Browsing by Subject "sustainability"
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(2016-07-08)In the twentieth century, central governments managed water supply through largescale infrastructure, known as the water hard path. Water experts advocate for an alternative paradigm for the twenty-first century, or the ...
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The recent development of conscious ethical behavior within the realm of consumption has created a new subset of fashion for creators and consumers alike: the sustainable fashion market. This new form of sustainable ...
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(2009-05-15)Many view tourism as a tool for community development. Especially in the rural areas experiencing economic hardships, tourism often is considered an instrument for revitalization of a local economy helping to improve quality ...
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(2016-07-13)Metal oxide (TiO2 and WO3) heterojunction material was developed in order to harvest light, store solar energy, and apply them to water treatment. Two TiO2 structures were applied, i.e., TiO2 nanoparticles (TiNP) and TiO2 ...
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(2019-11-12)Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs), network of industries that collaborate by utilizing each other’s byproducts and wastes, are highly desirable for both the industries themselves, and governments due to their economic, environmental, ...
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(2019-11-12)Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs), network of industries that collaborate by utilizing each other’s byproducts and wastes, are highly desirable for both the industries themselves, and governments due to their economic, environmental, ...
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(2009-05-15)Rising energy costs should be a concern to contractors, designers, and owners. It is difficult to make a quantity takeoff for energy usage because these costs are imbedded in the materials, equipment, or overhead costs. ...
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(2016-06-29)Sustainability in agricultural production has become a large point of emphasis for consumers in the United States. Despite pharmaceutical technologies being used to increase production efficiency and cost effectiveness, ...
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(2009-05-15)Once abundant in the Texas and Louisiana coastal prairie, currently the Attwater’s Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, APC) is close to extinction. Efforts to increase the size of the remaining populations at ...
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(2010-07-14)The primary intention of this project is to determine the driving factors that would encourage environmental responsibility on a college campus. After observing increases in "global average air and ocean temperatures," the ...
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(2020-12-02)Solvents are most often the major component of chemical reactions. Indeed, global solvent demand and cost are growing exponentially every year. Thus, solvent waste and efficient solvent recycling are big environmental ...
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(2009-06-09)Increasing population and increasing urbanization threatens both the health and availability of water resources. The volume and timing of water that is readily available may not be sufficient to supply the demand for ...
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(2009-05-15)The concept of sustainability has been widely discussed in relation to human activity and scientific development in recent times. There is an increased awareness of the current and future ramifications of people’s everyday ...
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(2020-04-14)The sustainability of industrial practices is a growing point of emphasis in the research and business communities demanding effective systems-level solutions. EcoIndustrial Parks (EIPs), networks of co-located industries ...
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(2018-08-09)Typically, the term shale oil refers to natural oil trapped in rock of low porosity and ultralow permeability. What has made the recovery of shale oil and gas economically viable is the extensive use of hydraulic fracturing. ...
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(2019-07-16)Water and energy are required for almost all industrial processes to convert raw materials into value-added products. Natural water and energy resources are experiencing depletion stress mainly due to increasing industrial ...
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(2019-07-01)The Construction Industry impacts the environment worldwide and will affect the future of following generations. A complex network of stakeholders ranging from government agencies to investors, designers, contractors and ...
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(2012-10-19)Economic Input Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) provides economic transactions, environmental emissions, and energy use throughout a product's life cycle based on a dollar amount of the product. A custom EIO-LCA model ...
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(2015-11-17)This study begins with a systematic evaluation of the quality of 76 local plans within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in order to better understand whether local jurisdictions have thoroughly integrated the concepts of ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)This study examines the relationship between the developing landscape and the water flowing through it. The study area was an 86 sq. mi. watershed located in the coastal plains in Harris County, Texas. Daily streamflow ...