The paper discusses the place and role of environmental lawmaking in system social socio-economic planning. Planning is considered as an activity special subjects field ensuring a favorable environment, rational use natural resources safety, carried out by legal means. authors analyzed «environmental lawmaking» that has taken over past decades identified main trends its transformation. causes c...

The Formation of Environmental Literacy Based on a Multidimensional and Multimedia Curricular Perspective B. Poorma’soom I. Fayyaaz, Ph.D. S. Baazargaan, Ph.D. In today’s world the concept of literacy includes not only the basic knowledge and values of the environment, but and skills of protecting it. Environmental education, however, like any other area, requires ea...

introduction environment is a pervasive platform for all the living creatures, which is exposed to multiple challenges, especially with the increasing rate of urbanization; levels and dimensions of these threats have increased. scientific activities in a publishing form such as reports and articles is an accepted procedure between various scientific fields. documents, reports and articles are s...

Introduction A growing number of studies focus on the role of environments in promoting active lifestyles.1 Being physically active in daily life, which is known to have signifi cant health benefi ts,2 is easier to do in some environments than it is in others. Despite mounting evidence on the relationships between environmental characteristics, activity patterns, and health,3 most decisions on ...

Geographic Information Systems have become of increasing significance for environmental planning, landscape planning and environmental impact studies in recent years. The main reason for this is the need, in Environmental Planning, to compare a great number of area-related data describing the affected natural resources and their sensitivity related to the effects of impacts. because GIS can be ...

Sustainable communities are promoted as a desirable policy goal and, in particular, local authorities are encouraged to contribute to climate change mitigation through urban planning. Furthermore, recent research takes a broad perspective on the environmental sustainability of urban areas and considers the environmental impact of all consumption. A focus group study was conducted in Finland for...

In 1990, the Dutch Government adopted a national plan to develop integrated and comprehensive policies that would respond on a national, regional, and local level to the need for improved environmental quality for the welfare of current and future generations. The program, called the National Environmental Policy Plan (NEPP), represented a bold effort to develop cooperation and shared responsib...