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Valuation of Urban Air Pollution: A Case Study of Kanpur City in India
Gupta, Usha - eSocialSciences - 2006
This study estimates the monetary benefits to individuals from health damages avoided as a result on reductions in air pollution in the urban industrial city of Kanpur in India. A notable feature of this study is that it uses data from weekly health-diaries collected for three seasons. For...
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Impact of Air Pollution on Human Health in Dehra Doon City
Gautam, A.; Mahajan, M; Garg, S - eSocialSciences - 2009
To study the adverse health effects of exposure to ambient air pollution in different areas of Dehra Doon. To examine the relationship between the levels of air pollution and the percentage of affected people in selected area of Dehra Doon city. Air quality monitoring and a questionnaire-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004969786
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Revisiting the Need of Improved Stoves: Estimating Health, Time and Carbon Benefits
Thakuri, Min Bikram Malla - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study generates some evidence on the costs and benefits of a particular indoor air pollution control initiative. The study is based on a survey of 400 households in Rasuwa district, Nepal,
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480375
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Why Do Farmers Burn Rice Residue? Examining Farmers’ Choices in Punjab, Pakistan
Ahmed, Tanvir; Ahmad, Bashir - eSocialSciences - 2013
Burning agriculture residues has multiple negative effects including local air pollution, increase in black carbon and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133181
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Morbidity Costs of Vehicular Air Pollution: Examining Dhaka City in Bangladesh
Chowdhury, Tanzir; Imran, Mohammad - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study estimates the morbidity costs of reduction in air pollution in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, using the Cost-of-Illness (COI) approach. COI is defined as the sum of lost earnings due to workdays lost or restricted activity days and the mitigation expenditure borne due to illness....
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Natural Resource Conservation, Use and Sustainability in Drylands
Alagh, Yoginder - eSocialSciences - 2007
This keynote address of the conference on Natural Resource Conservation Use and Sustainability in Drylands, focuses mainly on some new concepts of resource assessments in dry areas, some recent debates on organizational ideas on communities and their institutions; larger issues to place the...
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Tamil Nadu Budget 2008-09
Government, Tamil Nadu - eSocialSciences - 2008
Speech of Prof. K. Anbazhagan, Minister for Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu, presenting the Budget for 2008-2009 to the Legislative Assembly on 20th March, 2008.
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Sustainability of Indian Agriculture: Towards an Assessment
Rao, V.M. - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper presents a systemic framework to look at the prospects for sustainability of Indian agriculture. The … shaping the growth, efficiency and stability of agriculture. The domains are: Natural resources covering land, water, climate … prospects for agriculture are seen to depend in the final analysis not so much on nature or factors beyond control as on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699187
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Juvenile Justice in Different Countries: Age of Criminal Responsibility and Treatment of Juvenile Offenders
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2013
In the world, there are three models that inspire administration of juvenile justice: • The Welfare Model • The Justice Model or Control model - Retributive • The Restorative Model The age of criminal responsibility and treatment of juveniles thus varies under the different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945402
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Challenges and Opportunities in a Trillion Dollar Economy
C, Chakrabarty K - eSocialSciences - 2011
dollar club, namely, the US, UK, Japan, Germany, China, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Brazil and Russia. In fact, over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321469