Significance of Environment Management

Significance of Environment Significance of Environment Management Management

What is Environment management? Environment management is the process of allocating natural and man-made resources so as to make optimum use of the environment in satisfying not only the present basic human need but of the coming generation as also.

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This management implies an element of conscious choice from a variety of alternatives proposals and furthermore that such a choice involves purposeful commitment for recognized and desired objectives. Environmental management is not merely a management of environment but it is essentially the management of various activities with intolerable constraints imposed by the environment itself and with full consideration of ecological factors.

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Characteristics features of the environmental management It deals with a world affected by humans It supports sustainable development It demands a multidisciplinary approach It has to integrate different development viewpoints The times scale involved extends the short term and concern ranges from local to global and It seeks to integrate natural and social science, policy making and planning.

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For the progress of mankind as well as to maintain the quality of life, at least a minimum level, the entire environment, both physical and cultural should be properly managed. Environmental deterioration is due to mismanagement. Hence, available and potential resources along with essential elements of environment must be scientifically analyzed and managed.

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Definition of Environment Management Environment management is concerned with the man-environment interface, that complex boundary where bio-physical and sociocultural systems interact. Hare, 1970

An approach which goes beyond natural resources management to encompass the political and social as well as the natural environment. By Clarke, 1999 The process of allocating natural and artificial resources so as to make optimum use of the environment in satisfying basic human needs at the minimum, and more, if possible, on a sustainable basic. (Jolly, 1978)

Significance of Environment Significance of Environment Management Management

Today world is facing great Environmental crisis and therefore this is an urgent need for the management of total environment specially for the developing countries. The first three things that are needed to are 1. Identify goals 2. Establish whether these can be met. 3. Develop and implement means to do what is deems possible.

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Objectives of Environmental Management To prevent and solve environmental problems To establish limits To develop research institutions and monitoring systems To warn threats and identify opportunities To suggest measures for resource conservation To develop a strategy for the improvements of quality To suggest long-term and short-term policies for sustainable development To identify new technology for future development

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Introduction Different life forms with varying characteristics exist in nature. This variation in their characteristics can mainly be attributed to the environmental conditions under which they exist. E.G biodiversity of rain forest plants are different then that of polar regions. The food habits, of various human species vary as per the available resources in the ecosystem where they exist. Thus it can be said that Life Forms in the biosphere are surviving within certain ranges of environmental conditions, and these conditions help the bio-chemical cycles and process to occur within the species.

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All the natural ecosystems have the capacity to maintain themselves in a stage of dynamic equilibrium with their surroundings provided there is no interference from other factors outside the required environment. Owing to the interaction between the system and its environment, the ecosystem receives a cyclic renewable resource from the environment as input. This input received by the system in then made available to the consumers existing in the system.

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Owing to the interaction between the system and its environment, the ecosystem receives a cyclic renewable resource from the environment as input . This input received by the system in then made available to the consumers existing in the system. This consumption of the resource from the system is known as an output form of matter or energy.

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It is evident that the analysis of existence of life forms in an ecosystem, ultimately depends upon the application of concept of material and energy balance. This concept of balance is based on the Law of Conservation of Mass and Energy. The Law states that No matter or energy can be produced but can be converted from one to form another Both these types of balances, combined together, can assess the Environmental Balance of the ecosystem. Difference in the quantum of input and output of a resource from an ecosystem defines the accumulation of that resource in that ecosystem.

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Therefore we can say
Resources Input to the system Resource Output from the system = Accumulation of the resource in the system

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(INPUT OUTPUT

SURPLUS)

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Such analysis, assessing the quantum of accumulation of a resource, defines the richness of an ecosystem with respect to the abiotic resource. E.g. utilization of water received by the ecosystem will be lesser compared to the input to the system. This makes the ecosystem rich in water resource.

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Management of natural resources thus reserves prime importance in preservation of environmental quality of a particular region. Since human race is the greatest consumer of the natural resources, the interaction between human population and resources defines the environmental quality for a region. This interaction ultimately attributes extremes

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importance to the finite resources. Rapid increase in population

results in over exploitation of finite resources which, in due course leads in its value addition.

Management Concept Significance of Environment POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT Management

Environmental damage is inevitable to occur as development progress.

Growing population is bound to increase the pressure on utilization of

environmental resources. This has a specific reference to the underdeveloped countries. Environmental damage can be minimized through

advanced planning and careful implementation of relevant policies. A major

part of scientific and technological developments has been directed towards generation of elevation of means for enhancement in human comforts. Advanced marketing techniques & greed of human to acquire more comforts & associated elevation of social status, further accelerated such demands

that were fulfilled through rapid industrialization.

