Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 19 Issue 4

Modelling rapid climate changes and analysing their impacts

The purpose of this investigation is the modeling of rapid climate changes (RCC) and analysis of their impacts in ecological and economic systems, in particular, their responses…

Utilization of energy from thermal treatment of sludge

The purpose of this paper is to compare well‐known technologies of sludge utilization on the basis of energy and economical balances of real processes. The calculations are based…

A case study of fuel savings through optimisation of MSW transportation routes

The high costs of collection and transportation of municipal solid waste (MSW) on the overall waste management budget (sometimes more than 75 per cent) makes it an issue to be…

Modelling the impact on coastal morphology of the water management in transboundary river basins: The case of River Nestos

To study the impact of River Nestos (North Greece) dams construction on coastal morphology.

A heat atlas for demand and supply management in Denmark

The objective is to describe and evaluate the development of a novel planning tool for end‐use efficiency in the built environment and for infrastructural changes in the energy…

An optimal electricity allocation model for the effective utilisation of energy sources in India with focus on biofuels

Renewable energy sources are likely to play a major role in meeting the future energy requirement of a developing country like India. Among the various renewable energy sources…

Entropy analysis of metal production and recycling

The paper attempts to address both resource consumption and recycling effectiveness, using concepts from thermodynamics: entropy production for evaluating the costs (resource…

“Climate change: everyone’s business”: Confederation of British Industry (CBI) report available online

Climate change hits top of corporate agenda

Residential Landscape Sustainability: A Checklist Tool

Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration: Liveable Places from Problem Spaces

Study on sustainable public procurement in the European Union

Diary

Sweden pioneers a global first in sustainability reporting

World population projected to peak by 2070

Special issue on the 4th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment

Solar cell production increased by 50 per cent in 2007

Conflict Resolution in Coastal Zone Management

An Introduction to Sustainable Development

2008 to be in top ten warmest years say forecasters

First global carbon index unveiled