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Synopsis Environmental management is a challenging task. The common process of environmental planning and management, which must be practiced to a greater extent in the future might constitute a new "playing-field" for many. For those traditionally involved in these types of planning processes, it might turn out to be an identification problem. For the new actors, it may instead be a problem of uncertainty as to extent of needed skills. Everybody in a decision-making team possesses a specific unique knowledge in the field of their expertise, and contributes a necessary and valuable input.This book is designed to discuss fundamental principal and practices in the field of environmental management. Main topics included are: Introduction; ecology risk assessment; the aquatic environment; Terrestrial environment; Biotic environment; atmospheric environment; environmental strategies; men and the environment etc.