O presente trabalho aborda a aplicação de componentes sustentáveis nas Contratações Públicas na perspectiva do sistema jurídico brasileiro. Desde a “virada ecológica”, especialmente após a Conferência de Estocolmo, as questões sobre o meio ambiente se intensificaram por conta, d…
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The dissertation is comprised of three papers about the social space of Chinese local environmental protection.
The reproductive phenology and habitat requirements of sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) are not well understood. Northern populations of sharp-tailed grouse (STGR) belonging to the Tympanuchus phasianellus caurus subspecies are particularly under-studied. Although …
A lack of knowledge concerning the appropriate ethical and religious values relating to environmental protection and conservation have led to their limited application in addressing environmental problems. This research addresses this issue by studying the ethical, religious, an…
Many ecosystems depend on fire to maintain appropriate habitats and to trigger important life history events, such as flowering or seed germination. Historically, fires were often patchy, but due to fire suppression and other human actions, burns have become more homogenous. How…
Since the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, lakes in Maine and much of the Northeastern US have seen significant shifts in response to reduced atmospheric deposition as well as climate change. The organisms that inhabit lakes are susceptible to environmental change, but our unde…
This thesis discusses issues affecting contemporary nuisance law from an historical standpoint. It is recognised that there is a considerable volume of literature relating to the nineteenth century antecedents of the law today. Yet nuisance is a most ancient tort, dating back al…
Estimating the relative contribution of heavy metals and nutrients loads from diffuse and point sources and various hydrological pathways is a major research challenge in catchment hydrology. Understanding of the transfer, loads and concentration of these loads in basins is usef…
Surface water contamination has been a global concern for years, especially in the developing world where high-quality centralized water treatment systems are often lacking. An alternative point-of-use household water treatment technology widely adopted in many developing countr…