environmental management — English

A pluri-disciplinary field of scientific inquiry about the relationship between human-kind and the natural and human-made environment. The field of study sprang from concern about the state of the global environment and all local environments, and the effect of human activities on the global or local environment. It has led to a structured regulatory system of investigation into the possible impact(s) of human activities on the environment, and a legally enforceable process of authorisation for proposed developments or projects. In short, it is the structured regulation of human decision-making about actions that might have a significant impact on the environment.

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