Abstract Under the trend of large-scale industrial production, construction chemical parks is booming. With hot topic in field safety accidents parks, public awareness emergency management has increased remarkably. In response to current fragmentation dilemma industry China, it necessary improve mechanism. paper, four evaluation strategies are proposed on basis existing research for system Chin...

The paper discusses the roles of university science parks in China during the economic transfer time on the investigation of 45 university science parks. The construction and development of university science parks affects the industrialization and commercialization of Hi-tech research findings and the development of regional economy. This paper also studies successful experiences of university...

With increasing public interest in wildlife watching, there is a need to develop methods to better inform management of quality viewing opportunities. In this study, normative methods using indicators and standards of quality are applied at two diverse parks/ protected areas: a popular national park in Alaska and a lesser known wildlife refuge in New Hampshire. Three potential indicators of qua...

Urban parks, forests and open space systems provide many amenities for city dwellers. Yet perceptions of public value may not incorporate all of the scientifically confirmed public goods and services of urban green space. Theory and methods of economic valuation have been used to derive green space values – including direct use, environmental services, hedonic pricing and human health estimatio...

INTRODUCTION: Brazilian native species are reemerging as increasingly free-ranging populations. METHODS: Sera from 31 capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and 28 peccaries (Pecari tajacu and Tayassu pecari) were tested for anti-Leptospira and anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using microscopic seroagglutination test. RESULTS: Nineteen percent of free-ranging and 10.0% of captive capybaras,...

Social and racial justice protests in 2020 continue to have repercussions across California the country. For State Parks, this has meant taking stock of critically Reexamining Our Past memorializing efforts, looking specifically at contested histories related place names, honorifics, interpretation our nearly one-hundred-year-old Park system. To address complexity historic legacy, Parks is enga...

Public support is crucial for successful implementation of wastewater reuse projects. This paper analyses the findings of a questionnaire-type survey (256 participants) conducted to determine the attitude of Israeli urban public towards possible urban reuse options. The paper summarises the support/objection to 13 reuse options and the correlation between support and environmental awareness and...

Urban parks provide important environmental, social, and economic benefits to people and urban areas. The literature demonstrates that proximity to urban parks is one of the key factors influencing people's willingness to use them. Therefore, the provision of urban parks near residential areas and workplaces is one of the key factors influencing quality of life. This study designed a solution b...

In 2009, the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, experienced a six-week labor disruption involving 24,000 city workers that included solid waste and public health employees. In an attempt to control illegal dumping and to manage garbage storage across the city during this period, 24 temporary garbage storage sites were established by the city (mostly in local parks) for residents to dispose of th...