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Factor Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Automobiles
(2012-10-29)
Three approaches are commonly identified for controlling automobile greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: reducing travel demand, improving vehicle efficiency and using alternatively (non-petroleum) fueled vehicles (AFVs). ...
Some immediate and longer-term effects of a zoo exhibit
(Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2011)
Many people visit zoos each year to be entertained, restored, and educated. While the spotlight is usually on animals and habitats, zoos are increasingly focusing on humans and their role in environmental stewardship. The ...
Transitioning to a New Normal: How Ecopsychology Can Help Society Prepare for the Harder Times Ahead
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2013)
However vast were the resources used to create industrial civilization, they were never limitless. Biophysical constraints, always a part of human existence, could be ignored for these past few centuries, a one-time era ...
Landscape based assessment of human disturbance for Michigan lakes
(2010)
Abstract Assessment of lake impairment status and identification of threats’ type and source is essential for protection of intact, enhancement of modified, and estoration of impaired lakes. For regions in which large ...
Keeping waters clean: Environmental Licensing in Rond
(2010)
In the Amazonian agricultural frontier, pasture for cattle is an important and potentially damaging form of land use due to erosion as pastures degrade. This dissertation presents three approaches to understanding policy ...
Optimizing the environmental performance of food product package systems: A life cycle assessment of the tradeoff's between packaging design and food waste
(2017-03-03)
Food waste is a critical contemporary issue, both in the U.S. and internationally, in terms of food security and food system sustainability. Addressing this intricate problem will require multi-faceted approaches from ...
Preliminary Social Life Cycle Assessment of Coral Reef Regeneration in Sámara, Costa Rica via Proyecto Corales
(2019-01-03)
Proyecto Corales is a volunteer committee in the Bay of Samara that seeks to restore the coral reef in the area. With support from the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA), the group is the first community driven coral ...
Pewabic Environmental Assessment
(2017-09-18)
Pewabic is a not-for-profit ceramic studio and pottery school in Detroit, Michigan. The organization employs full- and part-time ceramic artists and technicians to produce a variety of vessels and tiles, retailed on-site ...
Rural Renewable Electrification in Liberia: Outcomes and Opportunities from a Stakeholder Workshop
(2017-07)
Rural renewable electrification in Liberia is a key component for the development of the country. The Rural and Renewable Energy Agency has taken leadership in promoting this sector. With support from the Center for ...