Journal articles: 'Environmental impact analysis Environmental auditing Environmental policy'

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Chilakos, P., and C. N. Kavouras. "WATER MANAGEMENT AT ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT A CRITICAL APPROACH." Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 36, no. 4 (2004): 2094. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.16709.

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The new Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (AIA) has been constructed in theheart of the Mesogaia plain, approximately 25 kilometres northeast of Athens. The airport, whichhas been constructed on agricultural land that was once used for the cultivation of vegetables,fruits, olives, and other fresh products, commenced operations in March 2001.The Environmental Department (ENC) of AIA was established from the first day of the company'soperation in summer 1996. The responsibilities of ENC are related to the EnvironmentalManagement System, aircraft noise, air quality, resources monitoring, water management, naturalenvironment, waste management, cultural heritage, and community projects. AIA is the first Hellenicairport, with an Environmental Department that has been certified according to EN ISO 14001since December 2000.The airport and the activities directly and/or indirectly associated with its operations can have anenvironmental impact on water. In order to avoid such impacts, ENC closely monitors and takes initiativesregarding several water issues including: Ground water, Surface water & Potable waterMonitoring.The purpose of this paper is to provide detailed information regarding water management issues,especially those related to monitoring programs. Several such programs are conducted on aregular basis (some having commenced even prior to airport operations, e.g., groundwater and surfacewater) where the different water media are sampled, sent to accredited laboratories, analysedfor a selected suite of parameters, and checked for environmental compliance. If any of the waterstested are in non-compliance then a series of corrective measures are initiatedGroundwater sampling and analysis have been conducted on the airport site prior to airportopening. Results indicate that the parameters observed in exceedance to European legislation areattributed to agricultural practices that were prevalent prior to the airport construction rather thanfrom airport operationsSurface water sampling has been conducted on the site since airport opening. The selectedsuite of parameters tested from specific locations show that no systematic elevated levels havebeen recorded. The initiatives of ENC, including training, environmental auditing of Airport's ThirdParties, and remediation measures, have contributed to this outcomeThe results from the potable water sampling and analysis, which is conducted in cooperationwith EYDAP, indicate that water quality is in compliance with Greek legislation.This paper will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers, since it providesuseful information regarding the design, implementation, and outcome of water monitoring programs.

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Ur Rehman, Zia, Muhammad Zahid, Haseeb Ur Rahman, et al. "Do Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures Improve Financial Performance? A Perspective of the Islamic Banking Industry in Pakistan." Sustainability 12, no. 8 (2020): 3302. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12083302.

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This study aims to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility disclosures (CSRD) on the financial performance of the Islamic banking industry of Pakistan. The study employed the method of content analysis for collecting the required data from annual reports of all four full-fledged Islamic banks operating in Pakistan from 2012 to 2017. The study developed a novel comprehensive CSRD index by using the “Global Reporting Initiative” (GRI) and “Accounting and Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institutions” (AAOIFI). This index consists of five dimensions and 105 sub-dimensions of CSRD. The use of Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Panel Corrected Standard Errors (PCSEs), and Generalized Least Squares (GLS) using random-effect (RE) and fixed-effect (FE) estimators revealed a significant negative relationship between CSRD and the financial performance of the sample firms. Regarding separate dimensions, the relationship of the Environmental and Economic dimensions of CSRD is significantly positive with current performance, but it is insignificant for the relationships of Legal, Philanthropic, and Ethical dimensions of CSRD with the current financial performance. In addition to contributing to the scarce literature in the Islamic banking industry of a developing country like Pakistan, the study will also help the policymakers and other stakeholders, including the AAOIFI, to develop a comprehensive CSRD policy or index and further improve the already established standards for CSRD.

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Shafie, Farah Ayuni, Dasimah Omar, and Subramaniam Karuppanan. "Environmental Risk Evaluation of a Sanitary Landfill using Life Cycle Analysis Approach." Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies 3, no. 8 (2018): 89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i8.282.

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An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) auditing was carried out at a sanitary landfill in Kuala Langat, Selangor, Malaysia. It was conducted to assess the environmental and health impact of the landfill. The study also includes an environmental risk index and life cycle analysis (LCA) approach to evaluate the facility. The auditing arrives with a conclusion that this facility might pose a hazard to the environment and health if no adequate control measures are taken consistently. Environmental auditing and LCA simulation could become an essential tool in the monitoring of urban planning and development. Keywords: urban planning, environmental health impacts, environmental management eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i8.282

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Botetzagias, Iosif. "The environmental impact assessment auditing process in Greece: evidence from the prefectural level." Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 26, no. 2 (2008): 115–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3152/146155108x327449.

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Vizayakumar, K., and Pratap K. J. Mohapatra. "Environmental impact analysis of a coalfield." Journal of Environmental Management 34, no. 2 (1992): 79–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0301-4797(06)80016-2.

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Al Hanini, Eman Ahmad. "Does the Environmental Internal Audit Impact the Achieving of Sustainable Development in Industrial Companies Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange?" International Journal of Financial Research 12, no. 3 (2021): 220. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijfr.v12n3p220.

