The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development,

Taylor & Francis

The Environment, Employment and Sustainable DevelopmentAuthor(s): Monica Hale, Mike Lachowicz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415180290, 978-0415180290\nSynopsis\nEnvironmental policies and initiatives have had a significant impact on businesses and employment practices across Europe. The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development is a wide-ranging collection featuring contributions by academics and practitioners from countries including the UK, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Ireland. Subjects covered include:\n* the effects of EU environmental directives, programmes and legislation and global conventions and agreements\n* assessment of environmental training, education and qualifications across Europe\n* national and international case studies\n* the commercial logic for businesses in 'going green'\n* examination of the growth in the public and private sector of career opportu.