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

Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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SARA TYSKENG

Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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ANNICA CARLSSON

Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden

Environment Statistics, Box 24300, 10451 Stockholm, Sweden

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333204001663Cited by:8 (Source: Crossref)

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.

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