An ecological basis for integrated environmental management
April 28, 2008 by NICOLAS HERNANDEZ and amathew | Filed under: 1-Environmental Managers: Job Crafting in Action, Collaboratory, THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
An ecological basis for integrated environmental management
This paper addresses resolving environmental issues using an approach based on ecology and environmental values. This relates to job crafting as another approach environmental managers could use to successfully solve environmental problems.
The paper indicates that for the environmental manager to effectively manage the environment requires understanding of the essential properties of the environment to be managed. The environmental manager could craft his position to make him knowledgeable about the environment that he is required to work on or where the environmental manager is willing to make a difference.
The framework of the proposed approach is value-based and decision focused. It provides principles and assumptions that recognize and evaluate the interaction among physical and biological resources and the human use of these resources.
The paper also talks about the need to involve all stakeholders to make any environmental project a success. This is another very important skill that should be included in the job crafting process of an environmental manager
