Report on Wolverhampton's Sustainability and Environment Management

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Wolverhampton's sustainability strategy and its implementation plan from 2013-2018, focusing on the interrelationship between environment management and sustainable health. It critically discusses the city's sustainable development initiatives, examining the principles, limitations, and legislation at local, national, and international levels. The report identifies and critiques specific sustainable environment management practices, such as business support and environmental planning, evaluating their effectiveness and potential impacts. It also analyzes methods aimed at tackling climate change within the strategy. Furthermore, the report proposes a suitable model and recommendations to enhance Wolverhampton's approach to sustainability and environmental management, considering factors like resource management, risk assessment, and the integration of short-term and long-term perspectives. The report also offers a critical evaluation of the current practices and provides insights into improvements.

ENVIRONMENT
MANAGEMENT AND
SUSTAINABLE
HEALTH

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
C. Critical discussion of sustainable development of Wolverhampton sustainability strategy . 3
D. Identification and critique of one sustainable environment management practices..........6
E. Identification and critique of one method which aims to tackle climate change...............8
F. Suitable model and recommendation to enhance the strategy in term of sustainability and
environment management....................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCE ................................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
The interrelationship between environment management and sustainable health is
complicated process. It affects to both parameter as quality and sustainability of the society in
which we exist (Smith, 2014). Environment management and sustainability mainly focus on
identifying solutions for problem related with health. In this includes various approaches and
opportunities which create impact on current and future policy related with sustainable health.
These aspects can be planning across a range of environmental areas, education and change.
Present case scenario is based on Wolverhampton city council sustainability strategy &
implementation plan. In this case determine various legislation related to the sustainable
development. Organization act upon sustainable consumption and production, climate change
and energy and sustainable communities.
On the other hand, sustainability strategy and implementation plan initially focus on the
city council's activities. With the helps of this plan, city council deliver major changes which
have been withdrawn as policy. In this context, includes sustainability charter, Wolverhampton
declaration on climate change and their environment strategy. In addition to this, they monitor
the implementation plan quarterly and progress reported annually. Along with this, it will be
reviewed in year 2015-16 and with this strategy adopting in 2017-18. Present report is covers
critical discussion of sustainable development of Wolverhampton sustainability strategy and
implementation plan of 2013-18. Furthermore, it helps to identification and critique of
sustainable environment management practices which will benefits human health (McMichael,
2013). Moreover, it covers identification and critique of method which aims to climate change of
the strategy. At last, it also applying sustainable model and recommendation to enhance strategy
in sustainability and environmental management.
C. Critical discussion of sustainable development of Wolverhampton sustainability strategy
Sustainable development is defines as many ways but main aim of this parameter is to
meet with needs of present situation without negotiating ability of future generation. It is take in
two terms in Wolverhampton are as follows:
 Needs: According to need concept, it focuses on particular needs of the every member,
which is the best priority (Costanza, 2012).

 Limitations: Idea of limitation imposed by state of technology and social organization
which is based on environment ability to meet present and future needs.
As critically evaluating to this strategy, UK government introduced it on the basis of five
guiding principles. In this context, they include living with planet's environment limits, ensure
strong and healthy society, achieving sustainable economy and promote good governance.
However, current coalition government published this strategy through main streaming
sustainable development (Marlow, Moglia and Beale, 2013). In this context, sustainable
development making necessary decisions which stimulate for visions to achieve economic
growth. Beside this, it also tackles deficit and maximising protecting to the environment. As
criticise to this strategy, it negatively impacting on the ability of future generation.
According to international context, sustainable development is defined by Johannesburg.
They declare that various activities which aimed to achieve development goals which integrate
three prospect such as environment, economy and society (Clausen, Madsen and Murrell, 2015).
As a result, most response of the protocol has change conference in 2012 in various countries
whether they are developing or developed. Further, in this legal obligations introduced to reduce
emission. In this, two themes considered in sustainable development such as build green
economy and improving international coordination. Both element emerging in establishing
common vision which integrate values of economic, social and environment to achieve
sustainable development.
As per the view of _________, sustainable development in UK consist cross party in UK
government falls in this perspective. On the other hand, it is also provided opportunity to parties
to show systematic activities for business development. Furthermore, it led to the efforts that are
made and understands promoting activities in systematic manner. On the other hand, ________
stated that in Johannesburg global commitment exist to sustainability which helps to show
creativity in systematic manner. In this aspect, sustainable development activities consist civil
organisation society in all around the world.
From the point of European context, EU produced key legislation which are related to the
sustainability (Lu, Song and Wang, 2015). European climate change their programme in 2000
which implement in Kyoto Protocol and produced working group in the area of supply, demand
and efficiency. In this context, directorate-general develop strategies in 2008 which is known as
Climate Action and Renewable Energy (CARE). After this, in 2009 EU Renewable directive

