Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Environment policy"”.
-
NAFTA and its environmental parallel agreement : how NGOs are shaping domestic and bilateral environment policy in Mexico
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
-
Assessment of the Prevalence of Smoke-Free Environment Policies Throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia at Worksites Employing Fifty or More Workers
… was to investigate the prevalence of smoke-free environment polices throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia at worksites employing fifty or more workers. Specifically, this study assessed policy prevalence, development, implementation, and enforcement. In addition, this study assessed smoke-free …
-
Natural resource degradation and household time allocation among rural activities : empirical evidence from Uganda
… In the face of growing concerns about the environment, policy makers in Uganda are finding themselves increasingly pressured to choose between environmental degradation in the long run and the ever-growing needs of the poor populations in the short run. The effects of environmental …
-
Qualitative mid-term evaluation of a maternal and child health training and research capacity building program in Kenya
… management, implementation science, and MNCH policy and clinical management. Interviewees asked about both the research and CME activities reported that these interventions helped improve work environment, policy, and practice and increased quality of care at their sites. Postgraduate student …
-
Microgrid Modeling, Planning and Operation
… of the energy industry, the technical issues and environmental impacts have to be studied and understood. The large number of small-scale Microgrid components with their own characteristics is a big challenge for Microgrid modeling, simulation, planning and operation. The major goal of this thesis …
-
Values of Canadian Student Affairs Practitioners
… affairs practitioners to create a learning environment and to support the academic mission of their institution; to provide expertise on student issues; to be advocates with and on behalf of students; and to provide support to individual students. Participants’ values were honesty, integrity …
-
Communication and its impact on enterprise financial sustainability
… variables identified include ; global financial environment ,operating environment, policy position of donor funding states, donor funding policies, goals and objectives, structure of donor funding towards development programmes and projects and CEO charisma and communication attributes. The …
-
The effectiveness of an evidence-based workplace substance abuse and substance-related HIV prevention programme within a service industry in Cape Town, South Africa
… gather data on demographic variables, the work environment, policy and EAP service utilisation, substance abuse behaviours, co-worker substance abuse and substance-related HIV risks. Data was analysed using a random effects model accounting for clustering. This study found that alcohol is the …
-
Preference Construction and Decision-Making for Green Infrastructure: How Do Behavioral Interventions Influence Choice and Neurocognition?
… the increasing challenges facing the built environment. Green infrastructure is effective in reducing stormwater runoff for urban stormwater management using connected green space. Green infrastructure also delivers multiple benefits to the community (e.g., increased quality of life and …
-
Choices, choices, choices : the nature of children’s agency within a forest school context
… or so. The FS approach embraces a woodland environment and espouses a child-centred pedagogy. Six principles outlining the key features of FS underpin the ways that FS leaders (FSLs) have been trained to uphold the central tenets and generate a constructivist ethos within the outdoor …
-
Life Cycle Assessment of Select Agricultural Practices: Assessing the Potential for Climate Mitigation
… crops and management practices, so as to help policy makers, planners and business managers in devising appropriate mitigation and adaptation policy frameworks and make sensible management decisions in the context of climate change. The research was conducted in a series of three studies. The …
-
Extended Producer Responsibility in Cleaner Production: Policy Principle to Promote Environmental Improvements of Product Systems
The focus of the environmental policy-making has shifted noticeably during the last decade. From having played a fairly insignificant role in the 1980s and earlier, product-related environmental problems have attracted an ever-increasing interest from policy-makers, especially in industrialised …
-
The management of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora: an assessment of the integration of co-governance and community agreements into a nested, statutory mangement plan
Strategies to manage common-pool resources vary and despite substantial scholarly and practical literature very little has been written on how communities and co-governance interact with a nested system, especially as they apply to a Treaty arrangement as is the case in New Zealand. This research …
-
Sustainable development at the local government level in New Zealand : A social constructionist analysis of the framing and implementation of sustainable development by six local authorities : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of a Bachelor of Resource Studies, with Honours at Lincoln University
Aim • To determine in what ways "sustainable development" has been constructed by local government in New Zealand and how this has affected its implementation. Objectives • Determine how the concept of "sustainable development" has been framed (socially constructed) by local government in New …
-
Implications of the Resource Management Act 1991 for the marine farming industry in New Zealand
In October 1991 the Resource Management Act was introduced. It was an unprecedented piece of legislation which resulted in fundamental changes to resource management in New Zealand. The purpose of the Act is to promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources. This involves …
-
Urban development growth strategies and societal wellbeing
… urban expansion have put pressure on social and environmental conditions. Despite the efforts of urban researchers to comprehend urban growth and the interconnectedness of urban sectors, it remains imperative to integrate key sectors comprehensively. The intricate nature of urban areas requires a …
-
Default Effects in the Endorsement of Environmental Policies
… and implied endorsement in the context of environmental policy. Two hundred nineteen undergraduate participants were asked to vote on an ostensible ballot question regarding the enactment of seven environmental policies. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions based …
-
Perceptions and Evaluation of an Urban Environment for Pedestrian Friendliness: A Case Study
… increasingly important issue addressed from both environmental and public health sectors for the future development of urban environments. From a planning perspective, one possible solution is to increase walkability throughout the cities. Many assessment methods are being developed and …
-
The role of legislative processes and electric utilities in effecting global environmental goals
… little attention is being given to the global environment and to the technologies which have become available to control power pJant emissions. This is due largely to the high capital costs of abatement technologies and unconventional power generation options, and to the lack of policy in these …
Page 1 of 2