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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Nonrenewable Resources"”.
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On a Sea of Sand: A Comparative Analysis of the Challenges to Beached Wreck Site Stability and Management
… cultural coastal landscape. These limited and nonrenewable resources play an important informational role as tangible pieces of maritime heritage that also document dynamic coastal processes. Shipwreck remains in the beach zone are highly susceptible to instability within the landscape. This …
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The crossroads of oil: perpetuation of settler colonialism based in Native American treaties and sustained through the construction and protection of oil pipelines in the American Great Lakes region
… Canadian governments to these lands and their resources has led to the socialization, acculturation, and acceptance of limitless extraction and transportation of nonrenewable resources. Tracing the historical and ‘legal’ roots of land appropriation is reflective of and vital to understanding …
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Essays in Competition and Investment in Electricity Market
… do not differentiate the carbon intensity of nonrenewable resources, which makes them less cost effective in reducing the carbon emission. Second, when making investment decisions, power plants take uncertainties into consideration. Lastly, the electricity generation market is unique that the …
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Citrus Limonoids: Functional Chemicals in Agriculture and Foods
… way to lower input costs, decrease reliance on nonrenewable resources, capture high-value markets at premium price, and boost-farm income. Organic production agriculture is characterized by inputs of biologically (non-synthetic) based fertilizers and pest management practices that are …
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Computational Methods in Natural Resource Economics: Agent-Based Modeling and Hotelling's Rule
… the expected behavior of a market for a nonrenewable resource. The statement is simple - marginal profit will increase at the prevailing rate of interest - but the implications are far-reaching and not broadly understood. Agent-based modeling is a computer modeling and simulation …
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Multi-objective optimal seismic design of buildings using advanced engineering materials
… population and excessive use of the earth’s nonrenewable resources. Previous studies have addressed the design and assessment of buildings under seismic loading considering a single objective, namely, safety. Seismic design codes and regulations also center on this objective. The goal of this …
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Supported catalysts, from polymers to gold nanoparticles supports
In today s world, the need to limit the use of nonrenewable resources and the importance of recycling has been recognized. One important contribution of chemists toward the general goal of limiting their use is to find catalysts that can be reused and recycled thereby limiting the need for …