Reports

Membership reports

Membership Survey 2017 Each year, we survey our members to identify trends in how different services are valued and to gather members’ opinions on potential future developments. Here we are pleased to present the...	Annual Report 2016 Find out more about the IES and our activities by reading the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2016. The 2016 Report features comment from our Chair, Honorary Secretary and CEO. Read about...
Salary Survey 2016 This definitive guide explores salary trends in the environmental science sector, and provides a valuable guide to what salary you can expect or hope to achieve. The report looks at differences in...	Membership Survey 2016 The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) surveys its members annually to identify trends in how different services are valued and to gather members’ opinions on potential new future...

Environmental Science Sector Reports

Air quality and Planning in Local Authorities In the UK Local Authorities have a statutory responsibility for the management of local air quality. Many guidelines and tools have been developed to promote best practice in the way these...	Public engagement in the GEES disciplines This good practice guide explores the challenges, benefits and opportunities associated with higher education institutions (HEIs) engaging the public in the disciplines of geography, earth and...
Technical interfaces modelling forum: Outcomes from the workshop It has been felt for some time that conventional traffic models - as currently formulated - are not able to provide the accuracy and precise type of data that AQ models require and can undermine the...	Guide to UK Policy Shapers and Influencers This handbook, published by the Science Council, contains contacts and information on all UK Government Department and other agency and public body websites relevant to scientists' interests. The...

Guidance

Ecosystem services assessment: How to do one in practice

This document provides guidance on how to make an ecosystem services assessment. It explains what ecosystem services are, why an ecosystem services assessment needs to be made, and how it can add...

Air Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of Demolition and Construction Sites

Constructing buildings, roads and other infrastructure can have a substantial, temporary impact on local air quality. The most common impacts are increased particulate matter (PM) concentrations...

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Forthcoming publications

Sustainable Development Goals

This issue of the environmental SCIENTIST will explore the role that science has to play in the successful delivery of the SDGs.
Due to be published in September 2017

Living Labs

This issue of the environmental SCIENTIST will highlight and provide case studies within the Living Laboratories concept, in which universities promote local sustainability by recruiting researchers to address environmental issues.
Due to be published in December 2017

Latest book review

Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Edited by Matthias Barth, Gerd Michelsen, Marco Rieckmann and Ian Thomas

Universities are facing increasing pressures to change the educational programmes they offer...

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