The paradigm of waste management shifts toward more integrated management, hence a more integrated environment assessment method is emerging to support the strategy formulation. As a systematic and comprehensive environmental management tool, life cycle assessment (LCA) can serve as a keystone of integrated environmental assessment method. But three issues needs improvement: credibility on inve...

addressing environmental management problems at catchment scales requires an integrated modelling approach, in which key bio-physical and socio-economic drivers, processes and impacts are all considered. development of decision support systems (dsss) for environmental management is rapidly progressing. this paper describes the integration of physical, ecological, and socio-economic components i...

Scientists are confronted with significant data management problems due to the huge volume and high complexity of environmental data. An important aspect of environmental data management is that data, needed for a process, are not always in the adequate format. In this contribution, we analyze environmental data structure, and model this data using a semantic-based method. Using this model, we ...

In the recent years,theprojects developed the studies onwater resources and agriculture, developmentof human societies, the phenomenon of climate change and drought greatest environmental impact,socio-economic and industry in developing and even under developing countries. Results of theseissues showed the effects of mortality and immigration, human and animal species, environmentaldegradation,...

Environmental analysts are often hampered in communicating the risks of environmental contaminants due to the myriad of regulatory requirements that are applicable. The use of a qualitative, risk-based control banding strategy for assessment and control of potential environmental contaminants provides a standardized approach to improve risk communication. Presented is a model that provides an e...

in order to standardize sustainable status of environmental management in productive and industrial activities and commercial and economical relationship, the iso 14000 standards series guarantee the minimization of the costs, growth accoptancy of society and trade and environmental quality improvement and natural resources. in fact, these standards will help any organization to improve and sol...

The energy efficiency, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and carbon efficiency of paddy rice production were analysed in Sari in the Mazandaran province of Iran during 2011–2012. Data was collected through questionnaires and interviews with paddy producers. The results showed that the net energy gain was 27,932 MJ ha-1 and energy efficiency was 1.83 during production. The results o...

educational centers are of those types of organizations to which almost everyone refer during the life to use the services. accordingly, the suitability of safety situation in these organizations is of high importance. the present study aims at investigation of effective factors on safety management in educational-training organizations of metropolises. this study is an applied descriptive rese...