Sample module
| Hours to complete | 0.30 |
| No of pages | 10 |
| Published | September 2004 |
| Updated | September 2004 |
| See more in | Environmental planning |
| Author | Alex Steele, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management Department of Natural & Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire |
| Relevance |     |
| Price | GBP 10.00 |
Environmental Management Systems
Purpose
An environmental management system (EMS) enables an organisation to control, measurably, their environmental impacts. Although environmental audits and reviews allow you to understand their environmental impacts, a recognised management system provides a structure to get things done and reduce those impacts continually.
Benefits
Planners have an influential role in protecting our environment, not only in being able to protect the environment from the impacts of development, but also in taking control of the environmental impacts of the organisations for whom they work.
Audience
Urban and regional planners and all those wishing to build and assess their knowledge of the topic.
Learning method
A knowledge builder which provides explanatory background, key terms, context and planning relevance with links to relevant websites. Additionally a comprehensive range of further reading is provided for those who wish to become expert in the subject. Includes voluntary self assessment for recording continuous professional development (CPD).
