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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsPUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORKSChutarat ChompunthIn the past, environmental management in Thailand was only the responsibility of the government. Citizens had to comply with all the related laws and regulations. After participating in Stockholm Conference in 1972, Thai government recognized the need for environmental management. The Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act 1975 was enacted and it changed the overview of environmental management … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 16 Jan 2013 · 7,617 accessesView PDFCite
Technical ReportOpen accessIn the abstractGlobal Resilience Nexus: Forging a Sustainable FutureKeith Cecil Simmonds, Clifford Jaylen LouimeThe global resilience nexus: Forging a sustainable future presents a groundbreaking framework designed to enhance global resilience through interconnected components. At its core is the cultivation of inclusive community networks, fostering collaboration, engagement and collective action. By uniting policymakers, practitioners and community members, the framework facilitates the co-creation of robust solutions. Knowledge sharing and mapping play a pivotal role, enabling … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 4 · 6 Feb 2024 · 5,306 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTrend Analysis of Precipitation, Groundwater Level and Flow Rate Data by using Mann-Kendall and Sen's Slope Estimator Statistical Tests in the Petorca CommunerHéctor L. Venegas-Quiñones, Mark Thomasson, Pablo A. Garcia-ChevesichThis article analyses one of the most complex socio-environmental conflicts in Chile: The Petorca water crisis. Petorca has been experiencing a shortage of water for several years. The cause of these variations has not yet been completely analyzed and the problem has remained unchanged. This paper evaluates hydrology variables to identify, quantify and demonstrate the cause of water shortages in … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 6 · 10 Jan 2020 · 8,421 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Degradation in the Niger Delta Area Due to Petroleum Exploration: Are we Combating the Problems?Agnes Edet Asuquo Offiong, Onnogen Usang Nkanu, Etim Nkanu Efut, Uba James UbaNative settlements where oil and gas are produced in Africa are frequently challenged by environmental pollution. This challenge usually causes conflicts within the exploitation arena. Little effort is deceptively portrayed by the government and private organizations to ameliorate the impact of pollution on environmental media and human health risks due to exposure. A critical attribute of these worries has been … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 6 · 27 Dec 2018 · 8,332 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSWIM: FUTURISTIC FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESSRajendran Muthuveloo, Teoh Ai PingThe field of strategic management is undergoing significant changes due to the constant changes taking place in the business environment due to issues like emergence of new economic power, conflicts within among countries, environmental crisis and social crisis. This study explicates how inclusiveness of strategic agilities, ethical issues and legal issues into the strategic management process will help organizations to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2014 · 7,112 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluating Public Participation Process in Development Projects in Thailand: A Case Study of the Hin Krut Power Plant ProjectChutarat Chompunth, Suphattharachai ChomphanProblem statement: Public participation has become a vital element of environmental decision-making. Although public participation has grown tremendously in Thailand due to a rising pressure from the public, this practice often fails to solve environmental problems and conflicts. There is a keen for a systematic evaluation of the public participation process to investigate whether the participation process is effective and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 6 · 16 Mar 2012 · 7,636 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTrade Related Environmental Measures in Multilateral Environmental Agreements and the WTO: Irreconcilable Differences?Nidhi SinghProblem statement: WTO adopted a multilateral trading system without ignoring the importance of protecting environment. Exceptions in Article XX, Clause (b) and (g) checks trade at the cost of environment. It is difficult to establish a relationship between Trade Related Environmental Measures (TREMs) in Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. For the past ten years there … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,621 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGuised in Green: Uncloaking the Myth of World Trade Organization's Trade-Environment HarmonyAlimpan Chatterjee, Deya Bhattacharya, Sonali BanerjeeProblem statement: Over the past decade the World Trade Organization (WTO) has devoted considerable attention to the implementation of policies that work on the interplay of trade and environment by identifying several Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) that have provisions for trade so that trade liberalization and environmental protection interact positively. However, the strategy of the WTO to bring trade and … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,428 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainable Regional DevelopmentHelen Theodoropoulou, Roido Mitoula, Malvina VamvakariProblem statement: Demographic changes have increased the social and cultural diversity of tourist areas with historical heritage and natural beauty in Greece, causing an expansion in the cultural and economic horizons of local people and producing at the same time conflicts in their interests, values and lifestyles. This research was focused in the concept of sustainable development in three areas … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,668 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Land Uses' Consequences in Coastal Area of Faliraki and Delta Penaeus River in GreeceAgisilaos EconomouProblem statement: The areas of Faliraki and Delta Pinaeus river is presented with downgrade in natural resources that has a direct affect on the future development of these areas. This research investigated (i) whether land uses have downgraded the coastal areas (ii) to which degree the determination of land uses can play an important role in the reduction of environmental … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 7,995 accessesView PDFCite