Expert judgments are a necessary part of environmental management. Typically, experts are
defined by their qualifications, track record, professional standing, and experience. We …

Policy-and decision-makers in government and industry constantly face important decisions
without full knowledge of all the facts. They rely routinely on expert advice to fill critical …

The rapid spread of the precautionary principle (PP) demonstrates the need to explicitly
address the role of precaution in environmental decision making. Unfortunately, the PP in its …

This book challenges the prevailing assumption that Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) should be structured around a unitary EIA process. The book begins by identifying …

Several safe boundaries of critical Earth system processes have already been crossed due
to human perturbations; not accounting for their interactions may further narrow the safe …

Offers solutions and best practices to respond to recurrent problems and contemporary
challenges in the field Since the publication of the first edition of Environmental Impact …

Peri-urban landscapes are some of the world's most vulnerable areas. Although they are
often thought of simply as land awaiting development, these landscapes retain important …

Exposure to synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) may occur in a number of workplace scenarios.
To protect worker health, a number of different organisations worldwide have assessed the …

This article relies on two major business ethics books to propose a decalogue of corporate
behavior. Notably, both Donaldson and Dunfee's Ties That Bind (1999) and Kerr et al.'s …

Risk evaluation criteria can serve a useful role in developing a business case for justifying
dam safety risk-reduction measures for individual dams and for portfolios of dams. This …