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The Master of Science (Environmental Management) program at the National University of Singapore was founded in 2001, and is a multidisciplinary graduate program dedicated to cultivating environmental consciousness in senior and mid-level managers. The idea is to develop a consciousness and skill set for managing issues that affect the environment in a manner that supports sustainability. The orientation is practicality. Students are required to prepare dissertations or research papers, and this volume presents versions of 23 of the best. A sampling of topics: evaluating the profitability of being green, environmental sustainability in wafer fabrication plants, captive breeding as a tool for conservation of endangered species (comparative case study of the lion-tailed macaque), a socio-economic analysis of fishery sustainability in Singapore, and timber shortage and the sustainability of the Malaysian furniture industry. The volume is not indexed. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
