Environmental data bases Book

This book is a practical "how to" book designed to help environmental program managers, utility managers and directors, environmental attorneys, regulators and regional planners, and consulting engineers establish computerized environmental data bases. It offers specific suggestions regarding the types of organizational commitments needed to successfully establish a computerized database and determine appropriate goals for the database. It also discusses factors which need to be considered regarding database structure, software selection, hardware selection, system management, and using consultants. The book is geared toward non-computer professionals faced with the task of establishing or determining the feasibility of computerized systems for managing environmental data.