This situation has ensured continuous transportation of products through the Mosimi region (ie System 2B) and, consequently, the main segments of the System 2B pipeline connecting Atlas Cove to the Mosimi, Ore, Benin, Ibadan and Ilorin depots (Fig. 2) are severely damaged. as a result of the ban. 1995, 'Air pollution in a large tropical city with a high traffic density - results of measurements in Lagos, Nigeria' The Science of the Total Environment 169, 25-31.
Tree root interaction with stormwater pipes
Root mass in severely cracked pipes was slightly higher than that of moderately cracked pipes, but still not significant (figure 2). Eucalyptus leucoxylon had only a few roots, and these were quite thick, but the roots tended to run around the circumference of the container, so they were less likely to encounter cracks in the pipes. The roots of Pyrus calleryana formed a strong root system that grew outwards towards the perimeter of the container and then down around the sides with not as many roots in the center of the container as some of the other species.
A 0.66 mm wide crack was sufficiently wide enough to be penetrated by any of the sampled species. Brindal, M and Stringer, R 2009, The Value of Urban Trees: Environmental Factors and Economic Efficiency, Proceedings of the Tenth National Street Tree Symposium, 23-36, University of Adelaide, Adelaide. Moore, GM 2009, Urban Trees: Worth More Than They Cost, Proceedings of the Tenth National Street Tree Symposium, 7-14, University of Adelaide, Adelaide.
The organisational “front end” eco innovation process within the European cement Industry
ASCEM's front-end innovation process leading to the development of its leading environmental innovation can be conceptualized in two distinct phases/stages spanning a significant period of time (about 15 years). Phase two of the front-end innovation process occurred a few years later when the founder's original raw idea was integrated into a formal business/organizational environment after the purchase of the ASCEM cement intellectual property. Consequently, phase one of ASCEM's front-end innovation process that began the creation of its sustainable cement concept was shaped by the dynamic interplay of the founder's unique educational background and complementary industry knowledge together with financial motivation initiated by legislation and financial incentive schemes. by the Dutch government.
Essentially, the first phase of ASCEM's front-end innovation processes was highly internal and one-man driven - with very little outside party involvement. The second phase of the front-end innovation process, which entailed further advancement and development of ASCEM's sustainable cement concept, took place a considerable period later after the sale of ASCEM's intellectual property to building materials company - BTE group. In conclusion, ASCEM's front-end sustainable innovation process endured two phases - the first was predominantly evolutionary in nature and emerged from the amalgamation of educational knowledge, legislation and expert knowledge and know-how from within and outside the cement industry.
CO2 emission comparison (t/ t cement)
The cement industry is extremely taxing on the natural environment in terms of resource use, consumption, pollution and emissions. The mining of limestone - a primary raw material for cement production - also causes very visible attacks on the natural environment of the landscape (personal communications from ASCEM). With the demand for and production of cement increasing significantly due to the economic growth of developing countries and the continued steady increase in global coal-fired power generation, innovations within the cement industry that enable a transition to more sustainable methods of cement production will play a crucial role. role in sustainable urban development, especially in light of the rapid growth of developing countries, including India and China.
By using fly ash as a primary raw material input (instead of limestone), ASCEM's cement production process utilizes approximately 70% of the residual (waste) materials in concrete production, significantly reducing the demand on raw materials and natural resources. ASCEM cement also has lower levels of hazardous air emissions such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide. Michael Brennan Encroachment on protected areas within the greater Dublin area under two simulated futures.
Encroachment upon protected areas within the Greater Dublin Area under two simulated futures
Detailed description of the calibration technique and data sets used for GDA are presented in a separate paper (Shahumyan et al. 2009). In order to identify which sites would be threatened and quantify the impact of the expected development, a buffer of 1 km was created around the protected areas, which were merged using GIS. To allow an analysis per county, this polygon was intersected with a County shapefile to produce five polygons representing the protected areas in each county.
Protected areas are represented in green, 1 km buffer around the areas in red, and district borders in black. Overall, scenario 1 resulted in the most encroachments on protected areas, but there were differences by district; in scenario 2, protected areas in Dublin were more affected (Table 1). Due to the implementation of the "densification" policy, protected areas near the main urban area of the region are more affected than in the normal scenario.
I feel like I just don’t quite fit in”: working-age adults with a physical disability share their experiences in residential care
I feel like I just don't quite fit in': Adults of working age with a physical disability share their experiences in nursing homes. Do you want to know what it's like for someone my age to be in here. Further research on this topic is relevant to many health care settings and may also help develop alternative accommodations and services for clients with a physical disability.
