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Issues for Debate in Environmental Management is a contemporary collection of articles covering core issues within the broad topic of environmental management. The book is intended to supplement core courses in the Business and Management curriculum titled Environmental Management, Sustainability, and Business and Society, among other similarly titled courses.
The book begins with a feature article titled, ´The New Environmentalism: Can New Business Policies Save the Environment?´ and progresses through 16 articles of topics generally covered in environmental management courses, including global warming, the green economy, clean energy sources, water sources, and other opportunities for business and management exploration.



Annotated Contents Preface Contributors Tom Price 1. The New Environmentalism: Can New Business Policies Save the Environment? Colin Woodard 2. Curbing Climate Change: Is the World Doing Enough? Alan Greenblatt 3. Confronting Warming: Can States and Localities Prevent Climate Change? Thomas J. Billitteri 4. Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: Can Individual Actions Reduce Global Warning? Jennifer Weeks 5. Carbon Trading: Will It Reduce Global Warming? Brian Beary 6. Race for the Arctic: Who Owns the Region´s Undiscovered Oil and Gas? Jennifer Weeks 7. Future of Recycling: Is a Zero-Waste Society Achievable? Jennifer Weeks 8. Buying Green: Does It Really Help the Environment? Jennifer Weeks 9. Regulating Toxic Chemicals: Do We Know Enough About Chemical Risks? Jennifer Weeks 10. Coal´s Comeback: Can Coal Become a Clean Energy Source? Rachel S. Cox 11. Ecotourism: Does It Help or Hurt Fragile Lands and Cultures? Peter Katel 12. Rebuilding New Orleans: Should Flood-Prone Areas Be Redeveloped? Jennifer Weeks 13. Protecting Wetlands: Is the Government Doing Enough? Peter Behr 14. Looming Water Crisis: Is the World Running Out of Water? Colin Woodard 15. Oceans in Crisis: Can the Loss of Ocean Biodiversity Be Halted? Adriel Bettelheim 16. Biofuels Boom: Can Ethanol Satisfy America´s Thirst for Foreign Oil? Jennifer Weeks 17. Fish Farming: Is It Safe for Humans and the Environment?