The dos and don'ts : environmental management

5 51846 Environmental Management The DOS & The DONTS Environmental Management General Considerations - Site Screening - Construction Site Management - Roads - Water Supply - Sanitation - Solid Waste Management - Markets - Rivers Author : Ekart Hartmann dan Heinz Unger Editor : Octaviera Herawati, Vivianti Rambe, Richard Gnagey Photos by : Ekart Hartmann Published by : World Bank Jakarta PNPM Support Facilities (PSF) Office Jalan Diponegoro No. 72 Jakarta 10310 Phone : (62-21) 3148175 (hunting) Fax : (62-21) 31903090 Website : www.worldbank.org All, or any part of this book may be reproduced for training needs For Further information, please contact : Octaviera Herawati Phone : (62-21) 3148175 Fax : (62-21) 31903090 Email : oherawati@worldbank.org Preface Environment is all about living and extinct things on earth. The surrounding environment condition is very much influencing our life pattern. A clean and well maintained environment will make us feel comfortable in doing a lot of activities. Conversely, a bad environment condition will cause a lot of problems, such as, disturbance of ecosystem 1), the lacking of or even the lost of natural resources, and moreover which is also important, it may influences our health. Recently, we regularly have been faced with issues on activities where it potentially causes environment damages or disturbances, such as, illegal deforestation, forest burning, the coral usage for village road construction, improper domestic/factory waste disposal, and also without exception, dirty public places. If these activities were not immediately stopped, it may cause damages to our environment ecosystem. And if our ecosystem is damaged, our lives on earth will also fall to pieces. Therefore, it needs efforts, at least, to minimize the environment damages through the proper environmental management. These efforts can be the form of among others; forest rehabilitation, restriction to disposal waste into location that potentially may harm the environment, or also in the form of the delivery of awareness to the society of the danger that may threaten their viability. This book is drafted to help to deliver the awareness especially to the public society on things that may potentially cause the environment disturbances and damages. This book is simply and clearly presented, by showing good and bad samples where generally may be seen in our surroundings. It is expected that this book can be easily understood not only by the society who is not from environment engineering group, but also can be used by government staff, institutions who involved in environment preservation activities, civil engineers who regularly involved in construction and others whose activities related to environment. Finally, the writer wishes that this book can be distributed and provided to anyone who demands; can also be used to complete the construction technique training material, environmental awareness, operational and maintenance activities, etc. 1 Ecosystem can also be said as a unit arrangement completely and thoroughly between entire ele- ments of life circle who interact. Picture Book - Environmental Management i  Gratitution Highest gratitude is awarded to some people who make this book into materialized: Scott Guggenheim who has the idea and financing this activity, Ekart Hartmann and Heinz Unger who carried the idea out, Vivi Rambe who has contributed ideas, and suggestion/input before and after this activity carried out, Octaviera Herawati who manages this activity (including in obtaining suggestion and input of the book contents, manages the printing and publishing, and translates it into Bahasa Indonesia) and Richard Gnagey who has provided his time for reviewing and giving valuable suggestion/input. Specifically to Victor Bottini and Sentot Satria who always gives their support towards this book. Also to colleagues who have made the illustration and layout, colleagues in administration section and whoever who has given his or her supports during the completion of this activity. ii Picture Book - Environmental Management Introduction Making Your Project Protect the Community Environment WHY SHOULD YOU USE THIS MANUAL?