Introduction: The effectiveness of impact assessment instruments [PDF]
The global application of impact assessment instruments to achieve a variety of policy integration goals (e.g. the mainstreaming of environmental, gender or economic efficiency concerns) continues to proliferate.
Bond, Alan +2 more
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Environmental assessment and health impact assessment [PDF]
HIA and EA are approaches and processes that support better, healthier, and more sustainable policy development and decisionmaking. When undertaken well, and when valued and applied, they can also help to support better, more informed, transparent and ...
Cave, Ben +5 more
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Towards integration of environmental and health impact assessments for wild capture fishing and farmed fish with particular reference to public health and occupational health dimensions [PDF]
The paper offers a review and commentary, with particular reference to the production of fish from wild capture fisheries and aquaculture, on neglected aspects of health impact assessments which are viewed by a range of international and national health ...
Aasmoe +62 more
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Modeling forest plantations for carbon uptake with the LPJmL dynamic global vegetation model [PDF]
We present an extension of the dynamic global vegetation model, Lund–Potsdam–Jena Managed Land (LPJmL), to simulate planted forests intended for carbon (C) sequestration.
M. C. Braakhekke +7 more
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Framing effectiveness in impact assessment: Discourse accommodation in controversial infrastructure development [PDF]
There is ongoing debate about the effectiveness of impact assessment tools, which matters both because of the threat to future practice of the tools which are frequently perceived to be ineffective, and because of the disillusionment that can ensue, and ...
Bond, Alan, Rozema, Jaap G.
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The human-earth system is confronted with the challenge of providing a range of resources for a growing and more prosperous world population while simultaneously reducing environmental degradation.
Jonathan C Doelman +12 more
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Sustainable economic growth within environmental limits. volume 1: guidance for the east midlands [PDF]
LUC and GHK have developed a tool for setting environmental limits that local communities and other stakeholders can use. The three-step approach is based on the participation of the local community and other interested stakeholders, such as statutory ...
GHK Consulting, Land Use Consultants
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis +9 more
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Transcriptional analysis on biomarkers of liver injury induced by anti-tuberculosis drugs
ObjectiveThe study utilized human transcriptome microarray to explore biomarkers for diagnosing drug-induced liver injury (DILI) caused by anti-tuberculosis drugs.MethodsA 6-month follow-up study was conducted on 152 patients treated with anti ...
LI Chen +6 more
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Environmental Impact Assessment of a Flood Control Channel in Sfax City, Tunisia [PDF]
The objective of this study is to evaluate water and sediment quality in the southern branch of a flood control channel in Sfax city, as well as its neighboring sites. This artificial channel, located 4km away from downtown Sfax, was implemented in 1984
Abida, H. (Habib) +2 more
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