The Professional Practice of Environmental Management

1. Introduction: The New Profession of Environmental Management. - Justification for This New Profession in Industrialized Countries. - Justification for This New Profession in Canada. - Justification for This New Profession in the United States. - Justification for This New Profession in Developing Nations. - Definitions of Titles Used in the Environmental Field. - Professional Integration and Interaction. - Distinction Between the Ecologist and the Environmental Manager. - Distinctions Between the Environmental Manager and the Agrologist Forester Wildlife Manager and Physical Geographer. - Distinctions Between the Environmental Manager and the Environmental Engineer Landscape Architect Environmental Planner and Environmental Lawyer. - Organization of This Book. - 2. Philosophical Ethical and Technical Principles for Environmental Management. - Philosophical Principles. - Moral and Ethical Perspectives. - Technical Principles for Environmental Management. - 3. The Conceptual Basis for Environmental Management. - Definition of Environment. - Definition of Ecosystem. - Landscape Classification and Scale. - Landscape Evolution. - Ecoplanning Phase. - Urban and Regional Development Mode. - New-Facility Mode. - Old-Facility Decommissioning Mode. - Environmental Protection Phase. - Government Policy Formulation Mode. - Urban and Regional Government Mode. - Corporate Facility Operation Mode. - Comparison of Ecoplanning and Protection Approaches. - Conceptual Anomalies and Research Needs. - 4. Organization and Development of a Private Practice in Environmental Management. - Various Discipline Backgrounds of Principals in the Firm. - Legal Arrangements. - Scope of Services Between an Environmental Science-Based Firm and Other Professional Firms. - Discipline Linkages Between Environmental Sciences and Social Sciences. - Critical Path Analysis and Achieving Integration of Disciplines. - The Role of the Communications Specialist. - Regional Aspects of Environmental Management Practice. - The Environmental Impact Statement as It Relates to Environmental Practice. - 5. Operation of an Environmental Management Practice. - Contacting Clients. - Preparing Proposals. - Organizing the Team Effort and Project Management. - Determining the Appropriate Methodology and Scale of Detail. - Soil and Topographic Surveys. - Vegetation Mapping Surveys. - Wildlife Survey Level of Detail. - Fisheries Surveys. - Water Quality Surveys. - Valley Land Surveys. - Timing and Seasonal Aspects of Field Surveys. - Phasing of the Work. - Social Science Surveys. - Ensuring Confidentiality. - Ensuring Credibility. - Legal Liability. - Preparing for Public and Judicial Hearings. - Establishing Fees. - Determining Cash Flow. - 6. Report Preparation and Presentation. - Expanded Role of the Communications Specialist. - Timing. - Text Organization. - Graphics for Reports. - Graphics for Public Presentation. - Report Production. - Costs of Report Preparation. - Costs of Report Presentation to Hearings and Public Presentations. - 7. Savings from and Costs of Environmental Management. - Costs and SavingsConceptual Issues. - Corporate Facility Operation Mode. - Examples of Potential Savings Derived from Specific Ecoplanning Studies. - New-Facility Development Mode. - New Town Planning in Ontario: Erin Mills and Townsend. - Examples of Costs and Savings from Environmental Protection Activities. - Cost and Benefits for the Urban and Regional Operation Mode. - Costs and Benefits for New-Facility Development Mode. - Costs and Benefits for Facility Operation Mode. - Costs and Benefits for Old-Facility Decommissioning Mode. - Summary of Costs and Benefitsof Ecosystem Analysis. - Cost of Ecoplanning Analysis as a Proportion of Total Planning Costs. - Costs of Ecoplanning and Protection as a Proportion of Total Construction Costs. - Technical Information Agreement. - 8. Professionalization: Reality and Prospects. - Education and Training for the Environmental Management Professional. - The Market for Environmental Management Expertise. - The Next 15 YearsPlanning the Unfinished Landscape. - Afterword by Lawrence Haworth. - Appendix: Developing a Professional AssociationThe Ontario Society for Environmental Management. Language: English