The work attempts to comprehend why littering is so extensive and, with the use of several findings provided in Gary S …. Becker's article entitled 'Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach', to explain why under current conditions more waste … discarded in the environment can be expected. The article was created from the perspective of the Czech Republic, where the …

where to deposit waste from each county, this paper studies the economic costs of import bans and import taxes and the … waste shipments. Using data on intercounty waste flows in California and a random utility model of haulers’ decisions about … implications on the distribution of waste disposal by race (and ethnicity). I find NIMBY-motivated laws would reduce intercounty …

Open dumping of waste and discharging untreated wastewater into environment are key causes of environmental pollution … in the developing world, including South Asian countries. Waste and wastewater however can be a source for recovering … energy, nutrients and water if properly treated or recycled rather than a cause of pollution and diseases spread. The …

. Furthermore, the results show that economic growth and government effectiveness negatively affect the environment while the … institution index positively affects the environment in the region. It was also found that the interaction between economic … globalisation and institution has negative and significant effects on environmental pollution, thus contributing to environmental …

energy use, economic upswing, and foreign trade are not environment friendly. The NARDL results suggest that energy efficient …

generate significant pollution problems and risks to human health and the environment. Over one billion people living in low …, there are opportunities for reducing pollution, alleviating poverty, improving the urban environment, and lowering …, and Latin America is discussed. -- urbanization ; cities ; environment ; waste …

We provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of environmental governance concerning air pollution, water … problems and waste generation in Kazakhstan. The overview of the environmental and institutional framework in these fields … management of air, waste and water. However, more coordinated cross-sectoral actions, both on the regional and the national level …