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Showing 1 to 20 of 99 for “"Environmental information"”.
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Public environmental information systems: challenges and perspectives
This thesis investigates public access to environmental information, starting with the examination of environmental information and environmental information systems (EIS). This examination demonstrates that term “environmental information” holds a wide range of meaning, and while it is possible to …
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An airport environmental information system for Virginia
An airport environmental impact information system was created for the Commonwealth of Virginia. This computer-assisted system provides readily accessible, timely, pertinent, concise, and easily comprehensible information for those who make airport development decisions significantly affecting the …
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Environmental information systems : the development and implementation of the Lake Rukwa Basin integrated project environmental information system (LRBIP-EIS) database, Tanzania
… many cases, the exploitation results in massive environmental degradation that disrupts the ecosystem and causes loss of bio-diversity. There is generally a lack of information systems to monitor and provide quantitative information on the state of the affected environment. Decision-makers …
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The analysis of environmental information: a study of the dissemination, mediation and interpretation of news.
The project arose out of the fact that information changes as journalists gather, interpret and disseminate environmental information. A model was developed describing the flow of environmental information in the media, which shows that journalists retrieve information from a complex range of …
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Legal transplants and regimes governing access to environmental information in England and Wales, the United States and China
The right of access to environmental information plays a vital role in society. By guaranteeing the right of access to such information, states enable the public to become informed on environmental issues and to scrutinise state action and/or inaction. This acts to improve environmental protection …
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Seeking access to environmental information in South Africa : a critical review of the relevant legal framework and jurisprudence
… of climate change, reports have shown increased environmental degradation and evidence of decreasing water, soil and air quality. The state of the environment has therefore raised concerns as to the legal relationship governing communication, engagement and accountability between citizens, …
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The development of public access to environmental information: An attempt to overcome the problems associated with traditional enforcement methods
… in the protection of the environment, by making information concerning the state of the environment freely available has recently had considerable importance attached to it on all levels of Government. Although an individuals right to know the state of the environment and those who are causing …
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The right to access environmental information : an analysis of UK law in the context of international, European, and comparative law
… the right of any member of the public to access environmental information held by mainly public bodies and the obligation of these bodies to provide it upon request. In doing this, we do not claim to present the reader with a brand new theory. However this thesis is original in the way that it …
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Aplinkosauginė informacija Lietuvos žiniasklaidoje ir jos įtaka pilietinės visuomenės plėtotei /
… how to improve their environment is by covering environmental topics in the Media. Therefore, the objective of this final thesis is to research how environmental information makes the impact on our society. The subject of research is: environmental information in daily Lithuanian newspapers …
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The application of mobile web and devices for environmental surveillance on construction sites in Malaysia
Environmental surveillance on construction sites requires environmental information that is concise, to-the-point, timely and usable. However, physical surveillance andtraditional environmental monitoring (measurement) are challenging, time consuming, labour-intensive and can involve deficiencies …
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Introducing perovskites to the IoT world using photovoltaic-powered ID tags
… data-driven applications by acquiring rich environmental information about an object. Often these devices are powered by batteries or direct power to run the electronics and transmit the information. Battery-powered devices are expensive and require frequent battery replacements resulting in …
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Multi-agent planning for coordinated robotic weed killing
… multi-agent weeding under conditions of partial environmental information. Our goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of coordination strategies for improving the weeding performance of autonomous agricultural robots. We show that, given a sufficient number of agents, the algorithm can …
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Bridge : information as material for design
… variegate the experiences of the bridge by using environmental information itself as a material for design. In order to capture the nature of environmental information I employed computation and developed generative processes as tools for design. The possibility of this mode of design can be …
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An assessment of the relationship between environmental and financial reporting by South African listed companies in the mining sector
… this study was to investigate the link between environmental reporting and financial reporting by listed South African mining companies in order to determine the degree of integration between these two processes. Many companies disclose environmental information in their financial report (FR) or …
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Environmental management in Antarctica using geographical information systems
… examines terrestrial and near-shore marine environmental management problems in Antarctica, emphasising the potential application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Rules for environmental management in Antarctica have been agreed within the Antarctic Treaty system (ATS) and in the …
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The extracellular matrix of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans : a model to study the role of cell-matrix interaction in animal development.
… development, cells have to gain positional or environmental information either from other cells or their environment. The ECM is located in outside of tissue cells and provide environmental information to lead the proper growth in timely and spatial manner. I was interested in studying how a …
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Toward Real-Time Planning for Robotic Search
… time or distance constraint, and that the local environmental conditions affect sensor performance. Because the environment varies by location, the effectiveness of the search sensor also varies by location. Our contribution to search theory includes new decision-theoretic approaches for …
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Ringing in the rain : an agent based weather warning system
… daily lives are impacted by lots of dynamic environmental information, such as weather and traffic. Though most of this information is available on the Internet, there is no easy way for someone to access it while in a mobile state. More importantly, people do not have a constant need for …
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Corporate social and environmental disclosure: evidence from Saudi Arabia
… the understanding of corporate social and environmental disclosure (CSED) by examining the nature and level of CSED by the listed companies in Saudi Arabia. It analyses CSED determinant’s which includes: firm characteristics and corporate governance aspects. Four theoretical perspectives, …
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