Im Bereich der Umweltökonomie wurde in den letzten Jahren intensiv das Konzept des Sustainable Development diskutiert. In diesem Artikel wird dieses Konzept zu-nächst in seiner Entwicklung beschrieben. Anschließend wird das Verhältnis zur Ökonomie untersucht, um schließlich die Ansätze...

Wastewater treatment requires coagulants in a sedimentation-filtration stage for which effective coagulants were needed. Moringa oleifera and Vigna unguiculata shows adequate water-soluble proteins that show active coagulant properties. Jar test analysis shows that chemical coagulant Alum gives...

Based on the problems that arise because of climate change, such as floods, fires, glacial decline, and avalanches, a study was proposed to build knowledge and skills in the four civil engineering courses of the Minuto de Dios-UNIMINUTO University Corporation, in Zipaquirá, during one semester....

For many years, tremendous efforts have been made to link important diseases and epidemics to water supply and sanitation practices in a manner that focus mostly on understanding and breaking the various chains and channels of diseases transmission pathways. Such efforts paid off and led to...

The problems of environment protection in the industrial sectors are becoming more and more relevant, with strict legal requirements that imply considerable investments. This encourages researchers to look for new systemic solutions and methodologies to improve efficiency of environment...

More than half of the current wastewater treatment facilities constructed in Palestine are waste stabilization ponds (WSP) and have several problems in their operation. This article evaluates three selected case studies on the various pond systems including WSP, algae- and duckweed-based ponds...

The implementation of Water Framework Directive, speaking about the need to achieve good water status, and thus the corresponding sewage treatment caused the problem of waste water management has become a very important starting from the municipal level, through the national and the European...

Inadequate water utility services in the low-income areas (LIAs) of Kenya remains the greatest water sector challenge for the coming decades, especially with a fast-growing low-income population. Land tenure issues, vandalism, unlicensed water service providers, irregular payment of fees, and...

This paper aims to report the construction process of Environmental Economic Accounts for Water in Brazil and its institutional articulation between national and international public and private institutions, who participated in this construction effort. It also presents the current stage of...