2012, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, CES, Indian institute of Science

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Contents
Unit 1:

Principles of Environmental Management ............................................. 1

Unit 2:

Policy and Legal Aspects of EM .......................................................... 51

Unit 3:

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) ............................................ 95

Unit 4:

EIA Documentation and Processes ................................................... 139

Unit 5:

Environmental Auditing ..................................................................... 193

Unit 6:

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) ............................................................ 247

Unit 7:

Environmental Management System Standards................................ 311

Unit 8:

Environmental Management Techniques .......................................... 363

Unit 9:

Environmental Design ....................................................................... 419

Unit 10: Environmental Economics ................................................................. 481

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