“There is something fundamentally wrong in treating the earth as if it was a business in liquidation
—Herman Daly (in Earth in the Balance)”
Learning Objectives
Identify the types of environmental degradation and their negative effects.
Understand the role of industries and businesses in environmental degradation, so that the importance of preventive strategies becomes clear.
Appreciate the relevance of using electricity and water efficiently and the different ways of enhancing energy and water use efficiency.
Understand different types of pollution and their effects.
Showing why environmental management has become important during the recent years based on population, industrial and agricultural ...
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