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MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS FOR THE RISK MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

HASSAN, OSAMA A. B. - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 12 (2010) 01, pp. 87-101

This article attempts to adapt the Monte Carlo method to the quantitative risk management of environmental pollution …. In this context, the feasibility of stochastic models to quantitatively evaluate the risk of chemical pollution is first … develop a Monte Carlo scheme for evaluating the pollution in a lake environment. It is shown that the results can be of …

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: CONNECTING PRACTICE WITH THEORY

CHESSON, JEAN - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 15 (2013) 01, pp. 1350002-1

The desire to demonstrate performance with respect to sustainable development has led to a profusion of approaches. The widespread use of quantitative indicators often appears unconnected to any theory of sustainable development. One reason for this disconnect is that theoretical treatments have...

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ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CRITERIA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN REGIONS

SÖDERMAN, TARJA; KOPPEROINEN, LEENA; SHEMEIKKA, PETRI; … - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 14 (2012) 02, pp. 1250008-1

The ecosystem services criteria for strategic decision-making combine conceptualisation and concretisation of ecologically sustainable development. A concrete basis for the measurement, valuation, and assessment of ecological sustainability was created through the development of two-level...

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE LONG TERM?

BOND, ALAN - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 17 (2015) 01, pp. 1550006-1

This short paper makes the case that most impact assessment (IA) has sustainable development as the stated goal, but that it doesn't deliver sustainable outcomes. A key pillar of sustainable development is equity, both intra-generational (defined after Lamorgese and Geneletti (2013, p.119) as...

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TRENDS IN CHINESE URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

JU, MEITING; SHI, LINGLING; CHEN, XIAOHUA - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 07 (2005) 01, pp. 99-124

The course of urban environmental management (UEM) development in China is reviewed and analysed in this paper. The current situation that exists in the field of urban environmental management is also analysed from the aspects of the legislation, environmental policies, economic incentives and...

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IMPEDIMENTS IN IMPLEMENTING LOCAL AGENDA 21 IN ROMANIA: A CASE STUDY OF RAMNICU VALCEA STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

SOFRONICIU, OANA PUSA - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 07 (2005) 01, pp. 149-163

This article identifies and discusses the difficulties the main actors involved in the process of Local Agenda 21 implementation are confronted with in countries in transition as Romania. These are mainly the lack of financial resources, a weak connection of the academic world with the...

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STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EFFECTIVENESS AND THE INITIATIVE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOUTH AMERICA (IIRSA): A MULTIPLE CASE REVIEW

MADRID, CLAUDIA KIS; HICKEY, GORDON M.; BOUCHARD, MICHEL A. - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 13 (2011) 04, pp. 515-540

Over the last decade, South American countries have been promoting physical integration of the territory in response to regional export-driven industrialisation policies and the global demand for agriculture products, livestock, and energy sources. A prominent example of this is the Initiative...

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RESPONSE-EFFICIENCY-ASSESSMENT: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR RATING POLICY'S EFFICIENCY TO MEET SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF SOIL SEALING MANAGEMENT

ARTMANN, MARTINA - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 15 (2013) 04, pp. 1350024-1

In the field of environmental policy, it is widely accepted that the exploitation of the environment in a rapidly urbanising world needs intervention by policy to meet sustainable development. But which laws, incentives, and awareness raising actions support sustainable development? According to...

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EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS WHICH GOVERN THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY: THE CASE OF ARTIFICIAL LAKE KERKINI IN GREECE

MANOU, DIMITRA; PAPATHANASIOU, JASON - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 11 (2009) 02, pp. 213-243

This paper was developed in the context of the research project entitled GEMCONBIO (Governance and Ecosystems Management for the Conservation of Biodiversity), which is a European FP6-funded project under Priority 7 — Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge-Based Society. The projects strategic...

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THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES: A CASE STUDY OF JI'NAN CITY, CHINA

WANG, SHUJUN; LI, JENNIFER; WU, DAQIAN; WANG, RENQING; … - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 11 (2009) 04, pp. 427-450

pollution-intensive industry, which in turn has negatively influenced the ecosystem services. The promulgation of eco …

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