Scott M. Deitche

Green Collar Jobs (eBook, PDF)

Environmental Careers for the 21st Century

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This is a comprehensive yet practical guide for job seekers looking for green career opportunities.

Green Collar Jobs: Environmental Careers for the 21st Century is a simple, easy-to-reference guide that will help students, recent graduates, job seekers, and career changers at all levels find the latest information and job resources in this burgeoning new field.

This exceptionally timely book examines all aspects of green careers, beginning with an overview discussing green jobs from environmental, economic, and political perspectives. The core of the book is comprised of chapters that describe specific types of green jobs and career paths. These include jobs related to alternative energy, water resources, green marketing, green business, green building, and environmental law. For those willing to leave home, there is a chapter on global environmental jobs, and there is information on niche green careers such as ecotourism and green interior design. Each chapter includes job sources, education and training resources, and a listing of companies involved in the particular business.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313380150
• Artikelnr.: 37828113

Autorenporträt

Scott M. Deitche is water resources manager for the engineering firm GPI Southeast, Inc., Tampa, FL.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Tim Center Acknowledgments Introduction CHAPTER 1 The New Space
Race CHAPTER 2 The Basics CHAPTER 3 Water, Water, Everywhere CHAPTER 4
Imagining New Power CHAPTER 5 Building for the Future CHAPTER 6 Green
Business CHAPTER 7 Green Marketing CHAPTER 8 Green Law CHAPTER 9 The Green
World CHAPTER 10 More Green Jobs CHAPTER 11 A Final Note Notes Further
References Index