Sprawl Leaves its Footprint in Water [PDF]
, 2001 The Environmental and Energy Study Institute held a Congressional briefing on water pollution resulting from increased motor vehicle traffic associated with urban sprawl. The briefing featured information from recent studies by the National Water Quality
Ron Grandon
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Analysis of vegetation cover area as an urban environmental quality factor
Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 2019 The process of urbanization modifies and eliminates biological components of urban morphology by replacing vegetation cover with gray surfaces.
David Andrés Calvache +2 more
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Landscape preferences, ecological quality and biodiversity protection [PDF]
, 2002 The loss of biological diversity is a major environmental problem occurring on a global scale. Human-environment researchers have an important role in shaping policy and programs at a local, national and international level.
Cary, John, Williams, Kathryn
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Environmental ChallengesThe ecological environment in cities has posed a severe threat due to rapid unplanned and haphazard urbanization worldwide. Thus, an ecological assessment environment is essential for policy implications and sustainable management of urban ecosystems ...
Manob Das +4 more
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ECO-URBANIZATION: A PRIORITARY PROBLEM IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION [PDF]
Many connections existing between urban space and environment, attracts the attention of corporations to adapt to the environmental rules, imposed because of the reasoning that the existence of urban space implies respect for the environment, any ...
Ana-Maria CALIN +2 more
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Urbanization, housing quality and environmental degeneration in Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 2012 This paper examines the housing quality in Nigeria cities and the impacts of urbanization on environmental degeneration of urban built environment. The paper identifies the problems that have aided the degeneration to: Inadequate basic infrastructural amenities, substandard housing, overcrowding, poor ventilation in homes and work places, and ...
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Protecting the environment and the poor - a public goods framework applied to Indonesia [PDF]
As is evident from public finance principles, redistribution objectives do not influence environmental policies if there are other, costless means of redistribution. How does optimal environmental protection depend on redistribution objectives?
Chingying Kong, Eskeland, Gunnar
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Incentive Policies to Promote the Use of Enhanced Stormwater BMPs in New Residential Developments [PDF]
A voluntary stormwater management program that is incentive compatible between residential developers and regulators produces an outcome that simultaneously protects/enhances water quality and increases developer profits.
Hayes, John C. +3 more
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Down with the drain : looking after our urban runoff and waterways in the era of sustainable management : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Resource and Environmental Planning at Massey University [PDF]
, 1997 Recent reforms of environmental and local government legislation have radically changed the nature of environmental management in New Zealand. There is a new mandate for the "sustainable management" of natural and physical resources. This thesis examines
Barrell, Hamish Nigel
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The Effects of a Provision Rule in Choice Modelling [PDF]
This research report investigates the effects of including a provision rule in choice modelling non-market valuation studies. Split samples with and without a provision rule were used to test for differences in household willingness-to-pay for ...
Bennett, Jeffrey W., Mazur, Kasia
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