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Ecology and resource management : a quantitative approach by Watt, Kenneth E. F.

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Environment, incentives, and the Common Market /

Subjects: “…Environmental impact charges European Union countries.…”

Business and its environment : managing social impact / by Sawyer, George C.

Understanding weather and climate by Aguado, Edward

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Global environmental outlook 2000

Subjects: “…Environmental impact analysis…”

Development projects and critical theory of environment / by Bapat, Jyotsna

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Soil in the environment : crucible of terrestrial life / by Hillel, Daniel

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The Economics of project appraisal and the environment /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: development projects and the environment / John Weiss 2. Economic valuation of environmental impacts / Edward Barbier 3. …”

Introduction to environmental impact assessment / by Glasson, John, 1946-

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Introduction to environmental impact assessment / by Glasson, John

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the fifth edition; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Principles and procedures; 1 Introduction and principles; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The nature of environmental impact assessment; 1.2.1 Definitions; 1.2.2 Environmental impact assessment: a process; 1.2.3 Environmental impact statements: the documentation; 1.3 The purposes of environmental impact assessment; 1.3.1 An aid to decision-making; 1.3.2 An aid to the formulation of development actions 1.3.3 A vehicle for stakeholder consultation and participation1.3.4 An instrument for sustainable development; The nature of sustainable development; Institutional responses to sustainable development; 1.4 Projects, environment and impacts; 1.4.1 The nature of major projects; 1.4.2 Dimensions of the environment; 1.4.3 The nature of impacts; 1.5 Key participants in the EIA process; 1.6 Evolving perspectives on EIA; 1.6.1 EIA in its theoretical context; 1.6.2 The importance of adaptive EIA; 1.6.3 EIA in a rapidly growing impact assessment (IA) family; Scope; Scale; Integration 1.7 Current issues in environmental impact assessment1.7.1 The nature of methods of assessment; 1.7.2 The relative roles of participants in the process; 1.7.3 The quality and effectiveness of EIA; 1.7.4 The quality, efficiency and proportionate nature of the EIA process; 1.7.5 Beyond the decision; 1.7.6 Managing the widening scope and complexity of IA activity; 1.8 An outline of subsequent parts and chapters; Some questions; References; 2 US origins and worldwide development; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The National Environmental Policy Act and subsequent US systems; 2.2.1 Legislative history 2.2.2 An interpretation of NEPA2.2.3 A summary of NEPA procedures; 2.2.4 Recent trends in EIS activity; 2.2.5 Little NEPAs and the case of California; 2.3 NEPA critique, review and changes; 2.3.1 Strengths and weaknesses; 2.3.2 System review; 2.3.3 Important amendments; 2.3.4 Streamlining, synchronizing and integrating; 2.4 The worldwide spread of EIA; 2.4.1 Rapid evolution of EIA systems worldwide; 2.4.2 System variations and trends; 2.5 International bodies and EIA procedures; 2.6 Summary; Some questions; Notes; References; 3 EU and UK agency and legislative contexts; 3.1 Introduction 3.2 EC Directive 85/3373.2.1 Legislative history; 3.2.2 Summary of EC Directive 85/337 procedures; 3.3 EC Directive ongoing issues and reviews; 3.3.1 Divergent practice in a converging system?…”

Methods of environmental and social impact assessment /

Table of Contents: “…1 Introduction 2 Water 3 Soils, land and geology 4 Air 5 Climate and climate change 6 Ecology 7 Coastal ecology and geomorphology 8 Ecosystem services 9 Noise 10 Transport 11 Landscape and visual 12 Cultural heritage 13 Socio-economic impacts 1: Overview and economic impacts 14 Socio-economic impacts 2: Social impacts 15 Land acquisition, resettlement and livelihoods 16 Health 17 Resource efficiency 18 Risk and risk assessment 19 Cumulative effects 20 Environmental and social management plans…”

Managerial accounting : creating value in a dynamic business environment / by Hilton, Ronald W.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 The Changing Role of Managerial Accounting in a Dynamic Business EnvironmentChapter 2 Basic Cost Management Concepts and Accounting for Mass Customization OperationsChapter 3 Product Costing and Cost Accumulation in a Batch Production EnvironmentChapter 3 Appendix Activity-Based Costing: An IntroductionChapter 4 Process Costing and Hybrid Product-Costing SystemsChapter 5 Activity-Based Costing and ManagementChapter 5 Appendix Just-in-Time Inventory and Production ManagementChapter 6 Activity Analysis, Cost Behavior, and Cost EstimationChapter 6 Appendix Least-Squares Regression Using Microsoft ExcelChapter 7 Cost-Volume-Profit AnalysisChapter 7 Appendix Effect of Income TaxesChapter 8 Absorption and Variable CostingChapter 9 Profit Planning and Activity-Based BudgetingChapter 10 Standard Costing, Operational Performance Measures and the Balanced ScorecardChapter 10 Appendix Use of Standard Costs for Product CostingChapter 11 Flexible Budgeting and the Management of Overhead and Support Activity CostsChapter 11 Appendix A Standard Costs and Product CostingChapter 11 Appendix B Sales VariancesChapter 12 Responsibility Accounting, Quality Control and Environmental Cost ManagementChapter 13 Investment Centers and Transfer PricingChapter 14 Decision Making: Relevant Costs and BenefitsChapter 14 Appendix Linear ProgrammingChapter 15 Target Costing and Cost Analysis for Pricing DecisionsChapter 16 Capital Expenditure DecisionsChapter 16 Appendix A Future Value and Present Value TablesChapter 16 Appendix B Impact of InflationChapter 17 Allocation of Support Activity Costs and Joint CostsChapter 17 Appendix Reciprocal-Services MethodAppendix I The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Internal Controls, and Management AccountingAppendix II Compound Interest and the Concept of Present ValueAppendix III Inventory ManagementReferences for In their Own WordsGlossaryPhoto CreditsIndex of Companies and OrganizationsIndex of Subjects…”
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