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This study aimed to determine the impact of environmental internal auditing with its dimensions represented by (compliance auditing, auditing environmental management systems, and auditing environmental financial statements) in achieving sustainable development in industrial companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. To achieve the aim of the study, a questionnaire was designed as a data collection tool for the study and distributed among 154 respondents namely: internal auditors, financial managers, and employees working in the financial departments in these companies. After conducting the necessary statistical analysis using SPSS, a statistical impact was reached at the significance level of α ≤ 0.05 for environmental internal auditing with its dimensions represented by (auditing compliance, auditing environmental management systems, and auditing environmental financial statements) in achieving sustainable development in industrial companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. The study suggests that industrial companies must provide appropriate environmental internal audit tools, including providing internal auditors with knowledge of environmental factors that have a fundamental impact on financial statements and understanding of environmental legislation and laws. The findings clarified the importance of training internal auditors on the stages of environmental internal auditing and skills in assessing environmental risks and obligations.

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Gellers, Joshua C., and Chris Jeffords. "Toward Environmental Democracy? Procedural Environmental Rights and Environmental Justice." Global Environmental Politics 18, no. 1 (2018): 99–121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00445.

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The global trend toward adopting environmental rights within national constitutions has been largely regarded as a positive development for both human rights and the natural environment. The impact of constitutional environmental rights, however, has yet to be systematically assessed using empirical data. In particular, expanding procedural environmental rights—legal provisions relating to access to information, participation, and justice in environmental matters—provides fertile ground for analyzing how environmental rights directly interface with conditions necessary for a functioning democracy. To understand the extent to which these provisions deliver on their lofty aspirations, we conducted a quantitative analysis to assess the relationship between procedural environmental rights and environmental justice, while also controlling for the extent of democracy within a country. The results suggest that states with procedural environmental rights are more likely than nonadopting states to facilitate attaining environmental justice, especially as it relates to access to information.

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Agarwala, S. B. C., and Asit K. Biswas. "Environmental Impact Analysis for Developing Countries." Environmental Conservation 16, no. 1 (1989): 66–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900008535.

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Hundloe, Tor, Geoffrey T. McDonald, John Ware, and Leanne Wilks. "Cost-benefit analysis and environmental impact assessment." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 10, no. 1-2 (1990): 55–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0195-9255(90)90006-l.

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Harris, Patrick J., Elizabeth Harris, Susan Thompson, Ben Harris-Roxas, and Lynn Kemp. "Human health and wellbeing in environmental impact assessment in New South Wales, Australia: Auditing health impacts within environmental assessments of major projects." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 29, no. 5 (2009): 310–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2009.02.002.

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Zeng, Changli, Lu Zhang, and Jiangtao Li. "The impact of top management’s environmental responsibility audit on corporate environmental investment: evidence from China." Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal 11, no. 7 (2020): 1271–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sampj-09-2018-0263.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of top management’s environmental responsibility audit (ERA) implementation on firms’ investment for environmental protection in China. Design/methodology/approach The sample comprises firms publicly traded on A-Share in China from 2011 to 2017. The authors used the ordinary least squares regression model to test the relation between ERA implementation and corporate environmental investment. Findings Firms’ environmental investment increases significantly after the ERA implementation. Compared to state-owned enterprises (SOEs), non-state-owned enterprises (non-SOEs) are more likely to increase their environmental investment after ERA implementation. Moreover, such change is more likely for non-heavily polluting enterprises (non-HPEs) compared to heavily polluting enterprises (HPEs). Practical implications This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the positive influence of environmental enforcement on corporate behavior, which could serve as reference for regulators on the latest environmental accounting practice in China and other emerging economies. Social implications This paper shows that clear assignment of environmental responsibility and subsequent assessment of environmental performance are contributing factors to effective and efficient implementation of an environmental management system. Originality/value Contributing to accounting and environmental management literature, this paper explains how mandated environmental audit incentivizes firms to deal with environmental issues. Because there is no prior research concerning the mandatory implementation of environmental audit in China, this paper is of high-innovatory value by providing a better understanding of environmental auditing and providing an economic explanation for government intervention as an effective means of mitigating environmental degradation in emerging economies.

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Castka, Pavel, Cory Searcy, and Sönke Fischer. "Technology-enhanced Auditing in Voluntary Sustainability Standards: The Impact of COVID-19." Sustainability 12, no. 11 (2020): 4740. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12114740.

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the certification and auditing services of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS). The traditional approach to auditing—on-site visits—has been significantly curtailed, and it is unclear when, and under what conditions, it might resume in full. The purpose of this paper is to study the initial responses to COVID-19 of leading VSS—a group of 21 standards that are members of ISEAL, a global membership organization for VSS. This is a qualitative study, and data are collected from publicly-available sources (i.e., official announcements, policy amendments, derogations) in order to inductively analyze how individual VSS have adjusted their certification services in response to travel bans and lockdowns. The emphasis of the analysis was understanding the role of technologies in the VSS responses to the COVID-19 crisis. The findings demonstrate significant uptake of remote auditing and information and communications technology (ICT), even though that uptake is constrained by limiting conditions and it is not currently expected by VSS to extend beyond the crisis. Lessons learned from the crisis are discussed, and the potential for remote auditing during this period to encourage the adoption of more advanced technologies (such as artificial intelligence and satellite monitoring) in certification services is explored. A set of research questions to guide future work grounded in the analysis is also provided.

