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Case Study on Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure

Study about Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure

Abstract:~ This study concentrates on application and comparison of two assessment tools for sustainable building, GBTool and CASBEE. The two tools are used to assess a project, the Holmen multi-family building in Stockholm, Sweden, and its sustainable performance. The role of assessment tools is to provide a platform of communication between different stakeholders to make the demonstration projects can be easily learned about their sustainable success. The communication can result in stimulation on both need of the purchasers and supply of the investors enhances the overwhelming growth of the sustainable building market.

Case Study on Environmental Engineering

Introduction:~ Among various needs of daily life, the built environment constitutes more evident production than other industries such as food, textile, transportation etc. The entire production process of the built environment comprises materials utilization and energy consumption which result in the apparent environmental problems. To reduce the damages of the environment, it is of vital importance to realize how the building production process, including phases of planning, design, construction and operation, influences the environment and how to evaluate the significance among variety of factors. Keep reading…

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A Case Study on Climate Risk Screening Tools

A Study about Climate Risk Screening Tools

Introduction:~ Climate risk screening is an integral part of efforts to ascertain current and future vulnerabilities and risks related to climate change. It is a prerequisite for identifying and designing adaptation measures, and an important element in the process of integrating, or mainstreaming, climate change adaptation into development project, planning and policy processes.Over the past decade, a growing number of climate risk screening and assessment tools and methods have become available and are increasingly being tested on the ground.

Case Study on Climate Risk Screening Tools

So far, the development and application of these tools and methods has mainly been driven by international donor agencies and NGOs. Developing country stakeholders have in several cases been directly involved as part of screening and assessment teams, and a number of capacity building activities (e.g. training of trainers) have been undertaken by international donors and NGOs to enable national stakeholders to carry out climate risk screening and assessment efforts using specific tools. Keep reading…

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Case Study on Trails and Walkways

Case Study about Trails and Walkways

The 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) designated 10 percent of all Surface Transportation Program funds for Transportation Enhancement Activities. This program encourages development of “livable communities” by funding projects that preserve the historic culture of the transportation system and/or enhance the operation of the system for its users.

Case Study on Trails and Walkways

The 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA- 21) continued the Transportation Enhancement Program and expanded the eligible use of funds. Keep reading…

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Case Study on Information Systems and Environmentally Sustainable Development

Study about Information Systems and Environmentally Sustainable Development

Abstract:~ While many corporations and Information Systems units recognize that environmental sustainability is an urgent problem to address, the IS academic community has been slow to acknowledge the problem and take action. We propose ways for the IS community to engage in the development of environmentally sustainable business practices.

Case Study on Environmentally Sustainable Development

Challenge:~ Environmentally sustainable development is the foremost concern identified by a worldwide United Nations survey of the issues dominating the future. As the report observed, “never before has world opinion been so united on a single goal as it is on achieving sustainable development” (Amy Lovins cited on p. 12 of Glenn and Gordon 1998). This concern has trickled down to industry, and many business leaders are embracing environmental sustainability in their corporate vision (Esty and Winston 2006). IS leaders took heed, and CIOs recently singled out “Green IT” as the most important strategic technology for 2008 (Thibodeau 2007). Keep reading…

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Case Study on Environmental Information Management in Africa: Uganda

Study about Environmental Information Management in Africa: Uganda

Introduction:~ Environmental management in Uganda was first accorded the attention it deserves with the creation of the Ministry of Environment Protection in 1986. Following this, Uganda realized the need to put in place systems and structures to ensure the management of environmental information. The underlying assumption was that good information would lead to better decisions and management practices which would eventually be positively reflected by an enhanced environment and improved quality of life of the people.