introduced one such regulation stemming from the CARE package. In this, they produced
mandatory target that EU obtains 20% of its energy from renewable resource by 2020. An
increase in renewable energy sources promote environmentally safe and sound technologies
(Nijkamp and Perrels, 2014).
As national context, mainstream sustainable development is led by government policy. At
department level, department for environment, food & rural affairs (DEFRA) leads on
sustainable development and department for energy & climate change (DECC) works on energy
and climate change. First pieces of legislation directly lead on carbon dioxide emission and
energy efficiency in Home Energy Conservation Act, 1955 (Li, Ma and Huang, 2014). It is
requires for producing annual energy conservation reports to improving domestic energy
efficiency. As critically evaluating, this Act revised in 2012 to require biennial reports for local
energy of cost-effectiveness conservation measures. After this, again and again Act is revised to
reduce greenhouse gas emission. Main aim is to encourage the transition to a low carbon
economy and reduce effects of climate change on the economy, society and environment to a
manageable level. In 2012, at local level, local government introduced association which
launched by the local climate initiative (Mežinska, Lapiņa and Mazais, 2015). It helps councils
in reducing carbon emissions and adapting effects of climate change. Along with this, in 2011
carbon plan introduced which provides program for implementing climate change Act. Main aim
of this is to delivering more efficient, low carbon and sustainable economy by promoting use of
renewable incentives.
According to regional context, sustainability west midland is leading as advisory body for
west midland region. As compare to other context, it mainly concentrates on the sustainable
consumption and production, climate change and energy, natural resource protection and
environmental enhancement and sustainable communities (Barbosa, Fernandes and David,
2012). In 2007, West midland regional climate change action plan 2007-10 was published by
partnership. It contains vision with some priorities for action, reflected in action plan.
From the point of Local context, Wolverhampton city council and Wolverhampton local
strategic partnership jointly adopted various strategies in the past decades on the basis of various
partners. In this context includes; sustainability charter, Wolverhampton declaration on climate
change, Wolverhampton environment strategy and sustainability communities strategy for
Wolverhampton (Davies, Ogali and Metternicht, 2015). Sustainability charter was introduced in

2004 which provides set of strategic sustainability principles for development of environment.
Further, Wolverhampton Declaration on climate change signed by council in 2006, December.
After this, Wolverhampton strategy 2009 introduced which concentrate on environment
protection. At last sustainable Communities strategy for Wolverhampton 2008-2026, incorporate
in 2009 which is superseded by city strategy.
D. Identification and critique of one sustainable environment management practices
As a sustainable environment, various actions promote to ensure sustainability of city
centres through continuing support to the management (Schaltegger and Burritt, 2014).
Sustainable management created through application of sustainable practices in the various
categories. In this context includes, businesses, agriculture, society, environment and personal
life. These aspects managing in the way through organization has benefits for current and future
generation. In other words, these aspects gives better results through adopting some
characteristics. For promoting the sustainability Wolverhampton can respect for resources,
approach to risk and use short-term perspective. In addition to this, it can be stated that by
making short-term perspective, city has occurs more expenses. Similarly, long-term perspective
create wastage of resources and time as well (Gopalakrishnan, Yusuf and Ambursa, 2012).
There are several kinds of management practices exist that can be used by the
Johannesburg to improve their environment performance. In this context, motivations ranging
from the eco efficiency that concern about the sustainability of the enterprise. Businesses have
impact due to this management practices. In this way, construct of the activities assist to develop
more effective functioning in the business that create impact on the health of human. With the
help of the proper and systematic work performances, sustainability will be increasing at
workplace. As results, short term aims and objectives of the business also achieved in systematic
manner.
In this respect, table number 1.3 (1.3.1) it provides business support, advice and guidance
to Wolverhampton business solutions centres (WBSC). It also beneficial for regularly
communication and consult with city centre stakeholders. This form helps to the city that they
can easily evaluate current environment management practices against environmental priorities
areas. It also determines appropriate conservation projects to protect the health of people. It
includes setting goals, projects and safeguards to enhance the quality of the environment (Brown,

