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This dissertation treats the topic of environmentally unfriendly consumption behaviour in relation to air pollution and …) differences in the extent of pollution arising from environmentally friendlier vehicle use, and iii) the attitude of private … and behavioural factors determine the level of impact that private motorists have on urban air pollution. Also, it is …
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This paper proposes a performance assessment method (PAM) at urban scale, based on five specific waste indicators such as: population access to waste collection services (%),separate collection (%), reuse & recycle (%), landfilling (%) and amounts of waste uncollected (Qwu-%). Values of each...
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major sources of complex pollution unfulfilling EU regulations, being scheduled to be closed. This paper aims to analyze …
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are generated and uncollected being often uncontrolled disposed contributing to urban pollution. This paper aims on the … accurate assessment of the vulnerability of cities to waste pollution. Total urban population access to waste collection … services is a basic condition for developing an efficient waste management system and to reduce pollution. The current urban …
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The cities are facing illegal dumping of municipal solid waste (MSW) because the waste collection facilities do not cover the entire population. Furthermore, this sector is poorly developed in small towns or villages annexed to administrative territory units (ATU) of cities,MSW are disposed in...
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This paper examines the actual problems of social and economic development of big cities. To assess the efficiency of this development, we have made a methodology, based on a system dynamics approach which meets the modern requirements. One of the main elements of the methodology is a system...
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curve: air pollution releases increase with income up to a turning point, where the relation reverts. Second, there is … inefficiency of law enforcement) is associated with higher levels of pollution. In terms of policy implications, this result … reduce the negative effects on ambient air pollution. …
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This paper analyses the role of institutional stratification within higher education (course length, fields of study and institutional quality) in mediating the relationship between social origin and labour market outcomes (wage and occupational status) in a comparative perspective. In the first...
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Complexity of the changes taking place in modern societies makes it is necessary to deepen the analysis of the impact of social inequality on the activity of old people. Dissemination of new technologies and organizational forms allows solving many social problems and improving the quality of...
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"Social Capital of Old People on the Example of Bialystok Residents" is a book based on theoretical and empirical study, which presents an issue of diagnosing and using of old people social capital in the local and regional development processes. This issue is significant because of the threats...
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