Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 17 Issue 3

Improving environmental performance by means of empowerment of contractors

To present ways for empowering contractors in improving environmental performance particularly to meet the requirements defined in ISO 14000.

Preliminary assessment of the effects of fertilizers on soil properties in farming areas, southern Kuwait

The present study aims to determine the residue levels in the soil and water prior to, and after fertilization, as previous soil investigations in Kuwait indicated that different…

The application of Kruskal‐Wallis technique for flood prediction in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

To evaluate and examine human perception of causes, frequency, duration, impact, adjustment patterns and local attempts of control, protection and flood prediction in Niger Delta…

Water demand management in the Middle East and North Africa

To provide an overview of current trends and developments in water demand management (WDM) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Urban management and heritage tourism for sustainable development: The case of Elmina Cultural Heritage and Management Programme in Ghana

To share knowledge with the public, stimulate further ideas for improvement of the project and to encourage other local government authorities to undertake similar projects, where…

Toxicity of heavy metals to duckweed‐based wastewater treatment ponds with different depth

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the bioaccumulation pattern and fate of heavy metals in duckweed‐based wastewater treatment ponds with different depth.

Statistical methods for analysis of seasonal modifications in the salt marshes of the Venice lagoon

To define synthetic indices of changes of vegetation coverage on salt marshes of the Venice lagoon that might be used to model changes of the entire basin.

Developing a multifunctional tree‐structured quality index for soil management

An extensive knowledge of soil characteristics and an awareness of the type and amount of pollutants present are essential to evaluate the utilization potential of soil resources…

Baltic 21 starts discussion forums

Centre of Excellence on Education for Sustainable Development established in Hamburg

WTO and sustainable development briefing

Sustainable communities: SmartLIFE

Decision making for complex socio-technical systems: Robustness from lessons learned in long-term radioactive waste governance

Agricultural Commodities, Trade and Sustainable Development

Trouble in the Air: Global Warming and the Privatised Atmosphere

Diary

US company obtains highest score for sustainability reporting

Review indicates problems in implementing sustainability in England

Editorial

Results of EU10 – Göteborg Ministerial Conference available

Negotiating Health

Confronting Environmental Change East and Southeast Asia: Eco-Politics, Foreign Policy, and Sustainable Development

Europe still not on a sustainable path