This study investigates the dynamics of human capital in borderlands, focusing on the case of the Minho River border between Spain and Portugal. We examine how this capital influences company sales in these culturally and economically intertwined regions. The problem is critical due to the...

Water scarcity is an important threat to food security in the Euphrates-Tigris river. Water scarcity is a huge worldwide problem that results from the rapid increase in water demand, which exceeds the amount of available water. The most significant problems currently affecting countries are food...

We exploit the public good attributes of Ganges water pollution cleanup and theoretically analyze an aggregate economy of two cities---Kanpur and Varanasi---through which the Ganges flows. Our specific objective is to study whether water pollution cleanup in these two cities ought to be provided...

We provide a theoretical framework to analyze how climate change influences the Ganges and how this influence affects pollution in the river caused by tanneries in Kanpur, India. We focus on two tanneries, A and B, that are situated on the same bank of the Ganges in Kanpur. Both produce leather...

The oil industry is responsible for production of many products in common use, such as plastic and fuel, which are used in various activities in modern society. However, the exploitation of these hydrocarbons has been considered aggressive to the environment and their reservoirs are not...

The study was done on the White Volta River that flows from Burkina Faso through Ghana into the Atlantic Ocean to analyze the frequency of flooding so as to provide a basis for flood prediction to protect life and property. Analysis of floods is important in management of peak discharges in...