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03 Jul 2013
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Air pollution: The case of China

Case study - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education

According to Vallero, air pollution is “the presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects.”(3) The above statement is indeed true in case of China. The presence...

24 Aug 2010
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Global air pollution and global climate change

Thesis - 3 pages - Ecology & environment

We know that the Earth's climate has changed many times throughout its existence. There have been both ice ages and long periods of warmth. Many natural factors, such as volcanic eruptions, energy absorbed from the sun, and changes in the Earth's orbit have long had an influence on the Earth's...

05 Jun 2008
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Industrial Air Pollution: Effects and Efforts to Contain

Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment

As a capitalist nation, we are constantly seeking to foster the growth of our economy and overall development. Our industrious nature has led to an industrial presence that makes the burning of fossil fuels our pinnacle source of energy, and a requirement for fueling our economic stability....

25 Nov 2008
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Genetic aspects of air pollution and climate change

Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment

The ?rst incidences of air pollution impacts on the genetic constitution of forest tree populations were those documented near point sources of sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulates, and heavy metals. Localized extinction of forests around these point sources was documented by...

21 Nov 2008
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Impacts of air pollution on forest ecosystems

Essay - 10 pages - Ecology & environment

Air pollution problems are international in scale. All forests worldwide experience some degree of air pollution exposure above preindustrial levels. Atmospheric transport processes do not recognize geographic borders, but sources of pollutants, the pollutants of...

15 Jan 2009
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Anti-Pollution and air/water quality in Canada

Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

The object of this brief note is an environmental issue. It concerns the anti-pollution policy and the means to improve air and water quality in Canada. Indeed, this problem touches the entire Canadian population. Here, there is no discrimination concerning class, gender or race:...

15 Sep 2014
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Water Pollution in San Diego

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Environmental issues pose a threat to humanity. Therefore, must urgent measures to ensure there is a permanent solution for this predicament (Biggs, Trent W., and Heather D'Anna 627). It is obvious that the environmental issues will have an impact on future generations if the present cohort fails...

29 Oct 2024

The Climate Crisis

Essay - 3 pages - Ecology & environment

The world is plagued with many complex issues related to food insecurity, poverty, pollution, and the climate crisis, which require urgent action to mitigate the far-reaching consequences. Despite the prevalence of techno-optimistic solutions and related perspectives on addressing global...

24 Nov 2022

The application of an EIB to address environmental challenges in urban Belgium

Thesis - 96 pages - Finance

Cities face increasing environmental challenges including, but not limited to; air pollution, CO2 emissions, energy, transport and waste management. The success of Social Impact Bonds (SIB) by solving social issues in a public-private partnership has been the driver for the...

04 Oct 2024

Why do motorbikes pay significantly lower fees on toll roads in Melbourne?

Case study - 2 pages - Ecology & environment

From basic economic perspective, this may appear like a needless revenue loss for CityLink charging biker's less than half price for using the toll roads. However, charging them as such makes economic sense, which raises approximately $15.80 and $21.40 for car and heavy commercial vehicles...

20 Dec 2021

Transportation and Retail Industries - The Sustainability Issue

Essay - 4 pages - Green marketing

Sustainability in global industries is a very important subject to focus on. All of these industries are facing different sustainability-related problems and challenges that they need to overcome to protect the planet for future generations. As part of the problems, we can find greenhouse-gas...

13 Jan 2009
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Air transportation and climate change

Essay - 4 pages - Ecology & environment

A sophisticated transport system has evolved in Europe to move people and frets. The air transport industry is growing at rate above the average growth of the economy of the EU: multiplication of short distance flies, the arrival of the “low cost” market, and increasing of aerial...

09 May 2024

You cannot regulate your way down to 'Net-Zero' but you can invest to get there

Essay - 4 pages - International relations

The European Commission has published a new communication on Better Regulation in 2021, aiming to improve policy-making processes in the EU. This communication demonstrates that the Commission is on the right track by renewing and better regulating the agenda, mainstreaming the Sustainable...

31 May 2022

Sustainable remote work practices for progressive reductions of road traffic emissions

Dissertation - 68 pages - Ecology & environment

Although technology developments brought about possibilities for all work which could be done remotely to be done remotely within the Netherlands, limitations for additional and sustainable implementation of remote work practices remained. Secondary research sheds light on the extent to which...

08 Jun 2009
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An overview of esoteric pollution EMI-EMC

Thesis - 5 pages - Physics

Water , air and Sound pollution is well within the human perception but esoteric pollution of frequency spectrum called Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) has to address in today's world of computerization where the emphasize is on high band width / high speed along with...

