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There's no doubt that the risk factors typical of a certain lifestyle which may have a negative impact on human health are numerous, especially considering that research in health (medicine, pharmacology etc) were focused on their determination, but especially on the cause-effect relationship....
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study, we selected Jiaxing city as research area for that the environmental pollution problem has become prominent with …
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This paper aims to correct standard measures of agglomeration economies to account for air pollution generated by …). Epidemiological studies show that atmospheric pollution has a negative and significant impact on human health (see e.g., Currie et al … correcting estimations of agglomeration economies by accounting for air pollution resulting from commuting. More specifically, we …
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After 1980's as a result of neo-liberal policies in development strategies of Turkey, coastal areas exposed a massive pressure on its environmental resources. Attractiveness of natural amenities and due to encouragement with regulations for tourism sector development caused population growth and...
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This paper studies the effectiveness of building height limits as a policy to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It shows that building height limits lead to urban sprawl and higher emissions from commuting. On the other hand, aggregate housing consumption may decrease which reduces emissions...
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The current historical moment is a great opportunity for a new development model for rethinking forms and space on the one hand and, on the other hand, the factors of production - labor and materials - and social (Appold, Kasarda, 1990), which starts from the context, then it identifies the...
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This paper demonstrates that a pollution tax with a fixed cost component may lead, by itself, to segregation between … locations and two industries (clean and dirty) where pollution is a by-product of dirty good manufacturing. Under proper … outcome when there is a fixed cost component of the pollution tax. Moreover, a stratified Pareto optimum can never be …
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compensated by an increase in trans-boundary pollution which is detrimental to the productivity of environmental sensitive sectors … consequences of trans-boundary pollution when mechanisms such as binding international agreements are difficult to implement? In … developing country and we analyze the effects of a subsidy program to pollution abatement industry located in the North. We find …
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actively participate in controlling non-point source pollution through integrative watershed management is important. Beyşehir … inappropriate water policy and non-point source pollution in the lake have become striking environmental issues at the basin. This … paper aims to explore the knowledge and perceptions of the local people about non-point source pollution and community …
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