Marwa Dabaieh Preserving Vernacular Desert Architecture as an Inspiring Quality for Contemporary Desert Architecture: Theoretical and Practical. Preserving Vernacular Desert Architecture as an Inspirational Quality for Contemporary Desert Architecture: A Theoretical and Practical Study.
Conservation of desert vernacular architecture as an inspiring quality for contemporary desert architecture: theoretical and practical study of
Marwa Dabaieh Preservation of desert vernacular architecture as an inspiring quality for modern desert architecture: theoretical and practical. survey of Balat Village in Dakhla oasis. The purpose of the research is to develop a new method for a design manual for the preservation of desert vernacular architecture, taking "Balat village in Egypt -the Western Desert- as a case study. The problem arises primarily in the urban area that grows and develops based on nothing but economic paradigm (De Filippi, 2005, P.3). If you examine the old traditional houses, you will find that the choice of natural available building materials from the local surrounding environment was a very sensitive choice, very responsive and adapted to the climate. The inhabitants have tend to avoid harsh desert climates.
My research project will help establish knowledge of desert vernacular architecture. Marwa Dabaieh Preserving Desert Vernacular Architecture as an Inspiring Quality for Contemporary Desert Architecture: Theoretical and Practical. study of the village of Balat in the Dakhla oasis. and a checklist for a popular contemporary building pattern. This manual, when applied to real physical models, will help preserve the natural cycle of popular desert buildings.
Rural culture and urban water security: the Traveston Crossing Dam case
In contrast, many agricultural producers focus their descriptions of the Mary Valley on the historical productive links with the river flats and surrounding lands. Interestingly, their boundary descriptions are often imbued with cultural values such as those related to land ownership, responsible land management and participation in 'community'. This can lead to statements such as "[Mary's Valley is] this side of the range, but excluding Carters Ridge because it is an urban enclave".
Through such bureaucratic approaches, the campaign can be seen to have adopted 'the practices of the powerful in such a way as to challenge or undermine their dominance' (Harrison 1999, p.245). As a result, they may refer to some of the other campaigners as 'the masterminds'. In such a situation, relative newcomers may find it necessary to rely on local knowledge or the 'old farming families' when trying to represent the 'community' in public settings.
Using STRATUM to estimate the benefits of Australian street trees in Melbourne, Victoria
The regions chosen for the model cities in the city of Melbourne are two contrasting areas within and outside of Melbourne, namely the city of Melbourne and the city of Hume. The former represents the central business district and long-standing inner suburbs, while the latter depicts a recently developed suburban and commercial landscape approximately 20 km from the central city district. By exploring this contrast, we will then be able to attempt to quantify the urban forest and the respective benefits it provides in the different built landscapes of the two urban areas.
Are Transition Towns insurgent planning?
This problematizes the notion of the Transition Town movement as a flaxroots initiative: in a sense, it is managed by the Transition Network. A tension can therefore be identified between two competing impulses: the insurgent flax-roots planning offered by Transition Towns and the de facto governance structure created by the Transition Network. One aspect of the Transition Network criteria that undermines the insurgent potential of transition cities is that they require a formal structure.5 Case studies conducted in Aotearoa, New Zealand, as part of a wider study of transition initiatives, show that there is considerable uncertainty around this issue.
1 The Hopkins blog (www.transitionculture.org) and the Transition Network site (www.transitiontowns.org) are two examples from the UK. 3 The Transition Network is a UK charity, founded by Hopkins and Brangwyn, that promotes the Transition concept. However, what confuses this understanding of Transition Towns as insurgents is the recentralization of the project: the Transition Network's accreditation process functions to take power back from communities as it dictates how they should operate.
Nanofiltration and ozonation for potable water reuse: a pilot study of pharmaceutical removal
Calculations are based on limit of quantification (LOQ), defined as three times LOD (limit of detection). The retentate was returned to the working tank passing through a heat exchanger for temperature control and the permeate was continuously removed, Figure 1. In the first test at volume reduction factors 5, 10 and 20, twenty-four drugs were present in the feed at concentrations above the limit of quantification.
Reduction of the membrane by the volume reduction factors versus molecular weight (MW) is shown in Figure 2. Twenty-three substances were present at concentrations above the limit of quantification in the feed, and eight were excluded (see Materials and Methods). After ozonation, only Oxazepam, with an overall reduction of 94%, was still present at concentrations above the limit of quantification.
