Environment and the Economy

Economy and environment: China seeks a balance.

Corresponding author: Tel: 005511 3726-7222; ext 2231 Fax: 005511 3726-1505 E-mail: [email protected] AIMS: The effects of Tityus serrulatus venom (TSV) were analysed with respect to the susceptibility of four isogenic mouse, the symptoms following injection of venom and the inflammatory mediators in an experimental model of severe envenomation induced in mice. Methods : The susceptibility ...

An Energy-Economy-Environment Model for Simulating the Impacts of Socioeconomic Development on Energy and Environment

Many rapidly developing regions have begun to draw the attention of the world. Meanwhile, the energy and environmental issues associated with rapid economic growth have aroused widespread critical concern. Therefore, studying energy, economic, and environmental systems is of great importance. This study establishes a system dynamic model that covers multiple aspects of those systems, such as en...

Placing the environment in migration: environment, economy, and power in Ghana's Central Region

This paper examines the role of environmental change as a driver of migration, a central concern of areas of inquiry ranging from the Human Dimensions of Global Change research to population geography and development studies. Although much of the literature on the role of the environment in migration reflects a general awareness that environmental factors are but one of a suite of influences sh...

Challenges of the Rural Environment in a Global Economy

INFORMATION HAS BECOME A CRITICAL part of successful economic develop ment for individuals, businesses, and communities. Lack of access to information was at least partially responsible for rural America's inability to keep up with urban increases in population, high-wage occupations, income, and education levels during the 1980s. Among rural areas, growth in farmingdependent counties and persi...

The Political Economy of Environment-Development Relationships: A Preliminary Framework