A Guide to Local Environmental Auditing

by Barton, Hugh; Bruder, Noel

• ISBN13: 9781853832345
• ISBN10: 1853832340
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive guide to monitoring the state of the local environment. It explores the impacts of local actions on global issues, and shows how current local authority policy and practice can be adapted to recognize environmental priorities. The authors provide both a guide to and an assessment of the subject: they link the processes with the issues, giving specific information on carrying out the audit and a detailed discussion of the choices which local authorities may face.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Glossary
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
The Nature of Environmental Auditing	p. 7
Shaping the Process of Auditing	p. 25
Quest for the Global Grail	p. 48
Case Studies - Mendip and Sutton	p. 62
Nature Conservation	p. 77
Energy	p. 99
Transport	p. 113
Land Use Planning	p. 128
Conservation and Aesthetics	p. 147
Pollution Control	p. 159
Waste and Recycling	p. 180
The Purchase Audit	p. 196
Community Awareness	p. 213
Developing and Auditing Strategy	p. 226
Management of the EA Process	p. 257
Prospects for the Future	p. 284
App. 1: State of the Environment Report: Checklist	p. 297
App. 2: Review of Internal Practices	p. 300
App. 3: Policy Impact Analysis: Checklist	p. 307
App. 4: The Context for Local Government Environmental Action	p. 316
App. 5: The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme	p. 323
App. 6: Environmental Indicators	p. 326
App. 7: Survey Questionnaire Form	p. 334
Bibliography	p. 355
Index	p. 363
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