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Dokurno, Galina S., and Elena V. Khotko. "ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN INCONSISTENCIES IN THE FIELD ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES." Journal of the Belarusian State University. Ecology., no. 1 (2021): 108–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.46646/2521-683x/2021-1-108-113.

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Environmental auditing is one of the ways to reduce the negative impact on our environment. The publication describes the procedure for conducting an environmental audit. The authors pay special attention to the analysis of the main resources, analyzed over the long-term practice of environmental audits, by the employees of the department of environmental certification and audit of RUE “Bel NIC” Ecology “.

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MCKONE, EDGAR G. HERTWICH; WILLIAM S. PEASE. "Environmental Policy Analysis: Evaluating Toxic Impact Assessment Methods: What Works Best." Environmental Science & Technology 32, no. 5 (1998): 138A—144A. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es9840403.

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Kung, Hsiang-Te, Long Gen Ying, and You-Ci Liu. "Fuzzy clustering analysis in environmental impact assessment ? A complement tool to environmental quality index." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 28, no. 1 (1993): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00547208.

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Alomari, Mohammad A., and Raphael J. Heffron. "Environmental Impact Assessment: A Middle Eastern Experience." Journal of Environmental Law 33, no. 2 (2021): 309–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqab002.

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Abstract Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an important environmental protection tool introduced into the environmental governance framework to evaluate and inform the administrative decision-making processes regarding whether certain developments or projects are to be allowed. In this article, EIA’s legal status and procedure are examined in relation to a Middle Eastern context, specifically to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Two different types of analysis are employed. The first is doctrinal analysis, focusing on the legal and statutory provisions regulating and organising this environmental protection tool—this genre of analysis entails identifying and unpacking the laws and regulations that govern this tool. The second type is qualitative analysis involving original data from 27 semi-structured interviews—one of the first of its kind on this topic in the KSA. The key contribution of the article comprises the examination and synthesis of the current status of different theories in the current international literature with regard to the underexplored issue of EIAs in the KSA.

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Xiao, Shi. "Environmental Information Disclosure and Auditing of Listed Companies in Heavy Pollution Industries." E3S Web of Conferences 185 (2020): 02018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202018502018.

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Concentrating on environmental issues in financial statement auditing is the main way for auditors to fulfill their environmental protection responsibilities. By studying the impact of environmental information disclosure on audit fees and audit opinions, we can infer how closely the auditors focus on environmental matters to some extent. In this paper, listed companies with serious pollution in A-share market in China from 2014 to 2019 are selected as research samples to explore the correlation among environmental-related information disclosure, audit fees and audit opinions. Through empirical analysis, it is found that the level of environmental information disclosure of listed companies in heavily polluted industries is positively correlated with the audit fees, and negatively correlated with the publication of non-standard audit opinions.

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Li, Xinjin, and Ruyin Long. "Dynamic Impact of Environmental Regulation on Environmental Performance in China: New Evidence from a Semiparametric Additive Panel Analysis." Sustainability 13, no. 18 (2021): 10069. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su131810069.

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Environmental protection is the core of sustainable economic development, and environmental policy plays a key role in achieving protection goals. Therefore, it is extremely crucial to evaluate the effectiveness of environmental policies. Existing studies mainly focus on the average impact of environmental policies on environmental pollution but ignore their dynamic impact, which is prone to misestimate the effect of environmental policies. To make up for the deficiency, a semiparametric additive panel data model is used to explore the dynamic impact of China’s sewage charging policy on environmental performance at each level of the levy. The results show that the relationship between sewage charge level and environmental degeneration is an “M-shaped” pattern, indicating that the current sewage charge policy is not absolutely effective. Moreover, the results also reveal an “N-shaped” linkage between economic growth and environmental pollution, indicating that economic development is not sustainable. Moreover, the factors of energy consumption, population growth, and industrialization contribute to increasing environmental degeneration. Although technological development has a positive impact on environmental performance, its impact is insignificant. This study could provide new evidence for strengthening environmental regulatory reform and promoting green economic development.

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Biswas, Asit K. "Recommendations on Environmental Impact Analysis for Developing Countries." Environmental Conservation 16, no. 2 (1989): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900008997.

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Kim, Hyun-Do, and Kwangwoo Park. "Impact of Environmental Disaster Movies on Corporate Environmental and Financial Performance." Sustainability 13, no. 2 (2021): 559. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13020559.

