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Sustainable Environmental Degradation in Ecotourism Development

Ecotourism is a viable alternative for the development of regions and countries with a strong natural resource base. Sustainable development involves the compatibility of the growth in the number of tourists and the preservation of ecologically valuable natural resources. This paper focuses on the relationships between environmental degradation and physical capital in the management of natural ...

BattleScars: Global Conflicts and Environmental Health

Background: Osteoporosis, a disease of decreased bone mineral density represents a significant and growing burden in the western world. Aging population structure and therapeutic use of glucocorticoids have contributed in no small way to the increase in the incidence of this disease. Despite substantial investigative efforts over the last number of years the exact molecular mechanism underpinni...

Dialogues between social and natural sciences: contribution to the debate on socio-environmental conflicts.

In this article, I argue that attempting to solve real problems is a possible approach to bring social and natural sciences together, and suggest that - as Environmental Impact Assessment necessarily brings together social and environmental issues - this debate is a strong candidate for such a task. The argument is based on a general discussion about the possibilities and limitations of Environ...

Environmental Impact of Wars and Conflicts

Safeguarding the Commons: Conflicts over Natural Resource Use and Poverty Alleviation Strategies in Rural Tanzania

This paper discusses the impacts of conflicts emanating from competing natural resource use and poverty eradication strategies around protected and mining areas in Tanzania. Case studies of various protected areas are used to demonstrate the nature and extent of conflicts emerging from changing demographic conditions, land use competition and globalisation pressures. Such conflicts often occur ...