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Contamination by the Israeli Military Industry and its Impact on Apartment Sale Prices in an Adjacent Tel-Aviv Neighborhood: A Hedonic Pricing Model Study
Shelem, Itai - 2008
A window of opportunity opened to investigate present effects of past environmental policies of the Israel Defense Forces and its military industry when one of its facilities, Taas Magen, was required to close down in 1997. For decades, untreated discharge was released into absorption pits,...
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Essays on environmental and public economics
Williams, Roberton C. (contributor);  … - 2011
expenditures on the environment actually crowd in private giving, partly due to the increased fundraising response by charities …. The second essay examines the incidence of a pollution tax scheme in which tax revenue is returned to low-income workers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429298
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Estimation of expected value for lognormal and gamma distributions. [Environmental pollutants]
White, G.C. - 2009
Concentrations of environmental pollutants tend to follow positively skewed frequency distributions. Two such density functions are the gamma and lognormal. Minimum variance unbiased estimators of the expected value for both densities are available. The small sample statistical properties of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435692
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Intraindustry Trade and the Environment: Is There a Selection Effect?
Aralas, Sarma B.; Hoehn, John P. - 2010
This paper develops a pollution model of trade in differentiated goods. Our analyses show the following: first, the … number of firms in the economy. Third, we examine the relationship between openness to trade and the environment. The impact … empirical analysis to test the integrated theoretical predictions of the pollution models of intra-industry as wells as inter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446123
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The Environment and the SUV: Any Room for Compromise?
Schnitzer, Eliza Newbold - 2002
quantitative analysis of the effects of these reforms on total emissions and fuel economy in three different states of the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009474967
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11.479 Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries, Spring 2004
Davis, Jennifer - 2004
Policy and planning for the provision of water supply and sanitation services in developing countries. Reviews available technologies, but emphasizes the planning and policy process, including economic, social, environmental, and health issues. Incorporates considerations of financing, pricing,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009432313
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What Do Property Values Really Tell Us? Evidence From Revealed and Stated Preference Studies
Guignet, Dennis - 2011
specified quantitative measures. The first study focuses on LUSTs and groundwater pollution, which is expressed as parts … local air pollution. In my hedonic application I find that LUSTs generally have little effect on home values. I argue that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450652
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New Electricity Technologies for a Sustainable Future
Jamasb, Tooraj; Nuttall, William J; Pollitt, Michael G - 2006
There is a growing concern over our reliance on conventional electricity sources and their long-term environmental, climate change, and security of supply implications, and much hope is vested in the ability of future technological progress to tackle these issues. However, informed academic...
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Solid waste reduction management with special reference to developing countries
Human, Etienne Hugo - 2005
Sustainable development and the Triple Bottom Line integrated sustainability concept focus on the choices between the imperatives of economic efficiency, social development and environmentalsustainability. Corporate governance is being imposed by stakeholders and corporate socialresponsibility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457781
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ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN SUCEAVA COUNTY
TURCOV, Elena; APETRI, Niculina - 2015
in all indicators. Theoretical economic concepts and also issues related to the relationship between man and environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011316219