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Using a unique United States box office data set, we investigate the impact of environmental sentiment on corporate environmental and financial performance of the United States listed firms. The influence of mass media on public and investor sentiments is well documented in the existing literature. However, little is known about the effect of movies, although they may influence the public more than other mass media because people, regardless of age and gender, enjoy watching movies. Using the event study methodology and multivariable regression analysis, we show that the release of anthropogenic environmental disaster movie(s) creates environmental sentiment and influences corporate behaviors. Specifically, firms significantly increase their environmental performance in the subsequent year of strong environmental sentiment after the release of environmental movies. More importantly, the positive effect of corporate environmental performance on financial performance is stronger when the environmental sentiment is stronger.

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Kim, Henry Hyun-Do, and Kwangwoo Park. "Impact of Environmental Disaster Movies on Corporate Environmental and Financial Performance." Sustainability 13, no. 2 (2021): 559. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13020559.

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Using a unique United States box office data set, we investigate the impact of environmental sentiment on corporate environmental and financial performance of the United States listed firms. The influence of mass media on public and investor sentiments is well documented in the existing literature. However, little is known about the effect of movies, although they may influence the public more than other mass media because people, regardless of age and gender, enjoy watching movies. Using the event study methodology and multivariable regression analysis, we show that the release of anthropogenic environmental disaster movie(s) creates environmental sentiment and influences corporate behaviors. Specifically, firms significantly increase their environmental performance in the subsequent year of strong environmental sentiment after the release of environmental movies. More importantly, the positive effect of corporate environmental performance on financial performance is stronger when the environmental sentiment is stronger.

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Msezane, Sikhulile Bonginkosi. "An analysis of the policy coverage and examination of environmental-impact topics." Southern African Journal of Environmental Education 33, no. 1 (2017): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sajee.v.33i1.4.

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Martinez-Hernandez, Elias, Grant M. Campbell, and Jhuma Sadhukhan. "Economic and environmental impact marginal analysis of biorefinery products for policy targets." Journal of Cleaner Production 74 (July 2014): 74–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.051.

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Caldwell, Lynton K. "Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) : Origins, Evolution, and Future Directions." Review of Policy Research 8, no. 1 (1988): 75–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1988.tb00917.x.

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Coşkun, Aynur Aydın, and Ozhan Turker. "Analysis of environmental impact assessment (EIA) system in Turkey." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 175, no. 1-4 (2010): 213–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1507-3.

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Saleem, Farida, Saiqa Saddiqa Qureshi, and Muhammad Imran Malik. "Impact of Environmental Orientation on Proactive and Reactive Environmental Strategies: Mediating Role of Business Environmental Commitment." Sustainability 13, no. 15 (2021): 8361. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13158361.

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Although they are significant contributors to environmental concerns, emerging economies provide a very different context concerning corporate environmental behavior. The study investigates the impact of environmental orientation and business environmental commitment on proactive and reactive environmental strategies by firms in an emerging economy. Based on stakeholder perspective, organizational legitimacy concept, and natural-resource-based view, we have proposed a model where business environmental commitment is presented as an explanatory mechanism for the relationship of internal and external environmental orientation and proactive and reactive environmental strategies. A convenient sampling method was used for data collection from 152 SMEs operating in three industrial cities of Pakistan. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used as an analysis technique. Results revealed that internal environmental orientation has a more profound impact on proactive stance than the impact of external environmental orientation on reactive environmental strategies. Similarly, the business environmental commitment was also identified as an important mediating force. Our results draw important implications for theory and practice.

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COLE, M. A., A. J. RAYNER, and J. M. BATES. "The environmental Kuznets curve: an empirical analysis." Environment and Development Economics 2, no. 4 (1997): 401–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355770x97000211.

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This paper examines the relationship between per capita income and a wide range of environmental indicators using cross-country panel sets. The manner in which this has been done overcomes several of the weaknesses asscociated with the estimation of environmental Kuznets curves (EKCs). outlined by Stern et al. (1996). Results suggest that meaningful EKCs exist only for local air pollutants whilst indicators with a more global, or indirect, impact either increase monotonically with income or else have predicted turning points at high per capita income levels with large standard errors – unless they have been subjected to a multilateral policy initiative. Two other findings are also made: that concentration of local pollutants in urban areas peak at a lower per capita income level than total emissions per capita; and that transport-generated local air pollutants peak at a higher per capita income level than total emissions per capita. Given these findings, suggestions are made regarding the necessary future direction of environmental policy.

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Dodd-Butera, Teresa, Margaret Beaman, and Marissa Brash. "Environmental Health Equity: A Concept Analysis." Annual Review of Nursing Research 38, no. 1 (2019): 183–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0739-6686.38.183.

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Public health practice and ethics address both individual and environmental health, in order to optimize the well-being of an entire population. Consideration of environmental health equity (EHE) is an evolving component of environmental ethics and public health, with evidence of disparities in exposure to vulnerable communities. Related terms for studying EHE include elements of justice, social determinants of health (SDOH), disparities, and environmental racism. The unequal protection from environmental exposures, specifically considering vulnerable and marginalized populations is significant to science, society, and health. Analyzing the environmental impact includes examining equity principles to assist policy and decision-making in the public arena, in order to address unfair burdens placed on vulnerable populations. However, the lack of a common and precise term for the idea makes it to instruct and evaluate the experiences of inequities in diverse populations. The purpose of this research is to use a concept analysis to examine the idea, utility, and conditions surrounding “EHE” for use in public health, nursing, environmental ethics, policy development, and interprofessional collaboration. A concept analysis will be conducted following the eight-step method developed by Walker and Avant (2011). Data sources will include empirical and descriptive literature; and the results will identify defining attributes of the concept. A set of operationalized standards for EHE is established through this concept analysis. This study proposes an examination of the concept in order to assess and evaluate the ethics and experiences in EHE, and determine how this impacts population health outcomes.

