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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"environmental risk management"”.
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Prioritizing stakeholder concerns in environmental risk management
The management of environmental programs affects a great variety of issues and involves several stakeholders with diverse, and often conflicting, concerns. Any methodology proposed for environmental decision making should, then, be capable of integrating technical and value-laden objectives in a …
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Environmental risk management system design for hazardous waste materials
… for engineers and policy makers to help limit environmental burden, by reducing the environmental risk and the associated carbon footprint, from the perspective of 'hazardous' materials in product design, through the application of 'game theory' and 'grey theory' etc, as well as various …
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Environmental risk management of contamination of marine biota by hydrocarbons specifically those arising following an oil spill.
Marine pollution resulting from oil spillage has received much attention mostly due to the damaging effects it has on fisheries and aquacultures. One component of oil that is widely studied due to its toxic and carcinogenic properties is the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The physical and …
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Management of environmental risks arising from mining operations in Kitwe and Mufulira
… job creation whereas the negative impacts are environmental degradation and human health risks. On this premise this study was carried out in order: To i) identify risks posed by mining operations to the environment and human health in Kankoyo and Nkana West, ii) determine the extent to which …
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New Zealand public attitudes towards genetically modified food
… submission of an application to the New Zealand Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA- now EPA ) for permission for field trials. The purpose of this study was to see if the New Zealand public’s attitudes towards GM food were changing, with the aim of understanding if such development …
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The precautionary principle in environmental law governing the offshore oil and gas exploitation industry
… area and UK national law which govern the environmental effects of the offshore oil and gas industry. There are two components of this paper. The first is a review to determine if a discernible legal regime exists governing the offshore oil and gas industry. Secondly there is an assessment …
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Underwriting environmental risk : an analysis of current practices among lending institutions
… banks and other lending institutions approach environmental risk management -- how they evaluate, screen and provide for environmental risks in loan structuring and documenting loans. The intent of this investigation is to identify and assess differences in lending policies, practices, and …
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Examining the Influence of Source-Message Incongruence on Source Trustworthiness and Attitudes Regarding Hazardous Waste Cleanup Decisions
… to source-message congruence. Focusing on an environmental risk management context involving the cleanup of a hazardous waste site, this research investigated how source-message incongruence influenced perceptions of source trustworthiness, attitude change, perceptions of risk, and support for …
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Environmental risk assessment in financial institutions
Have the environmental risk assessment policies and procedures instituted by banks been successful in promoting the welfare of the environment? Have these policies and procedures succeeded in protecting banks from environment related liability? This thesis examines the impact of environmental risk …
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Risk mapping of eMalahleni municipal area with focus on coal mining impacts
Coal-mining in eMalahleni raises a number of environmental challenges, including coal fires, subsidence, acid mine drainage (AMD) and air pollution. Previous studies by a number of institutions, including the Council for Geoscience, have shown that the impact on the environment and on human health …
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Razvoj modela ekološkog upravljanja na nacionalnom nivou integrisanjem metoda procene rizika
Predmet doktorske disertacije je razvoj modela ekološkog upravljanja na nacionalnom nivou, integrisanjem metoda za procenu rizika, čime bi se stvorila podrška u odlučivanju na nacionalnom nivou u kreiranju zakona, politika regulativa i nacionalnih strategija, ali i omogućilo unapređenje upravljanja …