- Harmonizing SD: Theory and Practice of Sustainable
Development
- Integrated Environmental Management Systems
- Harmonising the Environmental Dimensions -
Environmental Management Tools
Harmonizing SD: Theory and Practice
of Sustainable Development
Dr. Dajian Zhu
Tongji University
Key Points:
What-Sustainable Development as Conception (International View)
Why- Sustainable Development as Strategy (China Strategy)
How-Sustainable Development as Economic Form (Economic Pattern)
Where- Sustainable Development in Regional Scale (Urban Mode)
1 Basic Theories of Sustainable Development (International View)
1.1 Development of Environment and Growth Thoughts from Word War ?
1.2 Win-win Strategy between Environment and Growth
1.3 Non-reducing Development of Natural Capability
1.4 Headstream Controlling for Pollution Problems
1.5 System Constructing as characteristic of Integration
2 Main Problems of Sustainable Development in China
2.1 Case study on increasing resource consumption: Total Amount of
Waste Discharge in Cities in China
2.2 3-impact factors
2.3 Impact of high materialization to Chinese future growth
3 Circular Economy and Society (Economic Pattern)
4 Circular economic city
4.1 Comprehensive ecological Circular-type city
4.2 Economic dimension of circular civilization
4.3 Society dimension of circular civilization
4.4 Environment dimension of circular civilization
Integrated Environmental
Management Systems
Dr. Xiaoping Li
Shanghai Academy of Environmental Science, Shanghai, China,
1. Definition of EMS
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a set of management tools
and principles designed to guide the allocation of resources, assignment
of responsibilities and ongoing evaluation of practices, procedures,
and processes that industry, companies, or government agencies need
to integrate environmental concerns into its daily business or management
practices.
2. Methodology of EMS
An EMS is a continual cycle of planning, implementing, reviewing and
improving the processes and actions that an organization undertakes
to meet its business and environmental goals. Most EMSs are built on
the "Plan, Do, Check, Act" model.
3. Laying the Groundwork
This part will give you an overview of Environmental Management Systems,
suggestions for how to build internal support for your IEMS, ideas for
developing your IEMS management team, and a process for understanding
how your organization impacts the environment.
4. Creating an Environmental Policy
This part will help you review your organization's current methods for
managing environmental concerns, develop an environmental policy for
your organization, and determine the scope of your IEMS.
5. Determining Significant Environmental Aspects and Setting Objectives
This part will help you prioritize those aspects determining which one(s)
you will want to work on first.
6. Evaluating Alternatives
In this part we explore ways to evaluate alternatives for environmental
aspects that you want to change.
7. Setting Targets And Measuring Success
This part will help you establish ways of measuring your progress in
meeting the targets.
8. Developing Operational Controls
This part describes the process for setting objectives, developing operational
controls, and creating the organizational support for ensuring that
those objectives are met.
9. Implementing Your IEMS
This part will cover planning for and setting up environmental management
projects for each objective, and tools that will help you keep your
IEMS on track.
10. Building Organizational Support
This part will cover training, documentation, stakeholders and communication.
11. Establishing Continuing Improvement
Environmental improvement requires work in steps. This part will emphasize
the principles of continuing improvement.
12. Case Study I: Environmental Impact
Example 1: Toner Cartridges
Example 2: SO2 Emission
13. Case Study II: ISO14001
ISO14001, an international standard for EMSs, which is designed to help
businesses set up and implement a simple, straightforward EMS
Example 1: An Industrial Zone in Shanghai (China)
Example 2: Federal Foam Technologies, Inc (USA)
14. Case Study III: EPA Policy
Example 1: Shanghai EPA
Example 2: USEPA
Harmonising the Environmental
Dimensions - Environmental Management Tools
- Three Epochs of Environmental Management
- Environmental Management (sustainability?) Tools
- The environmental management toolbox
- Emergence of the toolbox over time
- Three sets of environmental management tools
- organisation-related tools
- product related tools
- government/donor decision-making tools
- Regulatory vs voluntary tools
- · Focus on project-based EIA and Strategic Environmental
Assessment (SEA)
- Structural shift required for sustainability
- Environmental education a critical component of this shift
- Improving project-based EIA
- The parallel and independent process?
- Bridge the divide between the development and environmental
players
- Focus on the decisions to be made
- Adapt the EA to the decisions
- Ok Tedi (Papua New Guinea) example
- Timing and communication are critical
- Strategic Environmental Assessment of Plans, Programs and Policies
- Water Policy/Program/Project example
- The concept of SEA
- A policy-making model - SEA must fit with that model
- Agreed principles for the SEA implementation
- An adaptive approach is essential
- Example of SEA of "soft" projects - participatory
methods
- Sustainability Appraisal
- Sustainability has to be sought through societal debate
- The role for EA is as an advocacy tool for environment
- Conclusions: Imperatives for EIA/SEA Specialists
- Useful Sources for further information.
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