Case Study on Environmental Information Management

The management of environment information involves a number of processes and outputs. These include the collection, organisation, analysis and communication of data, statistics and other qualitative material. The production of environmental information entails the collection and analysis of raw data and their interpretation into forms that can be used for decision making (NEMA 1996). Some of the outputs include assessments and studies and the production of state of the environment reports, environmental outlook reports, statistical compendia, data books, environmental atlases and policy statements by both public and private sector organizations. Keep reading…

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Case Study on Environmental Information

Study about Environmental Information

Abstract:~ Environmental Information and Environmental Information Systems play a major role in environmental decision making. The development of these systems is tightly connected to the environmental awareness of the last three decades. This working paper is a review of the historical development and state-of-the-art of environmental information systems. It focuses on the creation, management and use of Environmental Information Systems (EISs). It is based on the World Wide Web and computerised databases research of the term “environmental information”.

Case Study on Environmental Information

Introduction:~ Environmental Information and Environmental Information Systems play a major role in environmental decision making. This working paper is a review of the historical development and state-of-the-art of environmental information systems. It focuses on the creation, management and use of Environmental Information Systems (EISs). Instead of focusing on the technical attributes of EIS (although they are taken into consideration and analysed), the paper explores those cases where the term EIS was used. The aim of this is to try to understand the reasons for declaring a certain setup of computerised technology and data sets as an “Environmental Information System”. keep reading…

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A Case Study for Supporting Strategic Decision ­Making on Climate Change Through Environmental Information Systems

A Study about Supporting Strategic Decision­ Making on Climate Change Through Environmental Information Systems

Overview: Climate change is an imposing challenge faced across all continents. Emerging economies like India are no exception, with climate change impacting not just agriculture but rural ecosystems more broadly and urban environments too (Govt of India 2008). India has some advantages, though, in being able to learn from the mistakes and experiences of the industrialised world, and to take advantage of new technologies; including information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Case Study on Environmental Information Systems

ENVIS is a largely decentralised system consisting of the focal point located in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, and the chain of 76 network partners: a set of institutions throughout the country which host an ENVIS Centre. The physical infrastructure hosting the Centres’ ENVIS ­specific data is a storage area network of India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC), using Internet Information Server as the platform together with MS­Access and MS­SQL 2008 databases. keep reading…

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A Case Study for Environmental Information Systems in Corporate Engineering: Limits and Perspectives

A Study about Environmental Information Systems in Corporate Engineering: Limits and Perspectives

Abstract:~ In this contribution two case studies are presented which demonstrate approaches to environmental assessment of industrial products, namely car components. Environmental Information Systems are the tool of choice for the estimation of mass flows within the systems and throughout the entire life cycle.

Case Study on Environmental Information Systems

Introduction:~ What are the main forces of strategic and operational environmental management in industry and administration? Primarily these are criteria like economy and safety of goods and services. Environmental aspects of goods and services are mostly viewed in the framework of legislative directives and/or are a question of image or public relations. Keep reading…

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A Case Study on Canadian Environmental Decision Support Systems

A Study about Canadian Environmental Decision Support Systems

Introduction:~ This Case Study will discuss two different decision support systems that we have developed for Canadian environmental applications. We will first discuss how these systems utilize data and models to solve domain-specific problems and focus on effectiveness rather than efficiency in the decision making processes.

Case Study on Environmental Decision Support Systems

 

In particular we will discuss how they are useful in better understanding the complex interaction between land and water and how they also provide a method to make informed resource management decisions and that they require the integration of scientific data, information, models and knowledge across multimedia (air, land and water), multi-disciplines and diverse landscapes. Keep reading…

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A Case Study in Financing and Incentive Schemes for Municipal Waste Management

A Study about Financing and Incentive Schemes for Municipal Waste Management

Introduction: Local authorities in Belgium have 2 ways of financing their municipal waste management: via the ‘household waste tax’ or ‘environmental tax’, and via payments for waste bags, or containers or the frequency of waste collection. The household waste tax and the environmental tax are fixed amounts which every household has to pay each year. The payments on the other hand, are made, for instance, each time a grey waste bag is bought. They therefore constitute a variable household levy.

case study on Municipal Waste Management

In the Province of Flemish Brabant the payments for residual waste bags (‘grey bags’) are higher than in the rest of Flanders. This has a positive influence on the amount of municipal waste set out, and on the efforts made by householders in sorting their waste. The expensive grey bag system is an example of a pay-as-you-throw scheme. Keep reading…

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