When offshore oil and gas infrastructure is no longer needed, it either removed, partially left in place, or place but repurposed. These processes are collectively referred to as decommissioning. Australian legislation requires companies develop acceptable plans for the safe removal of all at end a project’s life. Over next 50 years, liability this decommissioning Australia expected exceed US$4...

The development of a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) at European level is strategic to answer the needs of environmental management requested by the European, national and local policies. Several European projects and initiatives aim to share, integrate and make accessible large amount of environmental data in order to overcome crossborder/language/cultural barriers. To this purpose, environm...

Background Transport policy and practice impacts health. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are regulated public policy mechanisms that can be used to consider the health impacts of major transport projects before they are approved. The way health is considered in these environmental assessments (EAs) is not well known. This research asked: How and to what extent was human health considere...

In the 1800s, this country chose to establish land-grant colleges to see that the working class could attain higher education, and that the research needs of the agricultural and manufacturing segments of this country could be met. It seems contrary to our origins to see so little support at present for research infrastructure going to the very communities that need such research to sustain the...

BACKGROUND There is a need to enhance the quality and sustainability of environmental health programs in Mexico. What socio-cultural factors influenced the adoption or rejection of Clean Water in Homes programs in this population? We applied rapid appraisal procedures (RAP) to evaluate these community-based programs. METHOD Qualitative study conducted in communities along Mexico's northern bo...