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Atkinson, Giles, Ben Groom, Nicholas Hanley, and Susana Mourato. "Environmental Valuation and Benefit-Cost Analysis in U.K. Policy." Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 9, no. 1 (2018): 97–119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/bca.2018.6.

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This paper presents an evaluation of the use of environmental valuation – techniques to assign monetary values to environmental impacts of policies and projects, especially nonmarket impacts – in U.K. policy. In doing so, we seek to contribute to the debate, more generally, of the use and influence of benefit-cost analysis (BCA) in national policy processes such as Impact Assessment. Specifically, our contribution in this paper is two-fold. First, we identify a number of trends that have characterized U.K. policy use of environmental valuation over the past two or so decades. While this has notably involved development of “sharable values” allowing more widespread uptake, it also seems that different branches of government have developed different traditions of use adding nuance to what, on the face of it, is otherwise a shared endeavor. Second, we evaluate the extent to which the use of environmental valuation can be said to have influenced policy decisions and the degree to which this is embedded by evolving policy processes. As such, we discuss two areas of environmental policy – water quality improvements and natural capital – which have entailed either substantial use of environmental valuation either in determining specific policy and investment project options or where this has helped shape the broader policy agenda. Our evaluation is not exhaustive; nor do our findings suggest that environmental valuation and BCA are necessarily the dominant driver of decisions, as we discuss. However, in recognizing this, we argue it is also important to consider a number of established or evolving cultural and legal institutional processes which broadly appear to support our assessment of such cases.

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Marchis, Zamfir, Antonia Odagiu, Aurelia Coroian, Ioan Oroian, Manuela Mirza, and Petru Burduhos. "Analysis of Environmental Factors’ Impact on Donkeys’ Colostrum Quality." Sustainability 10, no. 9 (2018): 2958. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10092958.

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Colostrum is a natural product, issued by both mammals and humans in the first week of lactation. Among different species, donkey colostrum is considered to have, in addition to a valuable composition in nutrients and immune factors, an outstanding similitude with human colostrum. In this context, and taking into account the scarcity of available data concerning the interaction between climate factors and colostrum quality, a trial was conducted aiming to identify the possible influence of environmental factors on donkey colostrum nutritional traits. A stock of 175 jennies from 7 farms located in Cluj and Sălaj Counties was analyzed over a 7-day postpartum period. During the experimental period, the daily temperature, humidity, and wind velocity data were collected. Strong positive correlations are reported between the studied colostrum nutritional traits (fat, protein and lactose). Testing the impact of some environmental parameters upon nutritional content of donkey colostrum indicated three factors that have an influence on the nutritional quality of donkey milk colostrum, labelled as: colostrum nutritional traits, environmental air traits and some colostrum nutritional traits, and climatic traits and some colostrum nutritional traits.

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REN, XIN. "IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN CHINA." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 15, no. 03 (2013): 1350009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1464333213500099.

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The paper describes major developments of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in China since 2003 when its EIA law became effective, with emphasis on those aspects not sufficiently touched upon by most researchers so far. These range from threshold-based categorization, evolution in scoping, expansion and upgrading of a series of technical guidelines for EIA, addition of water and soil conservation plan to EIA, public consultation and social impact assessment to interaction with other major means of environmental management in China (i.e. total pollution load control, discharge permit and cleaner production). Based on a literature review, exchanges with EIA practitioners and the author's daily work on EIA, it is found that EIA in China has evolved into a fairly comprehensive and technically adequate system. The biggest problem lies in its poor enforcement and implementation, which is the focus of this paper. By examining each practical step in reviewing, enforcing and implementing EIA, the paper evaluates EIA's role in optimizing decision-making (e.g. by alternative analysis), EIA implementation and its supervision piloted in China, underlying technical, procedural and institutional issues and concerns, and the disconnect between project EIA and plan/regional EIA, both with regards to theory and practice. The main reasons for weak EIA enforcement and implementation are discussed, which include the political system and incentive mechanisms, institutional arrangements, and regulatory and methodological shortcomings. Based on the analysis, recommendations are made for improving enforcement and implementation of EIA in China.

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Elvan, Osman Devrim. "Analysis of environmental impact assessment practices and legislation in Turkey." Environmental Science & Policy 84 (June 2018): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2018.02.008.

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Nannen, Volker, Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh, and A. E. Eiben. "Impact of environmental dynamics on economic evolution: A stylized agent-based policy analysis." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 80, no. 2 (2013): 329–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2012.08.013.

