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Removal of petroleum pollutants from river water by centrifugation

Gacek, Anna; Szopa, Przemysław; Czerniak, Jacek - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 1121-1133

Hydrocarbons belong to the compounds most occurring in surface waters and groundwater. The presence of petroleum compounds in such waters brings significant changes to their physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics even at very low concentrations, like 0.01 g/m3. Petroleum compounds...

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Sustainable development in the context of hard water treatment

Klosok-Bazan, Iwona; Witsanko-Sniezek, Aneta - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 1135-1145

The objective of this paper was determination and measurement of the effect on the environment that application of central softening of water from the Grotowice intake can have. In order to carry out the said analyses, two levels of water softening were considered, i.e. up to hardness at the...

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Economic analysis of selected filter beds used for water treatment

Skoczko, Iwona; Szatyłowicz, Ewa; Malinowski, Łukasz - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 1147-1160

The aim of the present study was to assess the possibility of use economic analysis to compare selected filter beds used in water treatment plant. There were considered selected masses which are commonly used for removal iron and manganese from the groundwater. Water purification with these...

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The impact of the Poland foreign trade on its real CO2 emissions

Fortuński, Bartosz - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 1161-1174

CO2 emissions are a global problem. This means that nothing or very little will change if only particular countries are involved. The purpose of this paper is the attempt to show the real CO2 emissions of the Poland as well as the impact of its trade on CO2 emissions in other countries in the...

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Actions undertaken to further small and medium enterprises development in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Okrzesik, Olga - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 1175-1185

The article focuses on the ongoing activities in the Silesian Voivodeship for the purpose of developing enterprises from the SME sector, inter alia, through increasing innovation. An analysis of desk research strategies and regulations in the Silesian Voivodeship facilitating the growth of a...

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Social perceptions and attitudes towards climate change in Poland and in Turkey

Dubel, Anna; Bas, Kaan - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 1187-1201

Climate change is perceived as a threat to future human well-being and a challenge to sustainable development of local …

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Sustainable development as a challenge for a society and an economy

Reichel, Janusz - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 1203-1215

which will be used to coordinate spontaneous development processes will be the concept of sustainable development. Since … and 2) a question whether actions, carried out in the spirit of sustainable development, really bring us closer to the …

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Nachhaltige öffentliche Beschaffung : Erfolgsfaktoren für die Umsetzung auf kommunaler Ebene in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Becher, Carolin - Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg - 2017

In Zeiten deutlicher Auswirkungen des Klimawandels und gravierender sozialer Missstände in Teilen der Welt drängen sich dringender denn je für die Weltgemeinschaft die Fragen nach Handlungsoptionen zum Erreichen nachhaltiger Entwicklung auf. Dementsprechend ist auch der öffentliche Sektor...

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Urban Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement : Linking Innovation and Local Benefits

Bornholdt, Luciano; Lukic, Jelena; Roquet, Vincent; … - 2017

Expansion and development of urban areas require acquisition of land, which, in turn, often requires physical relocation of people who own or occupy this land. Land acquisition and resettlement may also be required to improve the lives of the more than 1 billion people who currently live in...

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Rights, Integrity, and the Principle of Sustainable Development : Dworkinian Reflections on the Sustainability of International Law

Jodoin, Sébastien - 2017

Sustainable development is a contested concept in international law. There is a general consensus on its core features … Justice include various insights regarding the principle of sustainable development and its role in international law that … display a number of Dworkinian traits. Both justices adopt conceptions of sustainable development that embrace its role as a …

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