Environmental policy

Environmental policy

Policy related to managing human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources.

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Pollutant

Environment; Environmental policy

Any extraneous material or form of energy whose rate of transfer between two components (factors of the environment is changed so that the well being of organisms/ecosystems is negatively affected. ...

Regional planning

Environment; Environmental policy

Concerned with planning processes for the best and wise use(s) of the natural environment for economic development, human populations, and environmental protection within a regional framework(area. ...

Policy

Environment; Environmental policy

A definite and official course of action(s) or governing principle(s) by government which serves as a guide for consistant and rational public and private decisions. Policy prescribes values ...

Environmental planning

Environment; Environmental policy

Concerned with the consequences of human activities on the environment in terms of fore-casting, anticipating, evaluating, and reconciling the demands for and impacts upon the environmental resources ...

Pollution

Environment; Environmental policy

The presence of matter or energy whose nature, location, or quantity produces undesirable environmental effects. The contamination or alteration of the quality of some portion or aspect of the ...

Environmental policy

Environment; Environmental policy

Official statements of principles, intentions, values, and objectives which are based on legislation and the governing authority of a state and which serve as a guide for the operations of ...