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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Environmental Hazards"”.
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The Effects of Environmental Hazards and Asymmetric Information on Agricultural Mortage
This research examines the environmental hazard problem in a purely qualitative manner. Future quantitative work remains.
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Perceptions of environmental hazards and disasters in Geography among selected diploma Colleges of Zambia
This study looked at the perceptions of environmental hazards and disasters in Zambia’s college geography education. The problem investigated by this study was that lecturers and students took what they taught and learnt respectively on the topic of ‘environmental hazards and disasters’ for granted …
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Suffering for Land: Environmental Hazards and Popular Struggles in the Brahmaputra Valley (Assam), India
… of the role of the Indian state in the making of hazardscapes in Assam, thereby advancing our understanding of the state, especially in the postcolonial context. The dissertation also foregrounds the question of popular resistance in the valley, demonstrating that disaster-affected communities are …
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Environmental (in)activism: pollution, people, and politics in two Indianapolis neighborhoods
This research examines the development of environmental activism (or lack thereof) in response to urban environmental injustices in two communities to understand differences in response between the communities. The goal is to better understand how and why residents take action to secure …
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Development of an integrated approach for prioritization of mine features of selected abandoned mines for rehabilitation in the Giyani Greenstone Belt
… adequately address the physical, chemical, and environmental hazards associated with abandoned mines. The purpose of this study was therefore to develop an integrated approach that will not only assess impacts of abandoned mines but also prioritize abandoned mine features for rehabilitation …
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The provision of health care in remote hostile environments.
… populations. An understanding of associated environmental hazards is essential for adequate health care and particular attention is paid to the hyperbaric environment and to environmental heat and cold. The basic medical problems in remote health care are evaluated in three related studies. …
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Monitoring the structural integrity of packaging materials subjected to sustained random loads
… consignments are exposed to a variety of environmental hazards, such as vibrations, which, if excessively severe, may cause damage to or even destroy the product. The ability of packaging systems to withstand these dynamic loads is an important factor, since their function is not only to …
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RCA: use and future possibilities
… because demolishing old structures, environmental hazards on different structural etc. are a common phenomenon. They always leave the world with more waste materials that cannot be taken care of naturally. Using these waste materials to create useful structures is one responsible step …
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Assessment of the Potential Role of Blizzard Damage in the Spatial Distribution of Southern Pine Beetle Infestation in Unicoi County, Tennessee.
… major power failures and tremendous tree damage. Environmental hazards such as this storm have historically been a factor with southern pine beetle populations. This study hypothesizes that the blizzard of January 27, 1998, significantly increased the southern pine beetle population. The evidence, …
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Ensaios e metodologias de análise de integridade para equipamentos em aço baixa liga sujeitos à fragilização por hidrogênio
This research work presents initially a review of environmentally assisted cracking mechanics, especially hydrogen embrittlement of low alloy steels. Applicability of structural integrity and fitness for service techniques based on fracture mechanics for this scenario is discussed together with …
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Design for More Equitable Neighborhood Adaptation: Climate Resiliency and Public Space Planning in U.S. Border Colonias
The relationship between environmental harms and the political and economic marginalization of communities cannot be easily disentangled in today’s world. Consequently, this thesis reexamines the relationships between planners, designers, and communities in response to environmental challenges that …
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Corn responses to high levels of copper application as copper rich pig manure
… presently being questioned due to the potential environmental hazards associated with the repeated disposal of the resulting Cu rich manure in agricultural land. Results of field experiments conducted on three diverse Virginia soils indicated that the long-term application of Cu as either copper …
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Opportunities and Limitations of Earth Observation Technology for Environmental Justice Advocacy: A Case Study of Toxic Prisons in the U.S.
… States experience a disproportionate burden of environmental challenges such as air pollution and extreme heat; the Environmental Justice (EJ) movement aims to combat these burdens and promote collective well being. Earth Observation (EO) technology, such as satellites, can be used to monitor …
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The Production of Uneven Geographies: Environmental Hazard Exposure and Socioeconomic Inequality
This thesis examines how environmental, economic and digital change are reshaping the geographies of inequality. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach that integrates economic geography, environmental economics and critical urban studies, it argues how space is an active dimension that structures …
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The Social Impacts of Flood on the Canadian Prairies
Climate extremes are costly environmental hazards, which create social stressors due to impacts on all human uses of land and water resources. Humans are adaptable, but their capacity for adaptation is constrained by various social factors, including social inequality. This research project asked: …
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Social Capital and its implication on Health Promotion among rural Primary Schools in Botswana
… consequences of non-communicable diseases and environmental hazards. Whilst most of these deaths are deemed preventable through school health promotion programs, there are challenges with availability of healthcare professionals and resources for health promotion, particularly in rural …
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Awareness effects lead contamination in Zambia's Makululu and Kasanda Mine Compounds of Kabwe District
The principal areas and causes of environmental degradation include land degradation through erosion, land, air and water pollution to mention only but a few. Many of these environmental issues emanate from mining activities in one way or the other. Although these environmental concerns are …
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Awareness effects lead contamination in Zambia's Makululu and Kasanda Mine Compounds of Kabwe District
The principal areas and causes of environmental degradation include land degradation through erosion, land, air and water pollution to mention only but a few. Many of these environmental issues emanate from mining activities in one way or the other. Although these environmental concerns are …
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Downwinders and Edge/Bound poems
… the definition to include other types of environmental hazards and have considered, in the poems, how downwinders often deal with issues of class. In creating a body of poetry, I have also had to consider my own bodily boundaries; living in a little room with low ceilings, being home-bound …
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A geography of the disruptive effects of contaminated sites on residents’ mental health: The regulation of PFAS sites in NSW, Australia
The increasing global prevalence of anthropogenic environmental hazards, such as industrial contamination, requires evaluating whether the interventions and protective measures put in place to mitigate such hazards improve health and wellbeing. This thesis explores how the regulation of sites …
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