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Bhatia, Rajiv, and Aaron Wernham. "Integrating human health into environmental impact assessment: an unrealized opportunity for environmental health and justice." Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 14, no. 4 (2009): 1159–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1413-81232009000400022.

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The National Environmental Policy Act and related state laws require many public agencies to analyze and disclose potentially significant environmental effects of agency actions, including effects on human health. In this paper we review the purpose and procedures of environmental impact assessment (EIA), existing regulatory requirements for health effects analysis, and potential barriers to and opportunities for improving integration of human health concerns within the EIA process. We use statutes, regulations, guidelines, court opinions, and empirical research on EIA along with recent case examples of integrated health impact assessment (HIA)/EIA at both the state and federal level. We extract lessons and recommendations for integrated HIA/EIA practice from both existing practices as well as case studies. The case studies demonstrate the adequacy, scope, and power of existing statutory requirements for health analysis within EIA. The following support the success of integrated HIA/EIA: a proponent recognizing EIA as an available regulatory strategy for public health; the openness of the agency conducting the EIA; involvement of public health institutions; and complementary objectives among community stakeholders and health practitioners. We recommend greater collaboration among institutions responsible for EIA, public health institutions, and affected stakeholders along with guidance, resources, and training for integrated HIA/EIA practice.

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Rebelato, Marcelo Girotto, Luciana Maria Saran, Vitor Bernardes Cury, and Andréia Marize Rodrigues. "Environmental performance analysis: foundry industry case report." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 28, no. 2 (2017): 248–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-09-2015-0176.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case report involving environmental performance analysis of a small Brazilian business from the foundry industry. Design/methodology/approach An environmental performance indicator was developed (Iepa) which is calculated taking into consideration the weighting of potential environmental impacts of each residue/sub product generated, the relative spatial dispersion which each residue/sub product can reach, and the adequacy evaluation of final allocation accomplished by the company for each residue/sub product. Findings Despite the evidence that the corporation do not conduct washing of gases emitted from the chimney of the foundry furnace, which consists an environmentally inadequate attitude, the result of Iepa=97.50 percent was obtained. This favorable result is due to the adequate allocation given to residues generated in greater volume in the process, the molding sand. This sand is addressed to an industrial landfill, which is an environmentally adequate practice and approved by competent environmental authorities. Practical implications The method used can be applied to measure the environmental impact generated by any business of the foundry sector industry. Originality/value The originality of the work is in the developed method, which takes into account: the potential impact of each residue/sub product generated, the amount of each residue/sub product generated in a given time period, the dispersion that each residue/sub product can attain, and the evaluation of eventual allocation of each residue/sub product.

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Bärlund, I., H. Lehtonen, and S. Tattari. "Assessment of environmental impacts following alternative agricultural policy scenarios." Water Science and Technology 51, no. 3-4 (2005): 117–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2005.0582.

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Finnish agriculture is likely to undergo major changes in the near and intermediate future. The future policy context can be examined at a general level by strategic scenario building. Computer-based modelling in combination with agricultural policy scenarios can in turn create a basis for the assessments of changes in environmental quality following possible changes in Finnish agriculture. The analysis of economic consequences is based on the DREMFIA model, which is applied to study effects of various agricultural policies on land use, animal production, and farmers' income. The model is suitable for an impact analysis covering an extended time span – here up to the year 2015. The changes in land use, obtained with the DREMFIA model assuming rational economic behaviour, form the basis when evaluating environmental impacts of different agricultural policies. The environmental impact assessment is performed using the field scale nutrient transport model ICECREAM. The modelled variables are nitrogen and phosphorus losses in surface runoff and percolation. In this paper the modelling strategy will be presented and highlighted using two case study catchments with varying environmental conditions and land use as an example. In addition, the paper identifies issues arising when connecting policy scenarios with impact modelling.

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Chan, Ying Tung. "The Environmental Impacts and Optimal Environmental Policies of Macroeconomic Uncertainty Shocks: A Dynamic Model Approach." Sustainability 11, no. 18 (2019): 4993. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11184993.

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The existing literature on carbon policy analysis in a random environment focuses on the existence of the level (first-moment) shocks, whereas recent research emphasized the nonnegligible impact of uncertainty (second-moment) shocks on macroeconomy. This paper studies the impact of uncertainty (second-moment) shocks on the carbon emissions, abatement investment, and output. We construct an environmental dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (E-DSGE) model that features uncertainty shocks from the good demand and supply. By comparing the social welfare among carbon taxation, intensity, and capacity regimes, we show that the carbon taxation is the best policy regarding positive uncertainty shocks of households preference (good demand), whereas capacity and intensity targets are preferable under the uncertainty shocks of firms productivity (good supply).

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Fatkhutdinov, V., L. Yarmol, T. Musiiets, O. Lagovska, and L. Kryukova. "State regulation of environmental safety." Naukovyi Visnyk Natsionalnoho Hirnychoho Universytetu, no. 4 (2021): 96–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.33271/nvngu/2021-4/096.

