Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 29 Issue 1

Ecological footprints and development trends in Hefei, China

Ying Guo, Dongpo Xia, Binghua Sun, Xi Wang, Dao Zhang, Jinhua Li

Because natural resource utilization is a predictor of sustainable development, an evaluation of the efficiency of resource utilization is critical for assessing developmental…

Transdisciplinary approach to natural resource governance research: a conceptual paper

Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah, Kobus Muller, Kwame Ameyaw Domfeh

Natural resources in contemporary times are mostly managed by a collaborative governance approach which hinges on complex institutional designs (rules, norms and strategies). Many…

Disaggregate energy efficiency of regions in Taiwan

Jin-Li Hu, Ming-Chung Chang, Hui-Wen Tsay

The purpose of this paper is to explore Taiwan’s regional energy efficiency trend and complement the work of the total-factor energy efficiency (TFEE) index proposed by Hu and…

An overview of environmental management in the Spanish food sector: a survey study

Marta Ormazabal, Elisabeth Viles, Javier Santos, Carmen Jaca

Environmental management (EM) is becoming increasingly important in all types of organizations. The food industry represents the top industrial sector of the Spanish economy;…

A multi-region input-output model for optimizing virtual water trade flows in agricultural crop production

Kathleen B. Aviso, Sed Anderson K. Holaysan, Michael Angelo B. Promentilla, Krista Danielle S. Yu, Raymond R. Tan

The onset of climate change is expected to result in variations in weather patterns which can exacerbate water scarcity issues. This can potentially impact the economic…

Carbon tax, system marginal price and environmental policies on Smart Microgrid operation

Anestis Anastasiadis, Stavros Konstantinopoulos, Georgios Kondylis, Georgios A. Vokas, Maya Julien Salame

The purpose of this paper is to optimally operate a Smart Microgrid which is interconnected to the main grid so as to minimize expenditures associated with CO₂ emissions…

Rwandan environmental impact assessment: practices and constraints

Ravi Sharma, Jean Damascene Hategekimana

The purpose of this paper is to review the Rwandan Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) practice and identify the possible constraints faced by EIA practitioners in Rwanda. The…

Chemical characterization and assessment of surface waters’ suitability for irrigation in the mid-Seybouse wadi plain (North-Eastern Algeria)

Souad Mouassa, Salah Chaab, Adnane Souffi Moulla, Mansour Zaagane, Nabil Brahmia

The present study is undertaken in the region of Guelma that is located in North-Eastern Algeria. Guelma’s agricultural plain is irrigated from the Seybouse ephemeral river…

The relationships between obesity-increasing risk factors for public health, environmental impacts, and health expenditures worldwide

Eduardo Botti Abbade

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between obesogenic severity, the public health situation, environmental impacts, and health care expenditures in…

Water demand elasticities under risk conditions

Jamal Mousa Shamieh, Ihab Hanna Sawalha, Amer Z. Salman, Emad K. Al-Karablieh, Mohammad A. Tabieh, Hussain F. Al-Qudah, Osama O. Jaara

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to estimate the water demand elasticities using a parametric linear programming (LP) model to provide an insight into the accurate and…

Understanding climate change adaptation in Africa: key considerations

Ernest Mensah Abraham

The purpose of this paper is to synthesise lessons from research on adaptation to demonstrate that African countries can explore the opportunities and challenges inherent in…