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Showing 1 to 20 of 193 for “"sustainable management"”.
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Sustainable management of tannery hair waste through composting
Bovine hair, resulting from the unhairing of hides and skins, forms a major component of tannery solid wastes that is often disposed to landfill. However, following increasing environmental legislation restricting the disposal of commercial and industrial organic wastes to landfill, alternative …
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Economic incentives for the sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests
… publications on economic incentives for forest management and conservation in tropical countries (with a regional bias towards Latin America), including several papers focused on participatory forest management or community-based conservation. The papers show how my thinking has evolved from a …
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Sustainable management of indigenous forests on private land in New Zealand
… forests on private land in New Zealand. Today, sustainable forest management is the approach to integrate both ecosystem conservation and the production of indigenous timber. The first objective of this dissertation is to study people's understandings and interpretations of what constitutes …
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Decentralised International Cooperation: Enhancing Conservation and Sustainable Management of Transboundary Natural Resources
The concept of decentralised international cooperation promotes the involvement of sub-national actors, both local communities and local authorities, in the governance of transboundary natural resources and spaces. This concept describes a global legal phenomenon that can be observed in different …
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Sustainable management of semi-arid African savannas under environmental and political change
… of dryland degradation and to promote sustainable management options for semi-arid and arid ecosystems in a changing world. Here I particularly address the problem of semi-arid savanna degradation, which mostly occurs in form of woody plant encroachment. At this, I aim at finding viable …
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Effectiveness of Waste Segregation in Enhancing Sustainable Management in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
… the influence of source waste segregation on the sustainable management of waste in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. The study aimed to assess existing waste segregation practices, identify the socio-economic and demographic factors influencing these practices, and propose strategies to improve …
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An integrated modelling approach for sustainable management of semi-arid and arid rangelands
The need to develop sustainable resource management strategies for semi-arid and arid rangelands is acute as non-adapted grazing strategies lead to irreversible environmental problems such as desertification and associated loss of economic support to society. In such vulnerable ecosystems, …
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An analysis of the emergence of adaptive governance for sustainable management of marine resources
… acidification; and 3) analysis of the developing management regime for the expansion of industrial seaweed harvesting from an adaptive governance perspective. An analytical framework was used based on four defining characteristics of adaptive governance: 1) polycentric and multi-layered …
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Sustainable Management of the Historic Environment Resource in Upland Peat: A Study from Exmoor
… undertaken to look at the effects of recent land management practices on the condition of this resource. The results demonstrated that walkover survey and peat depth probing were necessary to define the spatial extent and depth of mires, and assess mire condition. A standardised key was developed …
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Socio-Ecological Factors that Impact Sustainable Management of the lake Bosomtwe Basin in Ghana
… problem is irreverence for traditional resource management practices which have been a useful tool in managing resources in the past, and changes in climate variables of rainfall and temperature, thus affecting lake water levels. Systems of interventions necessary to address these problems are …
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Socio-Ecological Factors that Impact Sustainable Management of the lake Bosomtwe Basin in Ghana
… problem is irreverence for traditional resource management practices which have been a useful tool in managing resources in the past, and changes in climate variables of rainfall and temperature, thus affecting lake water levels. Systems of interventions necessary to address these problems are …
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Towards the sustainable management of electronic waste in Nigeria: South Africa as a model
The trade in and management of electronic waste in Nigeria is significant because of the volumes of e-waste generated from second-hand electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) imports. Current and future e-waste discourse advocate the need for, not only an effective legislative approach, but also …
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Organisational sensemaking through the sustainable management of Fujian opera troupes in the urban-rural reconstruction
… changes in the external environment and internal management. This thesis investigates organisational sensemaking in the sustainable management of Fujian Opera Troupes from pluralistic stakeholders based on the theoretical framework in applied ethnomusicology and business administration. The …
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An integrated decision support tool for more sustainable management of biomass resources in agricultural regions
… and drainage structure of agricultural soils. Sustainable management of biomass and agriculture can have significant impacts on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from a region. Moreover, it reduces the demand for external energy supply, phosphorous (P) based fertilizer, and its associated …
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Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) for the sustainable management of water withdrawals in Alpine watercourses
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Developing novel natural and synthetic tools for a more sustainable management of Euschistus heros (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
… essential oils and biorational molecules as sustainable alternatives. The essential oils of Minthostachys verticillata (peperina) and Pelargonium graveolens (rose geranium) were tested alongside the synthetic butenolide K16 for their toxicity against third instar nymphs of E. heros and …
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Collaborative enterprise governance : sustainable management of inter-firm R&D relationships in the German car industry
… on the appropriate governance, i.e. design and management, of inter-firm R&D relationships in order to achieve sustainable competitive success for the whole partnership as well as its individual members. An exploratory study in the German automotive industry using inductive Grounded Theory was …
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