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Purpose. To conduct a systematic analysis of the state environmental policy, to identify threats to ecologization and the necessary directions for improvement of the state environmental policy. Methodology. To perform scientific research there were used: the method of content analysis to assess the scientific achievements and identify unresolved aspects of the problem; method of comparative analysis for evaluation and processing of statistical information; method of analysis and synthesis to form the purpose of the study; methods of abstraction and generalization, formalization for detailed elaboration of various aspects of the problem; system-structural method and the method of convergence from the abstract to the concrete for the formation of conclusions and proposals. Findings. New risks and threats to the state environmental policy have been identified and their impact has been analyzed. The analysis revealed that the state environmental policy does not always extend into regional and sectoral environmental policy. It is established that departmental structures responsible for environmental monitoring do not have proper coordination of their actions, even in time, which complicates integrated information processing. In many areas there is no long-term state forecasting of environmental and economic factors. There is no adequate level of systematization in the formation of structured economic and tax incentives for the introduction of effective environmental technologies and compliance with norms and rules in environmental protection. Originality. A systematic analysis of the state environmental policy has been carried out, the formation of the emergent nature of ecological and economic factors has been indicated. Mechanisms of the state ecological policy have been formulated. Threats for ecologization policy and necessary directions of improvement of the state ecological policy have been detected. Practical value. The results of statistical analysis can be used by scientists and practitioners. To reform environmental and economic policy, the threat of imbalance in economic and tax incentives for greening has been pointed out, which may lead to delays in the development and slowdown of technological renewal of industrial sectors, in particular, the energy sector. It has been pointed out that the state ecological and economic policy should be a systemic tool of social policy, help stabilize the situation and overcome the crisis in all spheres of life. The importance of the role of the civil sector in the ecologization of the country and of the need to form a system for developing the environmental consciousness of society has been indicated.

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Park, Won-Jun, Rakhyun Kim, Seungjun Roh, and Hoki Ban. "Analysis of Major Environmental Impact Categories of Road Construction Materials." Sustainability 12, no. 17 (2020): 6951. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12176951.

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To address the environmental problems associated with construction materials, the construction industry has made considerable efforts to reduce carbon emissions. However, construction materials cause several other environmental problems in addition to carbon emissions and thus, a comprehensive analysis of environmental impact categories is required. This study aims to determine the major environmental impact categories for each construction material in production stage using the life cycle assessment (LCA) technique on road projects. Through the review of life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methodologies, the abiotic depletion potential (ADP), ozone depletion potential, photochemical oxidant creation potential, acidification potential, eutrophication potential, eco-toxicity potential, human toxicity potential, as well as the global warming potential (GWP) were defined as impact categories. To define the impact categories for road construction materials, major environmental pollutants were analyzed for a number of road projects, and impact categories for 13 major construction materials were selected as mandatory impact categories. These materials contributed more than 80% to the impact categories from an LCA perspective. The impact categories to which each material contributed more than 99% were proposed as specialization impact categories to provide basic data for use in the LCIA of future road projects.

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Wałach, Daniel. "Analysis of Factors Affecting the Environmental Impact of Concrete Structures." Sustainability 13, no. 1 (2020): 204. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13010204.

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Concrete is the one of the most important construction materials not only in terms of its global consumption but also environmental impact. However, there are many possibilities to reduce the environmental impact of concrete structures. This paper presents a set of factors determining the environmental impact of subsequent stages in the life cycles of concrete objects. In the research, the method of deduction and mathematical logic was applied to identify the parameters. Using the DEMATEL method, the significance of the identified factors was determined. An influential relation map allowed to specify a set of important parameters (causes) that affect the impact of the structure on the environment. The most important causes include: Concrete class, structural loads, static of the structure, materials used, and their suppliers as well as the volume of structural elements. The results of the analysis both confirmed the previous findings, as well as shows a set of indicators not previously highlighted. The cause-and-effect relationships between the parameters, and its significance was also determined. The results enable to indicate further directions of reducing the environmental impact of the concrete structure.

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Antcliffe, Bonnie L. "Environmental impact assessment and monitoring: the role of statistical power analysis." Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 17, no. 1 (1999): 33–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3152/147154699781767954.

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Nissley, Claudia. "Perspectives from the Field: Integrating Cultural Impact Assessments into Environmental Analysis." Environmental Practice 18, no. 3 (2016): 222–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1466046616000351.

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Toro, Javier, Ignacio Requena, and Montserrat Zamorano. "Environmental impact assessment in Colombia: Critical analysis and proposals for improvement." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 30, no. 4 (2010): 247–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2009.09.001.

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Bozhinova, Katerina. "Environmental Governance and Public Participation." Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science 24 (September 1, 2014): 23–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.22151/politikon.24.2.

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Environmental sustainability is a complex term, characterized by dynamic interactions between human and natural dimensions. Policy-makers in the developed world face the challenge of balancing economic growth with citizen concerns for curbing human impact leading to environmental degradation. This thesis contributes to the investigation of environmental governance on local scale by assessing the quality of environmental decisions. It examines and compares how the involvement of interest groups and citizens into local decision-making structures promotes efficient environmental policies. By applying the crispy sets qualitative comparative analysis (cs/QCA), this study aims to indentify the conditions necessary and sufficient for formulating participatory environmental decisions. The results suggest that successful policy formulation is dependent upon the presence of governmental agenda-setting and multilevel governance. The findings outline good practices, which reveal how governments can organize and facilitate participatory decision-making to ensure legitimate representation of interests and, thus, reach consensus-based decisions, which then translate easily into policy formulation.

