas have come under heavy environmental
pressure. The scale and extent of socio-economic activities have
profound implications for the now coevolving natural and human
systems and their complex interrelationships (Turner, Perrings and
Folke, 1997). The consequences of this process of change manifest
themselves across a range of spatial and temporal scales. Indeed
the juxtaposition of different spatial, functional and temporal
scales that is inherent in the catchment-coastal
ecosystems-seas/oceans continuum poses particularly difficult
challenges for both science and resource management/governance.
The Inspirational True Story about Restlessness, Rebellion, and
Tragedy: More Importantly; Endurance, Grace, and Finally Peace!
Not Simply about a young man that seemed beyond hope at times, but
about some faithful Godly people that looked beyond circumstances;
and through perseverance and prayer trusted God to take care of the
end results. Presented with an innovative twist that will leave you
truly surprised and inspired.
Waste Management and Planning presents a comprehensive selection of
leading papers covering four main aspects of waste management: the
waste problem, evaluation of waste management options, economic
instruments and legislation and policy. Part I examines the
technical aspects of waste management, such as waste generation,
composition, management options and technologies. Part II discusses
the evaluation of waste management options and includes papers on
lifecycle assessment, multicriteria evaluation, and economic
assessments. Part III focuses on economic instruments, packing
policies, virgin material taxes and unit pricing. Part IV includes
papers on public participation, waste facility siting and waste
policy and legislation in the US, Europe and Tanzania. This volume
will be an invaluable source of reference for waste management
students and practitioners, and environmentalists, students and all
those interested in waste management issues.
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