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The Impacts of Water Pollution on Economic Development in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - 2010
Water pollution is a chronic crisis in Sudan that is rarely researched. However, it is combined with scarcity, disputes and uncertainty. In The current paper we introduce its concepts with emphasis on the growing problems of pollution combined with scarcity. A Case study of the growing problem...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015227515
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EU acquis compliance on urban waste management. Case study: Piatra Neamt, Romania
Mihai, Florin-Constantin; Apostol, Liviu; Chelaru, … - 2013
This paper examines the current challenges in urban waste management systems under EU regulations for a newcomer state. Piatra Neamț is among the first Romanian cities which made the transition from a traditional to a modern waste management infrastructure through ISPA funds. These changes are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015246465
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Discussão de temas de cenarização para a indústria automóvel para aplicação do método Delphi em Portugal
Moniz, António - 2004
As was recently published in the GERPISA newsletter, one of the aims of the research for the new years will be the knowledge of interactions between the organisational company dynamics and the social-economical models of development. If one takes the example of the German exercise in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015256973
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Discussão de temas de cenarização para a indústria automóvel para aplicação do método Delphi em Portugal
Moniz, António - 2004
As was recently published in the GERPISA newsletter, one of the aims of the research for the new years will be the knowledge of interactions between the organisational company dynamics and the social-economical models of development. If one takes the example of the German exercise in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015244557
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Policy for better Air Quality in Asia: Proposal for a Policy Evaluation Method for four ASEAN Countries.
Hirota, Keiko - 2007
rapid economic growth, urbanization and motorization. Mortality and respiratory diseases caused by air pollution are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015216776
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Can carpooling clean the air? The economics of HOV lanes, hybrid cars and the Clean Air Act.
Shewmake, Sharon - 2010
Private vehicles are a significant source of air pollution in many areas of the United States. Areas with already high levels of air pollution are required by the Clean Air Act to take steps to reduce automobile use and the associated emissions. The behavioral implications of many travel demand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015223829
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Environmental Risks between Conceptualization and Action
Grozavu, Adrian; Mihai, Florin-Constantin - 2018
Changes in the contemporary world materialized in particular through population growth and mobility, urbanization, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015261892
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Sustainability of the transport sector during the last 20 years: evidences from a panel of 35 countries
Eva, Mihail; Mihai, Florin-Constantin; Munteanu, … - 2019
Between 1990 and 2015, the annual global amount of CO 2 emission generated by transport has increased by 68%, from … environmental friendly modes of transport have thus been offset by economic growth and increasing mobility. This study questions the … relationship between economic growth and sustainability performance of transport sector. It adds to the literature new insights …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015264858
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Reduction in Local Ozone Levels in Urban São Paulo Due to a Shift from Ethanol to Gasoline Use
Salvo, A; Geiger, F - 2014
It has been proposed that lower NOx emission fuels such as ethanol can mitigate air pollution from vehicles burning oil-based hydrocarbons. Yet, existing modeling and laboratory studies, even those seeking to simulate the same environment, vary in their predictions of how gasoline/ethanol blends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015243755
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Highway toll and air pollution: evidence from Chinese cities
Fu, Shihe; Gu, Yizhen - 2014
Most highways in urban China are tolled to finance their construction. During the eight-day National Day holiday in 2012, highway tolls are waived nationwide for passenger vehicles. We use this to test highway tolls’ effect on air pollution. Using daily pollution and weather data for 98...
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