An Introduction to Environmental Audit

Contents: 1. Environmental audit. 2. Landmarks in environmental auditing. 3. Environmental audit -- types. 4. Conducting environmental audit. 5. Environmental due-diligence audit. 6. Environmental auditor - qualification, registration. 7. Environmental auditor -- auditing skills. 8. Environmental auditing standards. Appendixes.
 
"Environmental degradation, depleting natural resources, disasters, scientific studies etc have proved that in 21 century development needs to be coherent with sustainability in totality. Growing concerns of environmental conservation led the evolution of Environmental Audit (EA), a tool that helps in identifying, prioritizing and addressing important environmental issues.

This book is an effort to fill the gap between information required about environmental audit and available to students, teachers, industry professionals, regulators, planners etc. The book deals with general concepts of EA, evolution of EA, types of EA, process and methodology of EA, auditor requirements, auditing standards and ready to use regulatory checklists (reckoner) required during environmental audit." (jacket)