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Uptake and implementation of nature-based solutions: an analysis of barriers ...
Abstract Cities increasingly have to find innovative ways to address challenges arising from climate change and urbanization. Nature-based solutions (NBS) have been gaining... -
A Decision Analytic Approach to Exposure-Based Chemical Prioritization
The manufacture of novel synthetic chemicals has increased in volume and variety, but often the environmental and health risks are not fully understood in terms of toxicity and,... -
a case study of combined chelatant-based washing treatment efficiency
Abstract The challenge of sustainable use of MSWI residues such as fly ash is particularly acute. One of the possible uses of these residues in making secondary building... -
Modeling multi-factorial and multi-stakeholder decision-making for water scar...
Abstract Policy making for complex Social-Ecological Systems (SESs) is a multi-factorial and multi-stakeholder decision making process. Therefore, proper policy simulation in... -
Potential of best practice to reduce impacts from oil and gas projects in the...
The western Amazon continues to be an active and controversial zone of hydrocarbon exploration and production. We argue for the urgent need to implement best practices to reduce... -
Assessment of the relation between land use and carbon emission in Eindhoven,...
The impact of the urban morphology on greenhouse gas emission is one of the key issues on global climate change. Since the urban form is directly related to the spatial... -
Documenting the density of subtidal marine debris across multiple marine and ...
Marine debris is recognised globally as a key threatening process to marine life, but efforts to address the issue are hampered by the lack of data for many marine habitats. By... -
The role of institutional actors and their interactions in the land use polic...
This study investigates the role of the different institutional actors involved in the development and implementation of land use policies in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The work... -
An integrated non-linear optimization, location, and food web analysis
Industrial symbiosis (IS) is one of the alternative ways of using natural resources in industrial processes. Eco-industrial parks (EIPs), as commonly known areas of IS... -
What point-of-use water treatment products do consumers use? Evidence from a ...
Background: There is evidence that household point-of-use (POU) water treatment products can reduce the enormous burden of water-borne illness. Nevertheless, adoption among the... -
All science should inform policy and regulation
In the context of a recent proposal to exclude research from consideration at the Environmental Protection Agency, John Ioannidis points out that "perceived perfection is not a... -
Elevated mercury concentrations in humans of Madre de Dios, Peru.
The enormous increase in practically unregulated mining in Madre de Dios Peru is leading to massive release of liquid elemental mercury to the environment. Rapidly increasing... -
Summer Rains and Dry Seasons in the Upper Blue Nile Basin: The Predictability...
peer-reviewed During the last 100 years the Ethiopian upper Blue Nile Basin (BNB) has undergone major changes in land use, and is now potentially facing changes in climate.... -
Co-creating urban green infrastructure connecting people and nature : A guidi...
Abstract Urban green infrastructure (UGI) and nature-based solutions are increasingly recognized as instruments to address urban sustainability challenges, yet rely on a good... -
Catching the right wave: evaluating wave energy resources and potential compa...
Many hope that ocean waves will be a source for clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy, yet wave energy conversion facilities may affect marine ecosystems through a variety... -
Dissemination of drinking water contamination data to consumers: a systematic...
BACKGROUND: Drinking water contaminated by chemicals or pathogens is a major public health threat in the developing world. Responses to this threat often require water consumers... -
A socio-ecological approach to improve industrial zones towards eco-industria...
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The Added Value of Water Footprint Assessment for National Water Policy: A Ca...
A Water Footprint Assessment is carried out for Morocco, mapping the water footprint of different activities at river basin and monthly scale, distinguishing between surface-... -
Do the societal benefits of river restoration outweigh their costs? A cost-be...
Abstract Switzerland plans to restore 4000 km of rivers by 2090. Despite the immense investment costs, river restoration benefits have not been valued in monetary terms, and a... -
Interactive 3D geodesign tool for multidisciplinary wind turbine planning
Abstract Wind turbine site planning is a multidisciplinary task comprising of several stakeholder groups from different domains and with different priorities. An information...
