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The Impacts of Water Pollution on Economic Development in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 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...
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A simple chemical free arsenic removal method for community water supply - A case study from West Bengal, India
Sen Gupta, Bhaskar; Chatterjee, S.; Rott, U; Kauffman, H; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This report describes a simple chemical free method that was successfully used by a team of European and Indian scientists (www.qub.ac.uk/tipot) to remove arsenic (As) from groundwater in a village in West Bengal, India. Six such plants are now in operation and are being used to supply water to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108001
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Environmental Management in Agriculture – Case of Bulgaria
Bachev, Hrabrin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper presents a holistic framework for analysing, assessment and improvement of environmental management in agriculture, and assesses the forms, factors and efficiency of agro-eco-management in Bulgaria during post-communist transition and EU integration. It incorporates an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114363
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The Economics of Climate Change and Science of Global Warming Debate:African Perspectives
Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
pests and diseases. Consequently, development goals are threatened by climate change with heaviest impacts on poor countries … hard-won gains and seriously undermine prospects for development. Using environmental impact and sustainability applied … by implementing green development strategies based on low energy –intensity, low-carbon emissions and clean technologies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259199
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Feed-in tariffs for promoting solar PV: progressing from dynamic to allocative efficiency
Bell, William; Foster, John - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The International Energy Association has observed that nearly all countries now offer or are planning feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for solar PV but debate has shifted from ‘if or how to implement a FiT’ to ‘how to move to a self-sustaining market post FiT’. The aim of this paper is to explain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260134
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Reviewing the climate change adaptation readiness of the Australian national electricity market institutions
Bell, William - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper aims to identify climate change adaptation issues in the Australian National Electricity Market by assessing the robustness of the institutional arrangements that support effective adaptation. The paper finds that three major factors are hindering or are required for adaptation to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108635
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The impact of climate change on electricity demand in the Australian national electricity market
Bell, William - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper aims to identify climate change adaptation issues in the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) by assessing the robustness of the institutional arrangements that support effective adaptation from the demand side. This paper finds that three major factors are hindering or are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114238
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Globalization and Environment: Can Pollution Haven Hypothesis alone explain the impact of Globalization on Environment?
Dinda, Soumyananda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The economic literature on trade and environment seeks empirically test hypotheses about how trade affects the environment that is crucial for resolving current policy debates. Applying panel data technique we examine the impacts of globalization on pollution level, pollution intensity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111013
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Research and Science Today No. 1(5)/2013
ADAM, Elena; TRIȘCAȘ, Floarea Elena; NICOARĂ, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Research and Science Today Journal is a publication founded in 2011 and it is dedicated to the students of all levels (license, master and doctoral) of faculties in the country and abroad. We want to offer the participants the opportunity to present their scientific works in the following areas:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260601
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Sustainable development from an Islamic Perspective: meaning implications and policy concerns
Hasan, Zubair - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Abstract This paper examines the debate on the meaning of sustainable development and the policy implications of … to whatever definition of sustainable development one might subscribe, eventually, each ends in an environmental concern … divergence between their approaches to development. It argues that the Islamic approach is more agreeable to environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619435