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1. The role of biology and ecological engineering in watershed and river restoration -- 2. Codification, case studies, and methods for economic analysis of river systems -- 3. Estimating willingness to pay for additional protection of Ohio surface waters : contingent valuation of water quality...
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channels and the Elbe riverbed had not been maintained well. Just 13% of the households had undertaken building precautionary …
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participants in the Elbe DSS project. In particular attention is paid to the software engineering aspects of the design process. In … integrated management of the Elbe catchment was initiated, which includes functionalities related to inland navigation, water … quality, flood safety, and vegetation ecology. The problems faced in the German part of the Elbe catchment range from poor …
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basins as case study areas. Three of the basins, namely the Elbe, Guadiana, and Rhine, are located in Europe, the Nile … cooperation. The evaluated water resources management measures are on a relatively high level in the Elbe and Rhine basins …
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large river. We present an example of a rapid flood risk assessment methodology for the Elbe River. A 1D hydraulic routing … possible for the Elbe River to date. The model is applied to a series of exemplary flood risk mitigation measures to show the …
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This book is timely in its investigation of the environmental influence of globalization and China. Volume 14 focusses on : theoretic modeling of environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on host countries, international openness and corporate environmental performance in China,...
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Subsidies are pervasive throughout OECD countries and much of this support is potentially harmful environmentally. This report presents sectoral analyses on agriculture, fisheries, water, energy and transport, proposing a checklist approach to identifying and assessing environmentally harmful...
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Biofuels: An Introduction of Market and Impacts -- Technologies, Production Costs, and Support Policies -- Biofuels and Global Food Crisis.-Impact on Land -- Biofuels and Poverty -- Oil Price and Biofuels -- Biofuels and Climate Change Mitigation -- Policies for Biofuels: Direct Subsidies to...
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