2014). For development of these aspects, Wolverhampton need to make the environmental plans
through they can achieve goals. For environmental planning they should concentrate on the
practices such as wildlife and habitat management, water conservation quality, resource
management and education facilities.
Along with this, it also supports to the city councils in attracting major investments.
However, it is not giving guidance how to do investments and where it has to expand. Along
with this, it undertakes regular health check ups of the city centre businesses & survey visitor
needs. As critically evaluation, regular check ups not considered daily basis so that it can be
create negative impact (Angelstam, Grodzynskyi and Naumov, 2013). In Wolverhampton city
councils, sustainable management practices define as relatively simple and common sense which
can be implemented at any stage. In order to improve standards that can be apply to the different
types of practices such as new things to do and robust range of standards, etc. Use of best
practices by contaminated land sector management practices encourage in the few decades.
However, a way to offer changing behaviours or actions reduce cost which can be create adverse
effect on community or the environment (Glasson, Therivel and Chadwick, 2013). In addition to
this, sustainable management practices (SMP) can be modify and updated in any ways.
Modifications and updated is very important aspect that gives source of information which
helpful to development of SMP.
This is also support and promote the whole city by seasonal campaigns to attract all the
people towards the city. As compare to this, it not helpful to attract all visitors at same time so
that it create adverse effects. This is lead by Cherry shine, development officer city & urban
projects, economic partnership & investment (Reese, 2015). It can be done through Annual
programme of Wolverhampton city council. As critically evaluation of this SMP is very difficult,
because it is requires process through project framing and planning. In this context, there are
various assessment need to fulfil such as describing decisions requirements and sustainability
assessment. Along with this, it considered reporting and dialogue. In this, preparation activities
frame in which sustainability assess must be defines. In addition to this, it also describing
constraints which covers five issues related with Wolverhampton. In respect to this, includes
objectives, boundaries, scope, methodology and dealing with uncertainties (Battersby, 2013).
However, it is very difficult to dealing with the uncertainties because issues frame in this context
which can create negative impact. Further, environment sustainability development also assists

to make sure that overall development ascertain in systematic manner. With the help
sustainability development process, the organisation able to support the several activities in
systematic manner. There are different kinds of sustainability and environment management
practices exists that includes that create initiative process in systematic manner. Program also
managed with sustainable design and construction so that newer facilities will be included to
ascertain creative standards to learn about the program. Department level administration
practices assists to exceed standard guidelines in systematic manner that includes online rather
considered printed publications.
In addition to this, there are different kinds of environmental hazardous material team
placed that assists to maintain contract with several respondents. There are mainly 22 members
exists that support to the activities through implemented floating booms and adsorbent material.
E. Identification and critique of one method which aims to tackle climate change
In order to overcome the issues and problems Wolverhampton can take method through
they can tackle climate change. In part three from the table 2.1.5 method has been used to tackle
climate change. In this context, they mainly Act on Co2 which is government led strategy. Thus,
they can produce city-wide energy strategy and drawing on recommendation of renewable & low
carbon energy study. In respect to this, city act on Co2 through they can increase awareness and
influence attitude to encourage meaningful behaviour change (Baumgartner, 2014). However, it
creates negatively on the city because carbon dioxide is greenhouse gas, which is cause of
climate change. It is mostly produced by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. It can be
reduce through support various principles such as renewable & low carbon energy, local
generation & distribution and integration with related priorities. In the strategy, climate change
consist important role. It is the systematic process which helps to concentrate on the economic
innovations. In this regard, energy need to be efficient so that proper outcomes and results will
be develop at workplace. It is the creative result that increase performance of the business
through save their energy.
Climate change is a challenge which is unavoidable for the society to deal with over
coming decades. Along with this, most communities have some ability to respond to change
extreme climate events (Zornoza, Acosta and Faz, 2015). For this reason, it is necessary to
explicit plan that how to adjust to climate change. In this context, Wolverhampton can adopt

various methods and tools to refer guidelines, models and frameworks that helps to support
process of planning adaptation. However, access and availability of methods and tools is not
enough for change climate. As resultant, sometimes renewable not works properly so that local
generation & distribution is not working properly every time. Along with this, monitoring also
required for adaptation planning and implementation because it creates real lesson for application
elsewhere. As critically evaluating, only one approach is not sufficient to successfully support
adaptation planning (Schmoldt, Kangas and Pesonen, 2013). Hence, it requires many approaches
through expert judgement is drawn on the successful operations. In this context, below are the
approach, method and tool define which consist for development:
Approach: Complete frameworks prescribes an entire process for assessment for maintaining
renewable and low carbon energy. In this context, Wolverhampton assess vulnerability to build
certain applications and tools for development set of instruction in various parts of the city.
Method: Through methods city use various methods by they can maintain carbon energy in
climate change (Drake and Spinler, 2013).
Tool: After using approach and method Wolverhampton select various tools through they can
easily make climate change to build certain applications for development set of instructions.
For establishing various policy framework Wolverhampton ensure healthy, clean and
safety environment to achieve sustainable development. It is also ensures global and regional
environment issues is protected by various functions. In this context, some functions includes
which are as follows:
 Implementation of policy, strategy and environment program through planning,
formulating and coordination (Lawton and Weaver, 2015).
 In multilateral environment agreements coordination and implementation of various
functions which helps to achieve sustainable environment.
 Monitor to environment programs and activities.
 Enhance and promote environment knowledge and encourage public to actively involved
in environment culture.
Along with above description, in the Wolverhampton activities manual focusing on
managing health issues in term of environment. It is especially contains in the climate change
and global warming tackle various effects, impact and issues related with the implementation of
sustainable development (Hay, 2013). In the different countries distinct local generations and

