Negative effects of hydraulic schemes and environmental protection

2014 ◽  
pp. 1035-1046
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Negative Effects

In Search of Causal Relationship between FDI, GDP, and Energy Consumption - Evidence from China

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 3388-3391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo Cheng Kuo ◽  
Chi Ya Chang ◽  
Mei Hui Chen ◽  
Wei Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Granger Causality ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Negative Effects

The balance between economic growth and environmental protection has been the core concern of policy makers in developing countries for the past two decades. This study is one of the few studies to empirically inspect the relationship between economic growth, FDI, and energy consumption over the period 1978-2010 in China. The results reveal that there is a unidirectional Granger causality running from GDP to energy consumption. This suggests that increase of GDP will consume more energy and implementing of the energy conservation policies and energy demand management policies in China may not have negative impact on economic growth. Besides, a bi-directional Granger causality has been found between energy consumption and FDI. This implies that Chinese government should cautiously evaluate the positive and negative effects of FDI inflows and put efforts into making more effective control policies on environmental protection.

scholarly journals Elements of reflection on education for sustainable development 30 years from the Bruntland Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-17
Author(s):  
Joanna Kostecka ◽  
Maria Cyrankowska ◽  
Agnieszka Podolak ◽  
Brygida Kowalska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Human Species ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The Media ◽  
The University ◽  
Preliminary Consideration

The aim of the study was to learn about young people’s judgements on sustainable development and environmental protection depending on their school profile and education. The presentation of their opinions was considered important for assessing the state of sustainable development 30 years after the publication of the Bruntland Report. The perception of the phenomenon of “ecological violence” and the opinions regarding the directions of actions to combat it were also identified. In the authors’ opinion, this concept should be included in the ethical foundations of human behaviour in the 21st century. The research was conducted in 2017 with students of the Faculties of Biology and Agriculture and of Pedagogy at the University of Rzeszow and students of the Faculty of Management at the Rzeszow University of Technology. In order to achieve the study goals, a diagnostic survey using a questionnaire was used. The results indicate that education in sustainable development is not carried out equally in all university institutions. It is often underestimated, although the media clearly emphasise the need to solve current problems in such a way as to minimise the negative effects of sustainability-related decisions made on the economic, social and ecological dimensions of life. All these dimensions are equally important for the welfare of the human species. The results of the study may indicate the directions of activities necessary in education for the sustainable development in the 21st century. In search of effective educational and implementation activities for broadly defined sustainable development, it is also worth presenting, examining and refining the term “ecological violence”. This article touches on the above issue and is a preliminary consideration in this respect. The authors hope that it will lead them and potential readers to a deeper analysis of the possible meaning of the term “violence” also in relation to environmental resources. The presented research results are regarded as preliminary findings for a deeper analysis of this issue in the future.

scholarly journals Adaptation of the Idea of Phronesis in Contemporary Approach to Innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-87
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Kuzior ◽  
Ján Zozuľak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Production Engineering ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Contemporary Approach ◽  
Positive Character

Abstract The article is devoted to the importance of the virtue of prudence and attempts to adapt it in the contemporary discourse on innovation and sustainable development. The authors come from ancient roots, recalling the positions of Socrates, Plato and, above all, Aristotle. They point to the renewed interest of contemporary researchers in the ethics of virtues and point to the important roles of prudence, prudence and responsibility in the approach to innovation. Innovations are captured as an instrumental value and a tool to shape better living conditions, work, study, rest, all forms of human activity and environmental protection. Therefore, their positive character has been exposed, although the authors also pay attention to the risk and possibility of negative effects if the virtues of nature, such as prudence, caution and responsibility are not well-formed. The authors point out that this is particularly important in the education of engineers who shape the innovative landscape of the present, and prove that this applies to mechatronics or robotics specialists, as well as production engineering specialists, because the ethical approach allows for the appropriate design of the entire team of activities from recognizing the need to satisfy it through an efficient, well-prepared, organized and properly managed production process, taking into account the basic principles of sustainable development.

Cement Kiln, a Universal Disposal for Cr-Contaminated Soil?

2011 ◽  
Vol 414 ◽  
pp. 289-293
Author(s):  
Ji Da Chen ◽  
Shi Guo Liao ◽  
Bin Xie ◽  
Li Wei Zhang ◽  
Tian Hui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Soil Treatment ◽  
Processing Technology ◽  
Cement Kiln ◽  
Powerful Method ◽  
Negative Effects

Cement kiln co-processing technology is one of powerful method for disposal soild hazardous waste internationally owing to advantages of economic and environmental friend. However, It seems to be abused in brownfield remediation in Chongqing recently, for instance, it is ubiquitously recommeded or pratically applied for disposal chromium conteminated soil. To help local environmental protection departments clarify the advantages and limitations of cement kiln for Cr-contaminated soil treatment, this paper focuses on advantages and the negative effects of co-polluters in Cr-contaminated soil.

scholarly journals Environmental Regulation and Green Productivity: Evidence of the Moderating Effect of Chinese Environmental Decentralization

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Chen ◽  
Xiaoli Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
County Level ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Green Productivity ◽  
Pollutant Discharge ◽  
Dynamic Panel Models ◽  
The Impact