29 Sep 2010
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Environmental issues in the air transport industry

Case study - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

The air transport industry uses air craft to transport people, cargo, and mail. Civil aviation includes two major categories; first one is the scheduled air transport, which includes passenger and cargo flights operating on regularly-scheduled routes; and general aviation,...

24 Mar 2009
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Environmental pollution: A growing problem

Thesis - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

Environmental Studies (ES) is an inter-disciplinary area of study incorporating the social and scientific aspects of nature and natural resources. The major aim of Environmental Studies is to project the inter-relationships between living beings-especially human beings- with the surrounding...

29 Sep 2010
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Air France : Marketing and communication report (2006)

Case study - 37 pages - Services marketing

As part of the Marketing Communication project, a team comprising Antoine Cadoret, Nicholas Dawson, Charlotte Fouquet and Stephanie Mazel decided to conduct a study of the communication mix of a European leading airline company: Air France. The purpose of this project is to explore and...

21 May 2012
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What is meant by the acid rain game? Describe an efficient strategy for tackling this transboundary pollution problem

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

In this essay I will outline what acid rain is in terms of its causes and effects. In this context I will then explain what is meant by the acid rain game and its implications. I will then outline an efficient strategy for tackling this transboundary problem. Finally I will offer a possible...

27 Jan 2011
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Change in management at Air France

Case study - 29 pages - Management

Driving organizational change in a company revolve around six themes. In this document we will take into account the external and internal sources of change, the steps through which it passes, the context, and the forces involved, to finally determine the type of change and explain the phases of...

09 Jun 2023

Digital society

Course material - 33 pages - Sociology & social sciences

ICT is a major technological change whose effects have only begun to be measured for about ten years. Beyond the appearance of new activities related to ICT, such as start-ups, online shops for example, digital technologies have considerably facilitated the production and exchange of information....

14 Dec 2010
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Strategy of Air France: Analysis and recommendations (2009)

Case study - 38 pages - Business strategy

Born on August 30, 1933 by the consolidation of major French airlines ‘Societe Generale Air Transport,' Air Union, the International Company for Air Navigation, Air East and ‘Compagnie Generale Aeropostale', Air France formed the largest French airline...

18 Dec 2023

Environmental law - The examples of Canada and the United Kingdom

Case study - 3 pages - Environment law

There is a high amount of litigation related to water, considering that Canada is one of the major fishing sites. Federal fisheries act was made in order to prevent water pollution by prohibiting discharge or deposition of substances which can be harmful to aquatic animals. The UK is...

15 Nov 2012
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Hover through fog and filthy air": Scottish Play, Scottish Plague Tim Hamilton *English 764* Fall 2010

Essay - 12 pages - Literature

Macbeth. The very mention of the title of Shakespeare's most supernatural tragedy sends shivers down the spine of all too many theatre practitioners and enthusiasts, with good reason. Since Richard Burbage first stepped onto the stage of the Great Hall at Hampton Court to play the cursed tyrant...

27 Jun 2023

Ecocide in Ukraine

Presentation - 2 pages - Ecology & environment

Today I'm going to talk about a worrying subject: the ecocide in Ukraine. Before starting, I chose this topic because I am very sensitive to environmental and human problems. And for me the situation in Ukraine is a concrete example. Ecocide is a term used to describe the massive and...

28 Jul 2021

Market Study - Sustainable tourism

Market study - 8 pages - Tourism marketing

The tourist is, according to UNWTO, a traveller who travels away from his usual place of residence for at least one night and a year at most. The tourism market has a significant weight in the world economy, and its influence is not about to end, as it is constantly growing. France is the number...

01 Jan 2023

Global Warming: Causes and Chemistry of Climate Change

Course material - 7 pages - Ecology & environment

This report serves as an overview of important aspects related to global warming and climate change. It touches on the relevant international organization and authorities in the field of climate change, forecasts of temperature increases, greenhouse gases, atmospheric chemical reactions and...

28 Sep 2016
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Cigarettes and taxation in USA

Essay - 3 pages - Economy general

With a country that is plagued with many preventable illnesses and people that are leading seemingly unhealthier lifestyles by the day, it is no surprise that cigarettes contribute much of the nation's ills. Due to the damage caused by tobacco use; especially cigarettes, such as the increased...

07 Aug 2008
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Auto pollution: No solution?

Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

For the sake of natural resources and the welfare and prosperity of the population, motor vehicle fuel economy and emission standards must be raised. The dangerous and complicated problems that we face both today and tomorrow with motor vehicles should not be ignored and cast aside, but solved as...

10 Sep 2021

Environmental Law - Sustainable Development in South Africa

Essay - 4 pages - Environment law

The expression "sustainable development" has been used for years now. It is all about the promotion of people's well-being, the improvement of their life quality, especially in the long run. This means that what the current generation is doing has consequences on future generations. Therefore,...