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Showing 1 to 20 of 152 for “"environmental indicators"”.
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Use of composite environmental indicators in residential construction
… and drawbacks of applying various standard indicators to New Orleans construction methods. This includes, but is not limited to, Gross Domestic Product per capita and Species Diversity. Next, my work with this project will focus on assessing existing composite indicators based on their …
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Scoping micro-level environmental indicators for application in the Cook Islands
… a set of local, community-based, micro-level environmental indicators for application in the Cook Islands to ensure the sustainable development of projects and activities. The scoping of micro-level environmental indicators specific to the Cook Islands is influenced by the need to identify and …
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Rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis) and their environments : δ13Ccollagen and δ15Ncollagen as environmental indicators
… They have also been recognized as valuable palaeoenvironmental indicators due to the fact that their stratified communal middens record shifts in stable isotopes, palynology, and molecular biomarkers that appear to reflect environmental change. Previous studies conducted in east Africa have …
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Identifying biological and environmental indicators of emerging infectious diseases: the case of Buruli ulcer.
Understanding disease ecology is vital in preventing future outbreaks of established infections and to predict the emergence of new pathogens. In recent decades there have been a number of high profile infectious diseases which have swept across countries and in some cases the world. Many of these …
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Technology assessment of green hydrogen in South Africa
This study investigated the sustainability indicators for green hydrogen in South Africa's Northern Cape Province to inform investment and policy decisions. Using an exploratory sequential mixed-method approach, the study first conducted a systematic literature review to identify relevant …
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Multivariate nonparametric trend assessment with environmental applications
A major goal of environmental monitoring is to determine whether the environment is improving or deteriorating. Questions about the health of the environment are usually questions about trends in environmental indicators, typically a number of chemical, physical, and biological variables. Because …
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Through an Indigenous Lens Food Security is Food Sovereignty: Case studies of Maori of Aotearoa New Zealand and Andeans people of Peru
… security systems rest a core set of cultural and environmental indicators of food security. For Quechua communities; Ayni: reciprocity; Ayllu: community/collectiveness, Yanantin: equilibrium, and Chaninchay: solidarity. For Māori communities; Tikanga: a customary system of values and practices, …
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Bridging the GAP: A Sustainability Reporting Analysis of Company X
… and provide a framework to support effective environmental management systems. As a small to medium-sized enterprise (fewer than 250 employees), Company X has been certified to ISO 14001 since 2008. However, it has not yet formally adopted the GRI Standards. Company X has requested to remain …
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The Impact of Aid on Human Development Indices in Sub-Saharan Africa
… assistance (ODA) and human development indicators (HDIs) in 49 sub-Saharan African countries over the period of 1995 to 2017 using 3-stage least squares (3SLS). The four key sub-classes of HDIs considered for this research include education, health, government and civic society, as well …
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Preliminary framework for quantitative sustainable design of redox-mediated electrodialysis for biorefinery separations
… a modified cell pair and redox-flow platform. Environmental and chemical engineering industries are gaining interested in modeling redox-ED as it possible that modern advances in the novel layer-by-layer membrane technology can be economically and environmentally feasible when implemented in …
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The application of univariate and distributional analyses to assess the impacts of diamond mining on marine macrofauna off the Namibian Coast
… relationship between the diversity indices (as indicators of the influence of disturbance on community structure) on the one hand, and the environmental indicators of disturbance (percentage gravel, sand, mud) on the other.
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Temporary urban regeneration: a systematic approach for a multi-system life cycle assessment
… parameters are categorized based on objectives, indicators, as well as, physical characteristics of the literature explored case studies. Then, the findings are utilized to guide the proposed model of connecting two given systems to assess their joint impacts on a temporary urban regeneration …
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Installation and evaluation of domestic greywater reuse systems
… toilets, to determine potential health and environmental impacts of such reuse, and to assess social attitudes towards reusing greywater in and around the house. Greywater from bathrooms/laundries at four Melbourne properties with different soil types, slopes, house types and family …
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Environmental hazard identification, assessment and control for a sustainable maritime transportation system
… and yet, is responsible for negative environmental impacts.</p><p>This dissertation focuses on developing data-driven decision support tools to evaluate the sustainable performance of MTS by focusing on the elements of the MTS that place stress on the environment. The first research …
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Trade Liberalization and the Environment: A Study of NAFTA's Impact in El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico
… relationships between trade liberalization and environmental quality in a free trade zone along an international border, between countries unevenly matched in development and infrastructure. Specifically, it examines whether theories of environmental degradation provide appropriate models for …
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Key performance indicators modeling for optimized microgrid configuration
… In order to evaluate microgrids, key performance indicators (KPIs) need to be studied. These performance indicators are essential to evaluate and optimize the configuration of microgrids. These KPIs are reliability indicators, environmental indicators, economic indicators, and power quality …
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An assessment of the impact of land acquisitions for biofuels on local livelihoods' in Zambia.
… in order to investigate economic, social and environmental indicators of resilience and vulnerability for local people in the face of such agri-investments. A desktop study, case studies and interviews were used to assess the impacts. The study found that a lack of strong policy governance and …
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THE ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM; LOCAL VERSUS GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS IN VAL DI MERSE, ITALY
… measures for its economic, social, and environmental success. "Sustainable tourism" implies a finite limit to tourism growth beyond which point it is no longer sustainable, yet to date, benchmark environmental indicators have not been developed to define a destination's carrying …
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The sedimentology and palaeoecology of the Coralline Crag (Pliocene) of Suffolk
… Calcitic bryozoans are proved to be useful environmental indicators when studied in conjunction with sedimentary evidence. The unusual large cyclostome Bryozoa characteristic of the Coralline Crag, are shown to have varying growth morphology dependant on substrate type.
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Sustainability Strategies in Supply Chain Management
… the scope of sustainability to include explicit environmental and societal objectives too. These pressures are emanating from various sources such as depleting natural resources, regulatory policies from governments, erratic weather cycles, demanding customers and brand damage due to exposure …
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