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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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 ...

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 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 ...

anticipatory policy

Environment; Environmental policy

Policies that attempt to anticipate significant economic, social, and ecological events rather than simply react to them. Involves actions to ensure that conservation and other environ-mental ...

standard

Environment; Environmental policy

A measure for relating an allocation of resources to existing or potential needs as determined by stated goals, objectives, and policies. The maximum allowable levels of specific polluting materials ...

stewardship

Environment; Environmental policy

(Environmental Stewardship) The wise use and management of the environment and its resources in terms of the recognition of living relationships and responsibilities for the environment and for ...