Keyword: geography & environment

Found 897 papers in total
Voluntary agreements in protecting privately owned forests in Finland – To buy or to lease?
2008,
A voluntary conservation approach may reveal environmentally minded landowners who are...
A model for evaluating the environmental and functional benefits of ‘innovative’ roundabouts
2015,
This study looks at the singling out of a multi‐parameter criterion for...
The effect of railway local irregularities on ground vibration
2015,
The environmental effects of ground‐borne vibrations generated due to localised...
On two speed optimization problems for ships that sail in and out of emission control areas
2015,
This paper deals with two speed optimization problems for ships that sail in and out...
A Bayesian Methodology Applied to the Estimation of Earthquake Recurrence Parameters for Seismic Hazard Assessment
2014,
Seismic hazard curves provide the rate (or probability) of exceedance of different...
Mobile UW-ASN framework with RSSI-based protocol for shallow river monitoring
2014,
Approximately three‐fourths of our planet's surface is covered by ocean and...
Measuring greenhouse gas emissions for the transportation sector in Korea
2015,
This paper presents a methodology of measuring greenhouse gas emissions (mainly CO 2 )...
Stakeholder Preference Mapping–seeking a way forward for the processing of spent nuclear fuel
2015,
Continuing concern in many countries about the processing of spent nuclear fuel has...
Regulatory impact of environmental standards on the eco-efficiency of firms
2015,
In this paper, we propose an approach to implement environmental standards into Data...
Effect of various factors for achieving environmental performance in manufacturing industry: a review
2015,
During the industrial revolution, environmental issues were not addressed when...
Energy and environmental benefits of family biogas plants in India
2014,
The potential of family biogas plants in providing viable solutions for clean rural...
Internal supply-chain competition in remanufacturing: operations strategies, performance and environmental effects
2014,
This paper investigates the competitive and environmental effects of different...
Competitive Goals and Plant Investment in Environment and Safety Practices: Moderating Effect of National Culture
2015,
Operations managers clearly play a critical role in targeting plant‐level...
Transaction Costs of Environmental Policies and Returns to Scale: The Case of Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans
2009,
Comprehensive nutrient management plans are being promoted to reduce excess nutrient...
A Comparison of Product Take-Back Compliance Schemes
2015,
Product take‐back regulation, under which firms finance the collection and...
Policy incentives for switchgrass production using valuation of non-market ecosystem services
2012,
This study presents a linear profit model with combined economic and environmental...
The world at a crossroads: Financial scenarios for sustainability
2012,
The global financial system is a major component of our global society. The available...
Implementing Pollution Source Control–Learning from the Innovation Process in English and Welsh Water Companies
2013,
Improving the stimulation and management of innovation by water utilities is a key...
Exploring domestic energy-saving: The role of environmental concern and background variables
2012,
The main purpose of this paper is to investigate whether residents' environmental...
Will carbon motivated border tax adjustments function as a threat?
2012,
Due to large incremental carbon emissions, China might become an important target...
Impact of domestic and tertiary buildings heating by natural gas in the Italian context
2012,
The study was carried out under the research program ‘Analysis and evaluation of...
CO2 emission inventories for Chinese cities in highly urbanized areas compared with European cities
2012,
The international literature has paid significant attention to presenting China as the...
Separating environmental efficiency into production and abatement efficiency: a nonparametric model with application to US power plants
2014,
In this paper we present a new approach to evaluate the environmental efficiency of...
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