... African countries attain an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena, it is imperative that a coherent policy direction be set between individual countries and continental framework for participatory management of resources...

... Environmental sustainability Environmental reporting Management Global practices Andreason model of [tourist] consumer behaviour which explains how information affects customer decision-making, as well as customers’ perceived beliefs, norms and values that have a direct impact on decision-making...

..., the classification of Design for X approaches, analysis of such approaches during the new product development process and discussion of their main barriers. Finally, this study presents contributions for managers and designers who are starting the transition to a circular strategy. Daniel Jugend can be contacted...

...Jorge Alejandro Silva Rodríguez de San Miguel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the management of air pollution in Mexico and strategies that have been considered to correct the issues, including potential future directions to further improve air quality for Mexico’s environment...

... and environmental point of view, with the goal to manage a higher involvement of renewable resources. Findings The results of the research imply that the most profitable technical solutions cannot reach its realization and construction if the environmental quality criteria are not fulfilled and included...

... under the current phosphorus effluent regulations. RQ reduction is expected with a membrane bioreactor and the cost of upgrading to this technology was found to be $11.76 per capita/year. Practical implications – The authors discuss the management implications, including watershed management...

...Jean-Philippe Puyravaud; Priya Davidar Purpose – The Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, set up the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) in March 2010 to provide guidelines for improved management within the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. The WGEEP's Mandate...

...Kiran Sandhu Purpose – How were health-based perceptions influenced by dominant public health theories in the historical past to present times and what impact did it have on waste management behaviours? Taking public health as the single most important driver of waste management responses from...

... be applied on all mining basin, open pits and any degraded area. Originality/value – All results and conclusions were drawn, based on the original measurements and experiments. Stake holders, wanting to manage environmental quality after exploitation in mining basin, applying those methods, can find...

... economic viability. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Sustainable development Sustainable development taxonomy Sustainability Organizations Management Sustainability means different things to different organizations. “Whereas one company may be overhauling its business models...

... improvements in involving fishers in the decision‐making process in Europe, but participation and empowerment are still generally lacking. Social implications The lack of fisher participation in the decision‐making process leads to limited acceptance of management measures which in turn results...

...Nasima Akter; Josef Tränkler This study investigated medical waste management (MWM) practices in Bangladesh: its present constraints, the health effect of existing practices, and the weaknesses of the current system. Suggestions for improvement of the MWM situation have also been offered. Those...

...G. Pepin; H. Baroudi; M. Nomine Supporting many policies of contaminated sites management, the risk assessment methodology needs a deep knowledge of the characteristics of the contamination of soils. Physico‐chemical analysis has to take in account the heterogeneity and the specificity of the soil...

... the human populations studied and the waste procedures. Other unrelated factors may explain the results as well as the factor under investigation. It is difficult to establish a cause‐and‐effect relationship in epidemiological studies because: © MCB UP Limited 2003 Waste Management...

... marine research works may be obtained. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Environment Management Sustainable development Europe The Baltic Sea is one of the major brackish water basins of the world. The Baltic Sea region constitutes about 15 per cent of the European land area and 10 per cent...

...Edmund E. Price; Donald R. Coy The scope of a manufacturer’s environmental responsibility increasingly extends beyond the factory gate to include customer use and disposal of products. 3M is implementing a life cycle management (LCM) process to help its more than 40 operating units meet or exceed...

... and to proffer solutions for efficient management. Three sources of hazardous wastes were examined, namely: household units, commercial enterprises and industrial outfits. The household units, which were further classified into high, medium and low income earner groups, produced wastes with hazardous components...

..., in order to verify the time to maintain equilibrium. A similar study was carried out for GAC. However, three different doses of GAC namely 2g/l, 3g/l and 4g/l were used. Metals were determined in each bottle. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Environment Heavy metals Management Metals Water...

... and management have all led to the decision for a global concerted effort to maintain and sustain our environment for the health and safety of present and future generations. However, these objectives are not strongly undergirded in non‐industrialized parts of the world, and are not wholly supported...

... are highlighted. A practical strategy for implementing quality and environmental management scheme that copes with 21st century considerations is explored, emphasizing on three main elements i.e. methodology, competitiveness, and change effect. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Environment ISO 9000 Management...