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This open access textbook provides a concise introduction to economic approaches and mathematical methods for the study of water allocation and distribution problems. Written in an accessible and straightforward style, it discusses and analyzes central issues in integrated water resource...
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The water-food nexus in the Middle East and Northern African (MENA) region is characterized by resource depletion, import dependence and environmental degradation. This contribution proposes that consumption awareness and resource circularity can be seen as a pathway to alleviate environmental...
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This open access textbook provides a concise introduction to economic approaches and mathematical methods for the study of water allocation and distribution problems. Written in an accessible and straightforward style, it discusses and analyzes central issues in integrated water resource...
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Uncontrolled emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to the atmosphere leads to climate change. One of the key contributors in GHG emission is municipal solid waste. Increasing population and rapid urbanisation in Malaysia directly influence MSW generation that has increased from 5.6 million tonnes...
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This paper presents the results of a study into the application of landfill biogas by applying an example of a biogas … operation of a biogas power plant. During the study, the environmental impact of the facility was assessed. This analysis … involved the considerations of a biogas power plant in terms of the social impacts of its operation. An economic assessment was …
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In recent years, bioeconomy strategies have been implemented and adapted internationally. In the bioeconomy, materials are to a certain extent circular by nature. However, biomaterials may also be used in a rather linear way. Lately, a transition towards a circular economy, a more restorative...
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fermentation digesters. Comparison shows that biogas production was 2540 m3 more or 11.2% higher than that of the CK with no …
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