Significance of Environment Management P O P U L AT I O N A N D E N V I R O N M E N T

Some of the important factors that can be attributed to achieve improvements in our living standards through the application of science and technology are Production of better quality food in requisite quantities. Supply of safe portable water with minimization of incidences of water-borne infectious diseases. Invention of new faster transportation Provisions of safe shelters under hygienic environment (Rural sanitation facilities) Preservation of environmental quality Mitigation of adverse effects due to natural disasters eg. Droughts, floods, volcano eruption, etc.

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POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT History of Population Explosion Industrial Revolution Improved agricultural practices World War II Advancement in science and Technology

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POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT Resource Availability
Air, land and ocean (water) resources are the important primary natural resources. It has been recognized that primary resources like land and oceans require considerable engineering & technological input to derive secondary resources from them. This necessitates action for their effective management. Ocean resources are already under stress due to overfishing and pollution.

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P O P U L AT I O N A N D E N V I R O N M E N T Resource Availability Land is considered as the basic & limited resource due to its finite nature. Land as a primary resource is being used for the following specific requirement. Maintenance of forests Production of food and fiber Urban developments Industrial plants, timber production, Mineral extrations Wildlife habitat Recreation of various types.

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P O P U L AT I O N A N D E N V I R O N M E N T
Environmenta l resource misuse Depletion Pollution Breakdown structure

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Land, Air, Water
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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Energy Sources Topsoil & standing Crop Agricultural land Recreational & open land Species Water supply Disease Areas

Over Population

8. Air quality 9. Water quality 10 Transportation 11. Water disposal 12. Visual order 13. Noise

Shortage Human Resource People Individual Waste Social Failure

Effect of Over Population on the Environment

14. Housing 15. Community facilities 16. Employment 17. Education 18. Civil order 19. Crime 20. Health 21. Nutrition 22. Narcotics & Alcohols

Significance of Environment Concept of Environmental Management Management It is not only the industrial activities that pollutes the environment but also the
wastes discharged from residential and commercial sources causes environmental stress. Different type of waste is being released by the human beings in the environment. These are characteristics of the quality of life and living standard of the concerned population. Therefore rural sanitation & upliftment are of prime importance in the developing countries. This has direct relationship with economy, population growth, natural calamities and illiteracy. Such fundamental aspects of development, resources limitation and inadequacy, population growth, socio political and natural interferences define the complexity of the issue of environmental management.

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Multidimensional approach of EM brings following specific objectives for consideration Management of natural resources exploitation through regulation Protection of environmental quality through pollution control Efforts to maintain the ecological balance through multiple use of resources Preservation of Biodiversity Minimizing the adverse effects on environmental through adoption of concepts of concepts of cleaner technology of production Formulation and implementation of environmental regulation and laws

Significance of Environment Objective and Components of Environment Management (EM) Management

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Significance of Environment Management Components of environmental Management

A generalized list of identified list of components requiring attention to arrive at effective EM strategies is as follows Efficient and cost effective control measures for atmospheric, aquatic and land pollution to avoid environmental degradation. Adoption of efficient, cost effective and low waste generating production technologies to avoid over exploitation of resources including energy. Implementation of cleaner technology of production to achieve a step towards sustainable development. Adopting recommended tools for environmental management achieving sustainable development Viz, o Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) o Environmental Audits (EA) o Environmental Risk Assessment (EIRA)

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Awareness programmes.

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Undertaking promotional measures for environmental awareness among the public & propagation of environmental perception in common mass through educational &

Provisions for imparting environmental education and training at schools, colleges and also through Panchayats & Nagar Parishads for rural population. UNESCO, UNEP (United National Education Conference (EEC))have carried out extensive work in this respect. Control measures to reduce population over growth. Control over consumption & Over exploitation of resources Efforts for establishing social equity with specific reference to third world countries.

Significance of Environment Agenda For Global Environmental Protection Management

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Context And Agenda 21 United Nations, Conference on Environment and Development (UNMCED) This conference was held in Rio De Janerio, Brazil in 1992. Its purpose was to reconcile economic development with environment protection. Agenda 21 of this conference is a comprehensive statement of concerns, findings and recommended actions on specific environmental areas.

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Minimizing Environmental Contamination Problems With Specific Reference to Hazardous Waste Waste recycling (recovery of materials used or produced by a process for different use or direct re-use in-house) Materials recovery(the processing of waste streams to recover material which can be feedstock for conservation to another product) Waste re-use (the direct re-use of the wastes as it is, without further processing).

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aspects of waste reduction at source Modification of the process pathway Improved control measures Equipment modification Changes in operational setting/environment Product substitution

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keeping Material handling improvement Spill and leak monitoring, collection and prevention Preventive maintenance Inventory Control Waste control Waste steam segregation

Significance of Environment Typical tasksManagement for a good and efficient house-

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