Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 19 Issue 3
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An International JournalTable of contents
Planning and management of parks and green areas: The case of Bangalore metropolitan area
Krishne Gowda, M.V. Sridhara, S. RajanThe purpose of this paper is to discuss how to plan and provide for people's relaxation and engagement, cognitive and aesthetic needs. Symbolic of this is the green city image…
Challenges facing biodiversity in the United Arab Emirates
Christophe Tourenq, Frédéric LaunayThe purpose of the paper is to show that the Arabian Peninsula, and the United Arab Emirates in particular, has not been spared by the trends of biodiversity loss observed on the…
Costs of environmental degradation: An analysis in the Middle East and North Africa region
Muawya Ahmed HusseinThe purpose of this paper is to provide estimates of damage cost for several areas of the environment. In particular: to estimate the cost of degradation as a percentage of gross…
Assessment of management options to reduce nitrogen load from agricultural source in the Grado‐Marano Lagoon (N‐E Italy) applying spatial decision support system techniques
E. Ianni, I. Ortolan, M. Scimone, E. FeoliPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an application of spatial decision support system tools (SDSS) for assessing management option to reduce the nitrogen load from…
A modeling approach for natural resource management in nature protection areas in the Indian Himalayan region
Sunil Nautiyal, Harald KaecheleThe purpose of the paper is to critically evaluate the concept of ecosystem conservation in the areas where human and ecosystem interactions are really complex as – in one of the…
Environmental and economic potential of Bedouin dryland agriculture: A case study in the Northern Negev, Israel
Khalil Abu Rabia, Elaine Solowey, Stefan LeuThe purpose of the paper is to show that land degradation and desertification are threatening the livelihood of more than a billion dryland inhabitants. The paper aims to present…
Assessment of selected heavy metals in some water treatment plants and household tap water in Greater Cairo, Egypt
M.R. Lasheen, G. El‐Kholy, C.M. Sharaby, I.Y. Elsherif, S.T. El‐WakeelThe purpose of this paper is to assess and monitor a sample of heavy metals, namely lead, cadmium and copper, in water treatment plants at Greater Cairo, Egypt, to assess the…
An analysis of the impact of human activities on water quality and ecological responses in the Suez Irrigation Canal
Maha Mahmoud AliThe Suez Irrigation Canal is the source of drinking water to a large community. Complaints have been raised regarding the odor and unpleasant taste of drinking water. The problems…
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1477-7835Renamed from:
Environmental Management and HealthOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Malin Song