distribution system follows for benefits of human life. In this context, through implementing
plan, strategy will be adopted so that country can make sustainable development. Further, it
integrates various priorities such as low carbon economy and fuel poverty. It encourages people
for achieving wider dissemination so that it will beneficial for health issues of the city. In
addition to this, it also contains programme emerged from export led poverty reduction
programme that initiate in 27 countries including UK. It gives guidelines which is used to reveal
suitable inclusive opportunities to identifying sustainable development (Smith, 2014). It provides
other aspects which support to renewable & low carbon energy. The environment management
intended manage development in terms of environment which contains climate change and
global warming. Sustainable environmental management set processes and procedures that allow
supporting to renewable & low carbon energy. Global warming and climate change set context
which helps to sustainable development which is implement to the plan. It supports to
greenhouse gases such as Co2, methane and nitrous oxide which increasing results of human
activities. Many industries, mainly health sector depend on major factors that impact on climate
change such as issues of illness and disease (McMichael, 2013). For this sustainable
development is implementation in practical way that designed by Handbook to provide a wide
range of pragmatic advice and guidance.
F. Suitable model and recommendation to enhance the strategy in term of sustainability and
environment management
Human societies has achieved technological advancements in last two century. In this
context, large scale of principles affects of human on the environment aspect such as changes in
climate, possibly irreversible and composition of atmosphere. In Wolverhampton socio-
economic aspects concern various areas especially considering international trends. At presently
view of sustainability and sustainable development are crucial concept such as democracy, truth
and justice, etc. (Costanza, 2012). It covers social and economic improvement in very broad
sense and can be ignore to economic growth. Protecting of natural environment is not mean by
ecosystem which extent ecological process.
Sustainability development is refers as what exactly wants people and what is relevancy
for them. In this context various models can be attain by Wolverhampton through they can
enhance their strategy (Marlow, Moglia and Beale, 2013). Main aim of this development is to
meeting the needs of present generation without losing of future generation to meet their needs.

To recommendation and enhancement the environment management 3 overlapping model is
explained which is considered sustainability acknowledges. In this context, economic,
environmental and social factors includes which develop sustainable environment. Distinct types
of visualisation can be identified from the literature and classification which is appropriate for
development. In various strategy has strength and weaknesses that pulled together from coherent
point (Clausen, Madsen and Murrell, 2015). Thus, it will assist to enhance appraisal strategy for
Wolverhampton. In this context, structured discuss around intended audience which helps to
develop plan for achievement success of the various health issues.
Depending on the mind set three aspects such as economic, environmental and social
factors putting in circle to show effect of one circle to another circle. For instance, many
organizations prefer economy in large context because their success and goals are depends on
this aspect. Wolverhampton can use this model through they can prioritise according to their
success and preferences (Lu, Song and Wang, 2015). Another thing which they can develop to
draw society in second largest circle in that customers and other stakeholders live together. In
this context, environment take on the small basis because of external standards has business
metrics which can be negotiate by city councils. This model implies on the basis of economy
which can be exist independently of society and environment. This model intersect the
importance of three aspects in term of interdisciplinary and transdiciplinary approach to
understanding sustainability (Nijkamp and Perrels, 2014).
Overlapping circle model
In respect to apply the suitable model for sustainable development, overlapping model
applied in the business. It is the best way to encourage people to make sustainability at
workplace. In this model, there are mainly three activities included such as economy, safety and
environment. All these elements are very useful to make sustainability at workplace. Hence,
overview also ascertain to measure the effectiveness of business performances.

Main advantages of this model is are as follows: Easy to read: This model is easy to read as well as implementing. In this context, various
systems can be developed through Wolverhampton can achieve success for their country.
Along with this, it recommends that they mainly focus on economy so that it will helpful
to develop sustainability through growth of the country. Further, it will also beneficial for
country that its GDP is grown very quickly. As resultant, this is helpful to enhance
strategy for sustainability development of the city councils (British Medical Association,
2013). Visually appealing: Another advantage of this model is to it can clearly seen. In this
context, various aspects can be includes which play major role in Wolverhampton. In
addition to this, model has transparency so that every one can easily see various things
which could be develop in sustainable management. Thus, it can be recommend that it
will assist to explain key areas of city councils. Beside this, visually appealing is clearly
demonstrating target areas so that Wolverhampton can enhance their strategy for
sustainable development (Li, Ma and Huang, 2014).
Illustration 1: Sustainability model
Sources: 3 sustainability models