The Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve has been recognized as model of sustainable
development since 1989 when Xuan Thuy Ramsar Site was founded. However, a number of
studies have showed issues of “unsustainable development” ...
This paper examines an infrastructure road project in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil, within the local context of a small favela, Colonia. This road project, called Projeto Costa Oeste, has a dual purpose of development and ...
Corporation X owns and operates Port Y in Indonesia and will begin using Port Z in
Australia, a public port, in late 2008. The ports are used to export copper concentrate,
while Port Y is also used to move commodities, ...
Paired watershed studies provide valuable scientific understanding of the effects of disturbance on aquatic resources. Recently, the Watersheds Research Cooperative (WRC) in western Oregon initiated three paired watershed ...
The Sandhills region, located in central North Carolina, is expected to experience
dramatic population growth in the next 5 years. Population growth triggers urbanization, which
may result in impairment of local water ...
Combined heat and power (CHP) is an approach to generating both electricity and usable thermal energy than can offer numerous environmental and economic benefits over more conventional generation methods. Previous research ...
A majority of the literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting focuses on efforts made by companies headquartered in North America and Europe. Nevertheless, many profitable companies from countries with ...
Oak wilt, Ceratocystis fagacearum, has been documented in the Southern Appalachian region of
North Carolina since the early 1950s. Due to its rapid spread and rate of damage, the North
Carolina Forest Resources Division ...
We have investigated how the loss of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the water column due to photobleaching allows for increased penetration of UV radiation near coral reefs in the Florida Keys. Extended ...
Globally, there is growing interest in advancing alternatives to petroleum-derived
transportation fuel in order to mitigate the risks posed by energy insecurity and global
climate change. Coal-to-liquids (CTL) and ...