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INTERNATIONAL LAW-MAKING IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE UNEQUAL COMPETITION BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND TH EENVIRONMENT
(MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS, 2004)
Since 1992, the tension between environmental and developmental concerns has been a
central element in the international law-making process which has resulted in the adoption of various
treaties and international instruments ...
On thin ice – The Arctic commodity extraction frontier and environmental conflicts
(Elsevier Science, 2022-01)
This article contributes to the discussion on socio-environmental conflicts and extractive projects in the Arctic region. Fifty-three socio-environmental conflicts are analysed, using data from the Global Atlas of Environmental ...
Overcoming data scarcity in earth science.
(MDPI, 2020)
The Data Scarcity problem is repeatedly encountered in environmental research. This may induce an inadequate representation of the response?s complexity in any environmental system to any input/change (natural and ...
Expenditures, investment and financing for sustainable development in Brazil
(ECLAC, 2002-11)
The objective of this study is to examine the evolution and characteristics of the financing for the nvironment in Brazil, in order to identify the advances and retreats after the Rio 92 Conference. ...
Socio-Environmental and Hematological Profile of Landfill Residents (Sao Jorge Landfill-Sao Paulo, Brazil)
(Mdpi Ag, 2017)
We are experiencing an unprecedented urbanization process that, alongside physical, social and economic developments, has been having a significant impact on a population's health. Due to the increase in pollution, violence ...
The role of payments for environmental services in Costa Rica’s policymix
(2013-10-15)
Payments for Environmental Services (PES) and conservation policies. A PES is an economic instrument that addresses an environmental externality through a variable payment, cash or in-kind. In here, providers or sellers ...
Use of electrical resistivity to identify collapsible soils in Brazil
(SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2011)
Three soil profiles in Ilha Solteira, Brazil were investigated to establish their potential for collapsible behavior. The soil profiles were identified using terrain evaluation techniques and simple laboratory tests. ...
International Rainwater Catchment Systems Experiences : Towards sustainability
Harvesting rain and using it for drinking and domestic use will help to give scattered rural households and under-served city dwellers access to water. The world cannot ignore using rain - as the source of all water. This ...
Use of electrical resistivity to identify collapsible soils in Brazil
(Springer Heidelberg, 2011-05-01)
Three soil profiles in Ilha Solteira, Brazil were investigated to establish their potential for collapsible behavior. The soil profiles were identified using terrain evaluation techniques and simple laboratory tests. ...
Use of electrical resistivity to identify collapsible soils in Brazil
(Springer Heidelberg, 2011-05-01)
Three soil profiles in Ilha Solteira, Brazil were investigated to establish their potential for collapsible behavior. The soil profiles were identified using terrain evaluation techniques and simple laboratory tests. ...