... development, thereby calling for the development of GLOF hazard and risk assessment procedures. This study aims to delineate the enablers of GLOF risk and establish a contextual relationship between them. Design/methodology/approach The risk enablers are identified from the extant GLOF literature...

... to indicate where RA is necessary; anyway LCIA cannot replace the detail and specificity of RA and the tools should be used in combination to make better business and policy decisions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Life cycle assessment Environment Human health Risk assessment...

... necessary. Seas Rivers Sedimentation Contamination Estuaries Sediments Environmental assessment Toxicity Weight of evidence Risk assessment Estuaries are highly productive yet complex ecosystems where anthropogenic contaminants can have potentially greater impacts than in marine...

... et al., 2006 ; Watanabe and Hojo, 1999). Since the late 1990s, the Korean mass media increasingly have portrayed these risks of dioxins and labeled take‐out cultural practices as contributing to dioxin risk (Park, 2008). Environmental management Perception Pesticides Risk assessment...

... and villages along the coast. Amani Ishemo can be contacted at: aishemo@utech.edu.jm or amishemo22@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Risk assessment Coastal regions Urban areas Poverty Jamaica The consequence of building closer to the Hope Rivers bank...

... is based on the principles of risk assessment, a key technique in the protection and management of the environment. When well‐constructed, it may cover all aspects of an organisation's activities, thus providing a sound base for the identification of the most significant indicators to be considered...

...). Implementation of precautions in such a way that it ensures efficiency. Follow‐up and continuous amelioration. Pollution Risk assessment Risk management Algeria Risk's and hazard's notions, originally related to the assurance field (ASSURPOL, 1998), are also associated...

... of Technology. One of the project's goals is to assess and demonstrate tools such as life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental risk assessment (ERA) and life cycle costing (LCC). Design/methodology/approach Different strategies for eco‐efficiency evaluation based on existing tools as well as case study...

... pollution situation in wastewater or sludge, thus increasing our knowledge about the current concentrations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Hazardous materials Pollution control Waste handling Chemical water pollutants Risk assessment Sweden Wastewater sludge is contaminated...

... program modules: geo‐information system; PM for risk assessment of emergency occurences in the AZ; PM for dynamic optimisation tasks. Computer technology Risk assessment Monitoring Optimization The radiation pollution of territory caused by the Chernobyl catastrophe has resulted...