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Perceived Socioeconomic Status as a Predictor of Environmental Concern in African and Developed Countries

Sulemana, Iddisah - 2016

An important literature examines the determinants of environmental concern within and across countries. The debate on whether affluence explains variations in environmental concern remains unsettled. An increasing number of studies acknowledge the importance of individual level characteristics...

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Perceived Environmental Quality and Subjective Well-Being : Are African Countries Different from Developed Countries?

Sulemana, Iddisah - 2016

An important literature examines the effect of environmental quality on self-reported measures of well-being. Some studies have focused on objective indicators of environmental quality, while other studies have explored how perceptions about environmental quality are correlated with happiness....

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Environmental Kuznets Curves for Air Pollution in African and Developed Countries : Exploring Turning Point Incomes and the Role of Democracy

Sulemana, Iddisah - 2016

countries. In particular, the relationship between economic growth and air pollution in Africa remains largely unexplored. In …

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Climate change mitigation and green growth in developing Asia

Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - 2012

Developing Asia is the driver of today's emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of the People's...

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Climate Change Mitigation and Green Growth in Developing Asia

Howes, Stephen - 2014

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How Far Can Developing Country Commitments Go in an Immediate Post-2012 Climate Regime?

Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2009

To point out the direction and focus of future international climate negotiations, this paper discusses how far developing country commitments can go in an immediate post-2012 climate regime. The paper argues that developing country commitments are most unlikely to go beyond the defined polices...

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Climate change mitigation and green growth in developing Asia

Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - 2012

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Energy policies and pollution in two developing country cities : a quantitative model

Borck, Rainald; Mulder, Peter - 2024

We study the effect of energy and transport policies on pollution in two developing country cities. We use a quantitative equilibrium model with choice of housing, energy use, residential location, transport mode, and energy technology. Pollution comes from commuting and residential energy use....

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Benefits trickling away : the health impact of extending access to piped water and sanitation in urban Yemen

Klasen, Stephan; Lechtenfeld, Tobias; Meier, Kristina; … - 2012

This article investigates the impact of piped water supply and sanitation on health outcomes in urban Yemen using a combination of quasi-experimental methods and results from microbiological water tests. Variations in project roll-out allow separate identification of water and sanitation...

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Solid wastes, poverty and the environment in developing country cities : challenges and opportunities

Medina, Martin - 2010

Many cities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America face serious problems managing their wastes. Two of the major problems … cities - particularly in Africa and Asia - collect less than half of the waste generated. Most wastes are disposed of in open … exist in improving the management of waste in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It is argued that, despite a worsening trend …

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