Environmental decentralization (ED), or the allocation of environmental protection affairs and responsibilities among various administrative authorities, affects the effectiveness of environmental regulation in promoting green total factor productivity (GTFP). Based on panel data of 30 Chinese provinces from 2001 to 2015, this paper employs dynamic panel models to test the effects of environmental regulations (environmental protection investment, ENV; pollutant discharge fees, PDF) on GTFP, with or without being influenced by ED. Without the impact of ED, GTFP is significantly inhibited by ENV while significantly promoted by PDF. Considering the impact of ED, with the strengthening of ED, the negative effects of ENV on GTFP is significant; contrarily, the positive effects of PDF on GTFP is significant; improving provincial ED adds negative effects of ENV, while reduces the positive effects of PDF; increasing prefectural ED reduces negative effects of ENV; expanding county-level ED adds the positive effects of PDF. Therefore, to boost GTFP growth, prefectural environmental protection authorities should have more autonomy in ENV, while the county-level should have more autonomy in PDF.

scholarly journals Sejarah Perkembangan Hukum Lingkungan di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
- Risfalman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
World War ◽  
Conference Participant ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
The Law ◽  
Stockholm Conference

World War has produced many negative effects. Environmental pollution is one of the negative effects of world war. Pollution in the world is increasingly alarming. On this basis, the United Nations conducted an environmental conference in June 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Stockholm Conference is considered the highest peak of environmental awareness at the international level. The Stockholm Conference produced an environmental legal concept called suitanable development. The results of the Stockholm conference underwent follow-up and obliged the conference participant countries to ratify it. Indonesia fulfilled this obligation by establishing Law No. 4 of 1982 concerning the basic provisions of environmental management. The law has several important instruments in environmental protection, namely an analysis of environmental impacts and environmental quality standards. In 1997 the law was revised and underwent several additions to environmental protection instruments. The final revision of environmental law is Law No. 32 of 2009 concerning environmental protection and management. The latest law has more complex environmental protection instrumentsKeyword: History, Development, Environmental Law

scholarly journals Optimization of Vehicle Routing for Waste Collection and Transportation

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 4963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hailin Wu ◽  
Fengming Tao ◽  
Bo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Local Search ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Vehicle Routing ◽  
Vehicle Routing Problem ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Routing Problem

For the sake of solving the optimization problem of urban waste collection and transportation in China, a priority considered green vehicle routing problem (PCGVRP) model in a waste management system is constructed in this paper, and specific algorithms are designed to solve the model. We pay particular concern to the possibility of immediate waste collection services for high-priority waste bins, e.g., those containing hospital or medical waste, because the harmful waste needs to be collected immediately. Otherwise, these may cause dangerous or negative effects. From the perspective of environmental protection, the proposed PCGVRP model considers both greenhouse gas (GHG) emission costs and conventional waste management costs. Waste filling level (WFL) is considered with the deployment of sensors on waste bins to realize dynamic routes instead of fixed routes, so that the economy and efficiency of waste collection and transportation can be improved. The optimal solution is obtained by a local search hybrid algorithm (LSHA), that is, the initial optimal solution is obtained by particle swarm optimization (PSO) and then a local search is performed on the initial optimal solution, which will be optimized by a simulated annealing (SA) algorithm by virtue of the global search capability. Several instances are selected from the database of capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP) so as to test and verify the effectiveness of the proposed LSHA algorithm. In addition, to obtain credible results and conclusions, a case using data about waste collection and transportation is employed to verify the PCGVRP model, and the effectiveness and practicability of the model was tested by setting a series of values of bins’ number with high priority and WFLs. The results show that (1) the proposed model can achieve a 42.3% reduction of negative effect compared with the traditional one; (2) a certain value of WFL between 60% and 80% can realize high efficiency of the waste collection and transportation; and (3) the best specific value of WFL is determined by the number of waste bins with high priority. Finally, some constructive propositions are put forward for the Environmental Protection Administration and waste management institutions based on these conclusions.

scholarly journals Eco-Innovation in Municipalities as an Element of Smaller Agglomerations Sustainable Development - Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Anna Zelga-Szmidla ◽  
Katarzyna Kapustka
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
The State ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
State Of The Environment ◽  
Macroeconomic Management

Abstract Management in accordance with the principle of sustainable development is one of the basic aspects of environmental protection, and is nevertheless important in macroeconomic management (eco-innovations in national regulations) as well as in micro-regulations (municipal regulations). The municipalities authorities are obliged to preventing the negative effects of environmental degradation, preventing pollution, providing information on the state of the environment, cover the environmental policy, in order to ensure the land advancement in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. The implemented projects should mainly improve the living conditions of the inhabitants. That is why eco-innovative activities introduced in individual, small territorial areas (municipalities) are becoming more and more important. The paper is based on a case study as a recognized method of analyzing and discussing authentic situations used in management sciences.

scholarly journals Expanding Infrastructure And Environmental Protection – Indissoluble Contradiction Or Reasonable Symbiosis?

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Franz-Rudolf Herber
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The World ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
The Given ◽  
New Infrastructure

The expanding of infrastructure (roads/energy) is necessary as well in the developed countries as well as in the emerging countries: But the approach is different: In the developed countries the preservation of the given infrastructure is more important than new infrastructure. In the emerging countries necessary infrastructure is lacking and should be erected. Nevertheless, the management of such measures have to take the protection of environment into account. Those, who do not have any respect for nature, are behaving wrong. The belief, that such behaviour does not have any negative effects, is wrong. Nature does not endure any maltreatment and cannot endlessly recycle itself. But nature is a power that might be underestimated: If nature takes revenge on mankind, the consequences are drought, tornados and the drop of the sea level. Of course, if ones does have a religion, the answer has to be that the revenge of God will be severe, the Bible does call it apocalypsis or the end the world.

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