Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 20 Issue 5

Localising and sustaining poverty reduction: experiences from Ghana

The aim of this paper is to examine poverty and poverty reduction at the local level using the Hohoe Municipality and Sefwi‐Wiaso District, both in Ghana, as a case.

Sustainable city in the global North and South: goal or principle?

This paper aims to provide a conceptual framework to analyse whether the global concept of sustainable city, generally produced as a goal in the cities of the global North, will…

Intergenerational differences in values and dioxin risk perceptions in South Korea

The objectives of the research are to examine the differences among generations in South Korea in values or worldview (measured by the feeling of Connectedness‐to‐Nature Scale…

Confronting environmental perceptions of local populations and local authorities

The main focus of this paper is on a study of environmental perceptions in the municipality of Aveiro, Portugal.

Legislating for indigenous peoples' ownership and management of minerals: A New Zealand case study on pounamu

The purpose of this paper is to examine how, why and to what effect pounamu (New Zealand greenstone) came to be owned and managed by Ngai Tahu as part of a Treaty of Waitangi…

Better environmental performance: A framework for integrated management systems (IMS)

A previous paper in this journal focused on how the integration of standards‐based management systems used by major contractors operating within the construction sector could…

Impact of abattoir wastes based on some physicochemical parameters on Woji Creek, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to examine the environmental and health impacts of abattoir wastes due to unhygienic disposal methods and inadequate slaughtering facilities as it…

Managing urban water in Australia: the planned and the unplanned

The purpose of this paper is to identify factors contributing to the success of demand management measures in a period of severe water shortage in urban areas of Queensland…

Online report on municipal waste recycling across the EU

Global biological diversity: 100 questions

Handbook of Environmental Engineering: Vol. 8 Biological Treatment Processes

Diary

Project deals with sustainable river basin management in Europe

Call for EU-wide method to assess noise plans

Editorial

Europe needs stronger biodiversity policy

WWF report on the Amazon rainforests

UN report warns fishing industry on climate change