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Full-Text Articles in Environmental Sciences
The Tide Is High For The Boston Beaches, Marissa Glowac
The Tide Is High For The Boston Beaches, Marissa Glowac
New England Journal of Public Policy
In 1993, Massachusetts Governor William Weld and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino approved the “Back to the Beaches” project, a seven-year, $30.5 million public project to restore nineteen Boston Harbor beaches. Today, these sites have new, cleaner sand, improved access, and new amenities and facilities now ready to offer additional opportunities for recreation. People are coming back to the Boston Harbor beaches in numbers significantly higher than a decade ago. This study concludes that the implementation and success of the “Back to the Beaches” project can be attributed to several factors — an increased public awareness of the value of open …
Managing Water Resources For A Sustainable Future: Law, Policy And Methodology Of China, Xi Wang, Xiaobo Zhang, Wenkai Li, Dejin Gu, Yanfang Zhou
Managing Water Resources For A Sustainable Future: Law, Policy And Methodology Of China, Xi Wang, Xiaobo Zhang, Wenkai Li, Dejin Gu, Yanfang Zhou
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
37 pages (includes color illustrations).
Contains references (pages 36-37).
Legal Aspects Of Sustainable Water Resources Management [Abstract], Raphael J. Moses
Legal Aspects Of Sustainable Water Resources Management [Abstract], Raphael J. Moses
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
2 pages.
Environmental Risk Analysis: Problems And Perspectives In Different Countries, Bhola Ram Gurjar, Manju Mohan
Environmental Risk Analysis: Problems And Perspectives In Different Countries, Bhola Ram Gurjar, Manju Mohan
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors discuss various industrial accidents, which have led to growing concerns about the potential hazards and risks involved in chemical process industries.
The Siting Of Regional Sanitary Landfills Or Facilities For Municipal Solid Waste In The Upper Southern Region Of Thailand, Jantira Duangsai
The Siting Of Regional Sanitary Landfills Or Facilities For Municipal Solid Waste In The Upper Southern Region Of Thailand, Jantira Duangsai
Theses
The pollution problem from municipal solid waste in Thailand is serious. Population growth and rapid economic expansion have resulted in a significant increase in the quantity of solid waste. Inadequate provisions for waste collection, shortages of disposal equipment, and the inability of the responsible agencies to find appropriate disposal sites, also are major causes of the present problems. The environmental impacts that result from unsanitary disposal sites have become a serious public concern across the country.
Environmentally protective and publicly acceptable siting of regional sanitary landfills or facilities for municipal solid waste management in the upper southern region of Thailand: …