POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF COMBINING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TOOLS IN A LOCAL AUTHORITY CONTEXT

Sara Emilsson (), Sara Tyskeng () and Annica Carlsson ()
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Sara Emilsson: Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Sara Tyskeng: Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Annica Carlsson: Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden;

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2004, vol. 06, issue 02, 131-151

Abstract: Today, there are many environmental management tools available to support integration of environmental perspectives in decision-making processes. However, a single tool is seldom the answer to all queries. This paper shows potential benefits of using a combination of different environmental management tools in a local authority context. Three environmental management tools used in Swedish local authorities are examined — Substance Flow Analyses (SFA), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) — from mainly a theoretical point-of-view. The tools are positioned according to their key characteristics, and their individual contribution to environmental management in local authorities is explored. For the local authorities, a combination of tools allows decision-makers to integrate experience from individual projects to overall environmental management, which helps decision-makers to deal with some of the challenges that different environmental management situations require.

Keywords: Substance flow analysis; strategic environmental assessment; environmental management systems; integration; environmental management; local authorities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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