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model of strategic behavior by users/communities of an ecosystem such as a lake, which is subject to pollution resulting … multiple stable states appear. In this case, if the pollution level is high enough it is too costly in terms of what must be …
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The striped bass population in the San Francisco Bay/Delta estuary has been declining over the past two decades. Though the decline has been studied intensively, the causes are not completely understood. In this report we provide a review of theories about the decline, empirical evidence, and...
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Today’s worldwide concern regarding environment issues is by no means a passing fancy of no substance but a vital problem of epic proportions. Although tons of research performed since the last decades of the 20th Century have sufficiently proved the causes and effects of our environment...
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Reduced industrial activity leads to improve local air quality. Using plant level micro data from the Census of Manufacturers, I explore how county particulate levels vary for counties that feature different manufacturing activity levels and that differ with respect to manufacturing's capital...
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in education, (ii) the production level depends on the education level, and (iii) the pollution ia directly prportional …
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This single greatest cause of species extinction is human activity. The purpose of this paper is not to resolve these issues but to assess briefly some of the scientific challenges we face as we attempt to establish priorities in biodiversity conservation, and to propose a general strategy for...
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on the people), on the one hand, and one of its most obvious effects - visual pollution, which already starts to be in … research, both economic and uneconomic (philosophical, psychological, etc.). The visual pollution and the ecological … pollution alongside, is at the beginning of the road and certainly will arouse the interest of further research.The paper is the …
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, then it is not tenable to argue that pollution goes with affluence. On the contrary, poor or medium income countries with a … population size has a huge impact upon pollution and emissions. Practical implications – Global ecological pressure is the … Asian countries – China and India – on an equal footing with other countries. Originality/value – The distinction between …
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This single greatest cause of species extinction is human activity. The purpose of this paper is not to resolve these issues but to assess briefly some of the scientific challenges we face as we attempt to establish priorities in biodiversity conservation, and to propose a general strategy for...
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