ABSTRACT

Environmental 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:
* the effects of EU environmental directives, programmes and legislation and global conventions and agreements
* assessment of environmental training, education and qualifications across Europe
* national and international case studies
* the commercial logic for businesses in 'going green'
* examination of the growth in the public and private sector of career opportunities for those with environmental expertise.

chapter 2|6 pages

The Environment and Industry

Legislation and voluntary standards schemes and their potential effects on environmental employment

chapter 6|10 pages

The Mediterranean Region

The problem of integration of environmental issues in the policies of Mediterranean countries

chapter 7|2 pages

The Environment and Industry

Legislation and voluntary standards schemes

chapter 12|12 pages

The Environment—New Qualifications, New Competencies

Challenges and perspectives for employment and training

chapter 13|7 pages

Environmental Employment

The right training for the right jobs

chapter 16|13 pages

Competencies in The Environment

The role of further and higher education

chapter 17|11 pages

Changing Environment

No blueprints for education

chapter 19|4 pages

Professional Recognition in The Environment Across Europe

First and Second Diplomas Directive

chapter 22|6 pages

Skills for Environmental Professionals

Towards a European framework