Common Sense In Environmental Management

Common Sense in Environmental Management examines common sense not in theory, but in practice. Jonathan Woolley argues that common sense as a concept is rooted in English experiences of landscape and land management and examines it ethnographically - unveiling common sense as key to understanding how British nature and public life are transforming in the present day. Common sense encourages English people to tacitly assume that the management of land and other resources should organically converge on a consensus that yields self-evident, practical results. Furthermore, the English then tend to assume that their own position reflects that consensus. Other stakeholders are not seen as having legitimate but distinct expertise and interests – but are rather viewed as being stupid and/or immoral, for ignoring self-evident, pragmatic truths. Compromise is therefore less likely, and land management practices become entrenched and resistant to innovation and improvement. Through a detailed ethnographic study of the Norfolk Broads, this book explores how environmental policy and land management in rural areas could be more effective if a truly common sense was restored in the way we manage our shared environment. Using academic and lay deployments of common sense as a route into the political economy of rural environments, this book will be of great interest to scholars and students of socio-cultural anthropology, sociology, human geography, cultural studies, social history, and the environmental humanities.

An essential and short guide for those who need to know more about environmental management in the workplace without wanting to spend hours reading dozens of different documents. Whether it’s for use alongside a training course or simply to brush up on your knowledge, it’s perfect for equipping you with the principles of environmental management. Friendly and accessible, this Common Sense Guide covers all the main aspects of environmental management in manageable chapters to provide you with the knowledge and understanding you need to look after the environment and those around you. Suitable for those with little understanding of environmental management Includes questions at the end of each module to consolidate your environmental management knowledge Certificate offered to those who complete the exam at the end of the book and return to be marked externally.

An essential and short guide for those who need to know more about environmental management in the workplace without wanting to spend hours reading dozens of different documents. Whether it’s for use alongside a training course or simply to brush up on your knowledge, it’s perfect for equipping you with the principles of environmental management. Friendly and accessible, this Common Sense Guide covers all the main aspects of environmental management in manageable chapters to provide you with the knowledge and understanding you need to look after the environment and those around you. Suitable for those with little understanding of environmental management Includes questions at the end of each module to consolidate your environmental management knowledge Certificate offered to those who complete the exam at the end of the book and return to be marked externally.

Put together by experienced practitioners drawn from environmental health, community action, public health and environmental management, the Handbook is based on a holistic framework of collaborative and cooperative stakeholder alliances. The Handbook has been designed to support action in: linking the community commitment of voluntary programs to the legislative power of government; bridging the existing divide between health and environment; and bringing together the wide range of activities and resources from community, expert and government practice.