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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Environmental Improvement"”.
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Technological change for environmental improvement : the case of the Mexican automobile sector
… and factors of technological change that promote environmental improvement while contributing to development goals in the Mexican automobile sector. The motivation stemmed from the need for air pollution mitigation in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). The research analyzed three cases of …
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Understanding the Microfoundations of Environmental Improvement in SMEs: A Comparative Analysis of Pakistan’s Leather Industry
This qualitative study examines the environmental behaviour of leatherworking SMEs in Pakistan. It investigates the environmental drivers, enablers and barriers in these firms. The study makes an empirical contribution by examining an under-researched developing economy context, Pakistan, which has …
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The performance evaluation of environmental impact assessment in selected environmental improvement projects : enhancing and detracting factors
… presents a comparative analysis of two selected Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) of environmental improvement projects and evaluates the performance of this tool towards its overall goal of promoting sustainable development. Principles for EIA effectiveness are articulated in different …
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Building scrap based industries : the potential for economic development and environmental improvement in the Gaza Strip
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1995.
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Whose Meanings: Constructing Environmental Justice
… a state regulatory process before the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB). The document researched is the legal transcript of the EIB Hearing in 2006. The hearing was held to revise the New Mexico Solid Waste Regulations and to consider environmental justice provisions. The study …
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An investigation of the potential for and application of life cycle analysis in the pharmaceutical industry
… a life cycle assessment, areas for significant environmental improvement become apparent. By examining these trends and exploring a variety of emissions reductions techniques, life cycle emissions in these problem areas may be significantly reduced. These trends demonstrate that manufacture of …
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Road User Charging: Acceptability and Effectiveness
… benefits (car and bus travel time reduction, environmental improvement and revenue use) and the system features (charging levels, charging methods, charged times and charged areas). It also investigated the impacts of personal characteristics and perceptions. The research also examined the …
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ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN THE UK HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR: THE MODERATING ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL
… In this competitive world, the importance of Environmental Innovation (EI) is considered a fascinating factor for any industry or sector, which has not only improved the opportunities but also enhanced the quality of life and environmental health and safety. Moreover, another factor that has …
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Voluntary environmental programmes in the developing world: an examination of the ISO 14001 environmental management system certification in Thailand
… dissertation studies one of the newest tools in environmental policy in the developing world context – that of voluntary environmental programmes (VEPs). Developed and promoted in the past few decades by policy practitioners looking to regulate environmental pollution without saddling enterprises …
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A framework for assessing viability of adoption of conservation practice for reducing nitrate-N
… reducing non-point source pollution. The lag in environmental improvement is likely due to a low adoption rate from users of these conservation practices. This study investigated some of the most widely used conservation practices and evaluated the potential for combinations of different …
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Boundaries to membranes : the urban project revisited : an urban strategy for Rio de Janeiro, Zona Norte
… area is challenged by extreme socio-economic and environmental problems. Zona Norte also has potential for vast redevelopment soon due to the investments for World Cup and Olympics as well as the development of the outer ring road, Arco Metropolitano, which is currently under construction. The …
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Sustainable Community Development in Boom and Bust Economies: A Comparative Case Analysis of Institutional Stakeholder Interaction in Four Appalachian Natural Resource Dependent Locales
… a partnership with AmeriCorps VISTA and local environmental improvement organizations to restore Appalachian locales suffering from pre-regulatory environmental damage. To stimulate diverse local institutional engagement, the partnership developed the BEP. It is a formal process of …
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Rinconada : a study of resident empowerment for community development
… Additional studies about empowerment for environmental improvement would add value to this study and inform practitioners to help plan and implement meaningful development programs.
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One-dimensional simulation of a retrofitted medium duty engine running using compressed natural gas
Environmental improvement and energy issues are recently becoming one of the worldwide concerns due to the increasing demand for petroleum usage especially from the automotive sector. This situation had lead to encounter for a new technology and reliable alternative fuel. A potential alternative …
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Adoption of green supply chain management practices: case studies from Jordan
… adopt GSCM practices as a cycle of continuous environmental improvement or as a set of phases within a specific timeframe. Despite this difference, the adoption process can be categorized into three main phases of pre-adoption, actual adoption and post-adoption. It has also identified key …
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Towns undergoing changes: a case study on the recovery after the Wenchuan earthquake, China
… in physical recovery, economic recovery, environmental improvement, and landscape enhancement. However, the top-down political system entitled the assistance groups as outsiders more power than local residents and officials in the decision making process, creating some potential costs to …
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Analysis and visualisation of digital elevation data for catchment management
… helpful in simulating the effect of possible environmental improvement measures.
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Zero energy for the Cyprus house
… for energy saving in houses and the possible environmental improvement is carried out. For this, existing and newly built houses are evaluated to identify deficiencies in the regulatory systems inherent in the built form that result in heating and cooling demands. CHAPTER 2 The prevailing …
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The impact of environmental management practices on the hotel finance performance: a case study of water management
It appears that environmental issues are becoming a source of competitiveness and that many leading Organisations are realizing the bottom line benefits of implementing environmental management practices (EMPs). Consequently, environment management (EM) is regarded as a component of improving …
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Exploring sustainable procurement practices within the Nigerian oil and gas sector
… which were subsequently named social & community improvement (SCI); economic & environmental improvement (EEI) and equality & safety improvement (ESI), due to the factor loadings and in line with assumptions held in the literature review. The results suggest that SP practices are environmental, …
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