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Wang, Shuhong, Lu Xing, and Hanxue Chen. "Impact of marine industrial structure on environmental efficiency." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 31, no. 1 (2020): 111–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-06-2019-0119.

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Purpose Recently, China has been paying increasing attention to how to improve the efficiency of the marine environment and realize a green and sustainable development of the marine economy. Consequently, the industrial structure is crucial to improving efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to introduce environmental factors into the efficiency analysis framework and explore the relationship between marine industrial structure and marine environmental efficiency. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses marine economic data under the DEA-BBC model to measure the marine environmental efficiency of provinces and cities and classifies them by cluster analysis. Then, the marine industrial structure and marine environmental efficiency are studied by an econometric model with human capital, ownership structure, land economic development level, scientific research input and government intervention degree as control variables. Findings The overall level of marine environmental efficiency is relatively low in China, increasing and then decreasing over the research period. The rationalization of industrial structure and scientific research input have significant promoting effects on marine environmental efficiency, while the degree of government intervention has a significant inhibiting effect. The positive effect of human capital on efficiency depends on whether it can be successfully converted into productivity. The effects of industrial structure advancement, ownership structure and land economic development level of on the marine environmental efficiency are mixed. Originality/value The results provide a theoretical and decision-making basis for China to transform and upgrade its marine industrial structure and sustainably develop the marine economy.

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Slotterback, Carissa Schively. "Addressing climate change in state and local environmental impact analysis." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 54, no. 6 (2011): 749–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2010.528931.

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Mańkowski, Dobrosław Jerzy. "SPORT ORGANIZATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES: AN INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS." Society Register 2, no. 1 (2018): 155–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/sr.2018.2.1.09.

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Capitalism plays a significant role in the process of commercialization of sport. The bureaucratization, professionalization, politics and policy change legitimate organizational activities (Oliver 1992). The external process of bureaucratization, which is ‘the organizational manifestation of the rationalization of social life’ (Slack & Hinings 1994: 806) transforms sport organizations. The new environment of sport organizations moves them from voluntary organization to formal organizations with professional staff. This work identifies impact of external processes such as bureaucratization, professionalization and commercialization on sport organization. The focus is on the environmental pressures which change practices (procedures) in sport organizations. The article shows the changes in the field of sport and the processes of excluding voluntary, non-profit sport organization from competitions in elite sport. The last section of the article presents an alternative point of view on volunteers in sport industry.

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Semyachkov, A. I., V. A. Pochechun, and K. A. Semyachkov. "Regional water and environmental analysis of the Ural Federal District." E3S Web of Conferences 177 (2020): 04012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017704012.

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The article explains the need to diagnose the man-made impact on water resources as a priority task to ensure the environmental safety of the territory in order to develop a sound regional environmental policy in relation to the sustainable and environmentally safe use of water resources. The diagnostic results of the water and environmental situation in the Ural Federal District are provided.

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Zhang, Guo Feng, Tun Yen Wang, Takeshi Mizunoya, et al. "An Analysis of Economic and Environmental Impact of Sewage Treatment in Beijing City." Applied Mechanics and Materials 368-370 (August 2013): 275–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.368-370.275.

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In this study, the impact of introducing new sewage treatment technologies as a new policy is evaluated. The purpose of this study is to construct a comprehensive dynamic optimization model on forecasts for the net load of water pollutant and economic growth of Beijing. Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation modeling was conducted using software LINGO to perform the linear optimization model, based on tow sub-models (socio-economic model and an environmental model) and one objective (Min TQP). The socio-economic model is based on input-output table and represents the relationship between socio-economic activities and water pollutant emissions. The environmental model represents the changes in the amount of water pollutants generated. Our results propose an optimal policy for helping Beijing City to achieve the goal of sustainable development.

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GADENNE, DAVID, and JONATHAN LADEWIG. "THE INFLUENCE OF AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY PROSECUTIONS ON CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURES." Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 09, no. 03 (2007): 299–318. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1464333207002822.

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This paper examines the environmental disclosure practices of companies that have been prosecuted by the EPA to determine whether the situation has changed since the landmark study conducted by Deegan and Rankin in 1996. The study was conducted by undertaking content analysis of a group of companies that had been prosecuted by the EPA, matched with non-prosecuted companies. Three types of environmental disclosures were considered — positive, negative, and neutral. It was found that companies increased only negative and neutral disclosures if prosecuted, and that disclosures had significantly increased since the Deegan and Rankin (1996) study, the latter finding most likely due to new legislation governing environmental disclosure. However, there was no correlation between the penalty amount and the disclosures that companies made, indicating that penalty amount does not impact on company disclosure practices.

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