Managing Biological and Ecological Systems

The Environmental Management Handbook, Second Edition, is a comprehensive guide to environmental problems, their sources, assessment, and solutions. It features insights from over 400 contributors and is organized into six volumes, covering major environmental systems. The first volume, Managing Biological and Ecological Systems, provides an introduction to the biosphere and its systems, explaining how they function and offering management strategies. It is a valuable resource for environmental managers seeking basic knowledge and solutions to important problems.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 444 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Environmental Management Handbook, Second Edition, is a comprehensive resource that provides a thorough exploration of environmental issues, their origins, assessments, and solutions. With its extensive entries and a topical table of contents, readers can quickly find answers to their questions about environmental problems and their corresponding management challenges. This six-volume set, a reimagining of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, published in 2013, features insights from over 400 contributors, all esteemed experts in their respective fields.

The Handbook presents the expertise, evidence, methods, and models employed in studying environmental management across six standalone volumes, organized according to the major environmental systems. Key features include:

The first handbook that showcases the essential processes and provisions for enhancing environmental management.

Addresses emerging and cutting-edge topics such as ecosystem services, resilience, sustainability, the food-energy-water nexus, socio-ecological systems, and more.

Provides a solid foundation in environmental systems, elucidating their functioning and offering strategies for effective management.

Includes the most pressing problems and solutions confronting environmental management today.

In the second volume, Managing Biological and Ecological Systems, readers are introduced to the general concepts and processes of the biosphere and its various systems. This volume elucidates how these systems operate and provides valuable insights into managing them effectively. It serves as an excellent resource for acquiring fundamental knowledge about the biosphere and ecological systems, while also encompassing important challenges and solutions faced by environmental managers in their field.

The Handbook employs a practical approach, demonstrating the key methodologies and approaches employed in environmental management. It is an invaluable resource for professionals, students, researchers, and policymakers seeking to understand and address environmental challenges effectively.

Weight: 821g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367515423
Edition number: 2 New edition