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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleImplementing Environmental Management Systems in a Cluster of Municipalities: A Case StudySerena Botta, Claudio ComoglioLocal authorities are showing an increasing interest in implementing Environmental Management Systems (EMS) according to ISO 14001/EMAS as a tool for better dealing with their environmental issues. However, to improve the status of an environmental component or the efficiency of an environmental service often exceeds the boundaries and the competences of a single municipality; furthermore EMS implementation can require significant … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 5 · 20 Sep 2013 · 7,019 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleA Review of Environmental Management Systems in Global Defence SectorsXiao Hua Wang, Wen WuEnvironmental management is a key element in ensuring positive environmental performance of an organization. The integration of environmental management into military activities has also become a growing concern for defence sectors internationally. At present, an Environmental Management System (EMS) is one of the most widely used environmental management tools throughout the world. Recent research and public concerns have been increasingly … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 14 Apr 2013 · 8,188 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleImplementation of Environmental Management Systems in the Extraction of Construction Aggregates from Gravel Pit LakesSerena Botta, Claudio Comoglio, Alberto Quaglino, Andrea TorchiaProblem statement: Mining operations are strategic and essential industrial activities which rely on the use of non renewable natural resources, causing several relevant interactions with the environment. Approach: The need to perform in compliance with even more stringent environmental legislation and to satisfy different stakeholders demands and pressures, is progressively leading the mining sector towards the implementation of Environmental Management … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2009 · 7,320 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleEnvironmental Management Systems in Local Authorities: The Case Study of the Cesana Torinese Municipality, a Turin 2006 Olympic SiteSerena Botta, Claudio ComoglioEnvironmental certification according to the ISO 14001 standard and EMAS regulation represents an efficient tool for those organizations who want to continuously improve their environmental performances. Even though first thought up for application to the industrial section, in recent years these schemes have also proved to be valid in organizations with territorial competences, such as local authorities. The case study … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 7,260 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Role of an Environmental Management in Improving of Competition in Manufacturing CompaniesTalal M. BatainehEnvironmental management approach is the way that used to integrate the environmental considerations in the management operation and decision making operation in under developing countries, especially in this conditions, which are full of competition and continuously changes. So, implementation of environmental management approach is a very important action, because it has a positive effects on the function of the entity … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2006 · 7,193 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titlePUBLIC 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
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleUtilization of Distributed Architecture Based on Internet GIS for Geomorphologic Data and Environmental Management: Case Study of Damavand Volcano Conic, IranEbrahim Moghimi, Ali Mansourian, Mojgan Zarei Nejad, Mohammad Saber MoghimiDespite the great significance of geomorphologic-environmental data in different disciplines, there are sundry problems in relation to availability, accessibility and their applicability. Primarily the problems dealing with these data were investigated and then technical solutions to remove each of the above problems and how to manage geomorphologic-environmental data were suggested. The solution for availability lies in participation of various organizations … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2008 · 7,046 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleEnvironmental Ethics in River Water ManagementRavichandran Moorthy, Ganesan JeyabalanProblem statement: Environmental ethics concerns human beings’ ethical relationship with the natural environment. The fundamental question regarding environmental ethics is basically-what moral obligations do we have concerning the natural environment? The main objective of this study is to examine the extent environmental ethics manifest in river management. The study employs the case study of Malaysia’s Gombak River-one of the most … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 7 Oct 2011 · 9,497 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleComparison of Environmental Performance-HSEQ Management System, Regarding the International and Iranian Oil and Gas General ContractorsJ. Nouri, M. Abbasspour, E. Roayaei, H. NikoomaramThe ever-increasing significance of the health, safety, environment and quality Management system has led general contractors including those involved in the oil and gas industry to place the implementation of this integrated system on their agenda, in a way that the implementation and execution of this system is considered as one of their operation and development strategies. The purpose of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2005 · 7,085 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleImproving Jordan's Law towards Sustainable Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Lessons from USA's Environmental LawsNaill M. MomaniProblem statement: Improper handling of solid and hazardous waste will impact the living standards of a community in normal days and when disasters occur such misuse could disperse response and recovery activities due to natural or man-made disasters. Approach: This study discussed the Jordanian solid and hazardous waste management policies in light of USA equivalent ones with the intention to … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2010 · 6,606 accessesView PDFCite