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preserve the environment. Those who are involved in tire management, directly or indirectly, no matter where they work, have a … strengths and weaknesses of current management concept in using vehicle tires in the European Union and Romania. Recovery and … recycling of waste materials, including those products containing rubber, such as car tires at the end of their life cycle, is a …
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The article develops R.H.Coase's insight that the level of transaction costs in the market determines the amount of externalities, thus providing arguments against government intervention. Contrary to Coase, however, we argue that the level of transaction costs cannot be considered as given, and...
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This article reviews the role played by carbon and capture (CCS) technologies in order to facilitate the transition to low-carbon emitting technologies in the medium term. More precisely, we address the following central questions: how will the development of CCS technologies impact energy...
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In the wake of the Copenhagen Conference and the outstanding issue of shaping climate change mitigation for the period beyond that covered by the Kyoto protocol, this paper puts into context the various economic instruments available fot tackling climate change, and highlights the emergence, as...
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offered by the EU have had any effect on the sustainability of the environment. …
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Agri-environmental schemes are the main policy instrument currently available in the European Union to promote environmentally friendly farming practices. Nevertheless, the adoption rate of these measures is still limited. This paper develops a profit maximizer theoretical framework to explain...
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The purpose of this review and analysis is to provide a basic understanding of the issues related to worldwide hypoxic zones and the range of economic questions sorely in need of answers. We begin by describing the causes and extent of hypoxic zones worldwide, followed by a review of the...
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. The large number of these sites reflect the lack of organized waste management system in rural territory. Sanitation … services are still poorly developed in rural areas and the waste generated and uncollected are often disposed in open dumps or … river banks (mainly in mountain areas). Geographic location of human settlements influences the disposal of waste, most of …
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buffer areas at local scale. The results are corelated to field observations and current situation of waste management … in EIA studies particularly for rural waste management systems at local and regional scale which are less studied in …The paper aims to mapping the potential vulnerable areas to illegal dumping of household waste from rural areas in the …
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Landfilling is the main method for municipal waste disposal in Romania. Access to sanitation services are limited on … rural territory and that leads to uncontrolled waste disposal with negative implications on the geosystem. Implementation of … EU acquis on waste disposal from rural areas requires local authorities to close the landfills by July 16, 2009 …
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