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Professional Website: EnvironmentalManager.org
Research interests include: As a profession, environmental management is still young. Up until recently, it has been a very reactive discipline, reacting to new regulations and emergencies. More recently, it has become more proactive, but its goals are still very modest and set too low to protect human health and the environment. While the profession has evolved through several manifestations, it is clearly time for another evolutionary jump. The developing role of the environmental manager is a principal research area, specifically focusing on fostering sustainability in our economic, environmental, and social systems.
John Morelli, Ph.D., is a professor, Russell C. McCarthy Chair and the Chair of the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. Morelli joined RIT in 1991. To capture his research interests, Morelli writes, "As a profession, environmental management is still young. Up until recently, it has been a very reactive discipline, reacting to new regulations and emergencies. More recently, it has become more proactive, but its goals are still very modest and set too low to protect human health and the environment. While the profession has evolved through several manifestations, it is clearly time for another evolutionary jump. The developing role of the environmental manager is a principal research area, specifically focusing on fostering sustainability in our economic, environmental, and social systems." Morelli is the Founder/Director, Environmental Management Leadership Initiative and currently holds the Russell C. McCarthy Chair.