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Welfare measurement bias in household and on-site surveying of water-based recreation : an application to Lake Sevan, Armenia
Meisner, Craig - 2006
"Studies comparing household surveys with on-site interceptor surveys have typically accounted for over-sampling avid … accounted for the possibility that the household sample may contain a large presence of zero observations. If a large proportion … and compare three models which correct for these measurement issues in both the household and on-site surveys. Results …
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Strategic Environmental Assessment for Industry Sector Himachal Pradesh, India
World Bank - 2013
foundation for focusing subsequent diagnostic work by providing more extensive detail on the institutional context, pollution …
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Integrating Environmental Considerations in Policy Formulation : Lessons from Policy-Based Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Experience
World Bank - 2012
This report reviews the application of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to policies and draws lessons from it. The principal conclusion is that current SEA approaches, based on EIA methodology, of the sample reviewed have some influence on policy design but it is difficult to...
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Mongolia : Southern Gobi Regional Environmental Assessment
World Bank - 2010
The primary objective of the Southern Gobi Regional Environmental Assessment (REA) is to provide guidance for sustainable management of environmental resources in the future development of the Southern Gobi Region (SGR), development that will be led by rapid expansion of mining. The REA defines...
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Strategic Environmental Assessment : Improving Water Resources Governance and Decision Making
World Bank - 2012
The Sustainable Development Network (SDN) calls for elevating the environment into upstream processes such as policy, programmatic, and investment dialogue. In its 2002 environment strategy, the Bank committed to use strategic environmental assessments (SEAs), an environmental planning tool for...
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Bangladesh - Policies for Mainstreaming Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Urban Development of Greater Dhaka
World Bank - 2013
This policy note focuses on analyzing critical institutional and planning issues affecting Dhaka's Metropolitan Area, and suggests policy recommendations for introducing sound urban environmental planning to improve the quality of life by mitigating and reversing environmental degradation. The...
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Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005
World Bank - 2013
Forest in Kenya is an important source of livelihood, environmental services, and economic growth. In November of 2005 the Government of Kenya (GOK) ratified a new Forests Act. The act contains many innovative provisions to correct previous shortcomings, including a strong emphasis on...
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Rapid Strategic Environmental Assessment of Coffee Sector Reform in Burundi
World Bank - 2013
A reform in Burundi's coffee sector is currently under way. Even though the reform was launched by the government of Burundi in 1992, it was only in 2008 that implementation fully started. The purpose of the reform is to restructure the coffee sector, focusing on the following processes:...
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Beyond mitigation : potential options for counter-balancing the climatic and environmental consequences of the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases
MacCracken, Michael C. - 2009
"Global climate change is occurring at an accelerating pace, and the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are forcing climate change continue to increase. Given the present pace of international actions, it seems unlikely that atmospheric composition can be stabilized at a level that will...
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