Public hearing or 'hearing public'? an evaluation of the participation of local stakeholders in environmental impact assessment of Ghana's Jubilee oil fields.

abstract：:In recent years, altered forest conditions, climate change, and the increasing numbers of homes built in fire prone areas has meant that wildfires are affecting more people. An important part of minimizing the potential negative impacts of wildfire is engaging homeowners in mitigating the fire hazard on their land. It...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： McCaffrey SM,Stidham M,Toman E,Shindler B

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Green space plays an important role in complex urban ecosystems and provides significant ecosystem services with environmental, aesthetic, recreational and economic benefits. Beijing is the capital city of China and has a large population of about 15.81 million. Construction of green spaces is an important part of sus...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Xu X,Duan X,Sun H,Sun Q

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Populations of many shorebird species are declining; habitat loss and degradation are among the leading causes for these declines. Shorebirds use a variety of habitats along interior migratory routes including managed moist soil units, natural wetlands, sandbars, and agricultural lands such as harvested rice fields. L...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Lehnen SE,Krementz DG

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Least Developed Countries are likely to be hit the hardest by climate change and need focused efforts towards adaptation. Nepal recognizes that it needs to integrate climate change adaptation into various policies, but limited understanding of how to make these policies coherent is among the factors that hinder effect...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Ranabhat S,Ghate R,Bhatta LD,Agrawal NK,Tankha S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proponents of the scientific adaptive management approach argue that it increases knowledge acquisition rates, enhances information flow among policy actors, and provides opportunities for creating shared understandings. However, evidence from efforts to implement the approach in New Brunswick, British Columbia, Canad...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： McLain RJ,Lee RG

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Preisner M,Neverova-Dziopak E,Kowalewski Z

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragmentation of the forests affects forest ecosystems by changing the composition, shape, and configuration of the resulting patches. Subsequently, the prevailing conditions vary between patches. The exposure to the sun decreases from the patch boundary to the patch interior and this forms core and edge areas within ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Marušák R,Kašpar J,Hlavatý R,Kotek V,Kuželka K,Vopěnka P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Greater Vancouver area has undergone significant land use and land cover (LULC) change over the past several decades, often adversely affecting stream health and water quality, particularly in those areas that have undergone the most urbanization. In this study 30 years of historical LULC and water quality data we...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Shupe S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of soil organic carbon (SOC) is important for sustainable use of soil resources due to the multiple effects of SOC on soil nutrient status and soil structural stability. The objective of this study was to identify the changes in soil aggregate distribution and stability, SOC, and nitrogen (N) concentration...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Su YZ,Liu WJ,Yang R,Chang XX

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing concern for the capacity of urban and rural communities to manage current water shortages and to prepare for shortages that may accompany predicted changes in climate. In this paper, concepts relating to the notion of climate adaptation and particularly "capacity building" are used to elucidate severa...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Ivey JL,Smithers J,de Loë RC,Kreutzwiser RD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The environmental behavior of the residents depends on their perception of environmental pollution. Hence, it is important for scientific and policy experts to research on the impact of the environmental pollution perception of local residents. Owing to the richness of natural resources, Hancheng coal mine areas are a...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Shi X,He F

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatio-temporal trends in infrastructure footprints, energy production, and landscape alteration were assessed for the Eagle Ford Shale of Texas. The period of analysis was over four 2-year periods (2006-2014). Analyses used high-resolution imagery, as well as pipeline data to map EF infrastructure. Landscape conditio...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Pierre JP,Young MH,Wolaver BD,Andrews JR,Breton CL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case study examines the coastal zone problems focusing on the existing conflicts between tourism and commercial activities on the coasts of Edremit Bay, Turkey, and attempts to suggest solutions to these problems. Edremit Bay is a characteristic example of such a conflict in collective use of natural resources. T...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Irtem E,Kabdasli S,Azbar N

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:/ The quality and sustainability of the natural environment is a matter of inestimable value and is critical to public health and welfare. All species have a purpose, and they exist for the betterment of other species. It is, therefore, incumbent on all humans to do their part in the preservation of this vast, diverse...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： HEYDLAUFF DE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trees are a major threat to power line security across forested regions of the world. We developed a decision support system for identifying locations in Connecticut, USA where trees have grown tall enough to make contact with transmission lines during storms. We used the Random Forest algorithm, danger tree presence/...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Poulos HM,Camp AE

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article stresses the importance of within-government capacity build as the optimal approach to minimizing landslide risk to the most vulnerable communities in the developing world. Landslide risk is an integrated issue that demands strong managerial leadership and multidisciplinary inclusion to develop structures...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Anderson M,Holcombe L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimates of potential and actual C sequestration require areal information about various types of management activities. Forest surveys, land use data, and agricultural statistics contribute information enabling calculation of the impacts of current and historical land management on C sequestration in biomass (in for...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Conant RT,Paustian K

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the expression of three forest value orientations that emerged from an analysis of Australian news media discourse about the management of Australian native forests from August 1, 1997 through December 31, 2004. Computer-coded content analysis was used to measure and track the relative importance...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Webb TJ,Bengston DN,Fan DP

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decision making related to incidental take of endangered species under U.S. law lends itself well to a structured decision making approach. Incidental take is the permitted killing, harming, or harassing of a protected species under the law as long as that harm is incidental to an otherwise lawful activity and does no...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： McGowan CP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the beginning of the Syrian war, Lebanon has experienced a major population change and has become the country with the highest number of refugees per capita. The authors apply a macromarketing perspective to study the effects of this population growth on the environmental management of Lebanon, with implications...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： DeQuero-Navarro B,Aoun Barakat K,Shultz CJ,Araque-Padilla RA,Montero-Simo MJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the findings of the first major visitor survey conducted at the Central Rhodope Mountain Complex, situated in northern Greece. The study area is one of a number of sites planned to become National Parks under a recent initiative of the Greek government. We used a logistic regression method to def...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Machairas I,Hovardas T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mapped environmental classifications are defined using various procedures, but there has been little evaluation of the differences in their ability to discriminate variation in independent ecological characteristics. We tested the performance of environmental classifications of the streams and rivers of France that ha...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Snelder TH,Pella H,Wasson JG,Lamouroux N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different systems of designating protected areas in a Mediterranean region in southeastern Spain were studied, referring to their effectiveness and efficiency for protecting both the breeding territories and the suitable habitat of a set of ten raptor species. Taking into consideration the varying degrees of end...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Abellán MD,Martínez JE,Palazón JA,Esteve MA,Calvo JF

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article is to apply fuzzy set and interpolation techniques for land suitability evaluation for maize in Northern Ghana. Land suitability indices were computed at point observations using the Semantic Import (SI) model, whereas spatial interpolation was carried out by block kriging. Interpolated l...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Braimoh AK,Vlek PL,Stein A

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livelihoods of people living in many protected areas (PAs) around the world are in conflict with biodiversity conservation. In Mexico, the decrees of creation of biosphere reserves state that rural communities with the right to use buffer zones must avoid deforestation and their land uses must become sustainable, a ta...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Cortina-Villar S,Plascencia-Vargas H,Vaca R,Schroth G,Zepeda Y,Soto-Pinto L,Nahed-Toral J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dutch peatlands have been subsiding due to peat decomposition, shrinkage and compression, since their reclamation in the 11th century. Currently, subsidence amounts to 1-2 cm/year. Water management in these areas is complex and costly, greenhouse gases are being emitted, and surface water quality is relatively poor. R...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Brouns K,Eikelboom T,Jansen PC,Janssen R,Kwakernaak C,van den Akker JJ,Verhoeven JT

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agri-environmental measures are payments to farmers to reduce environmental risks or to preserve cultivated landscapes. These measures are codified in European Union regulations. Poor spatial targeting is one of the major causes of low cost-effectiveness in agri-environmental measures. Existing studies on spatial targ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Uthes S,Matzdorf B,Müller K,Kaechele H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In agricultural landscapes, studies that identify factors driving species richness and occupancy are important because they can guide farmers to use conservation practices that minimize species loss. In this context, anurans are threatened by habitat loss because they depend on the characteristics of both local water ...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Prado VH,Rossa-Feres Dde C

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A map of ecological regions of the conterminous United States, first published in 1987, has been greatly refined and expanded into a hierarchical spatial framework in response to user needs, particularly by state resource management agencies. In collaboration with scientists and resource managers from numerous agencie...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Omernik JM,Griffith GE

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dominant environmental determinants of aquatic communities have been a persistent topic for many years. Interactions between natural and anthropogenic characteristics within the aquatic environment influence fish communities in complex ways that make the effect of a single characteristic difficult to ascertain. Re...

journal_title：Environmental management

authors： Schnier S,Cai X,Cao Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00