Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 27 Issue 4

Characterization of fine and ultrafine particles in air near a steel making plant: an Italian case

Elena C. Rada, Marco Lodi, Federico Teoldi, Marco Ragazzi, Barbara Rossi

– The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the qualitative and quantitative knowledge on ultrafine particles in air near a steel making plant located in an Italian site.

Global warming potential and sustainable management of three land uses in Varanasi

Shikha Sharma, Divya Pandey, Madhoolika Agrawal

Varanasi, an ancient city has witnessed the conversion of forest into agricultural lands. The high urbanization rate along with affluent lifestyle is adding another category of…

Assessing the economic sustainability of managing protected areas using the CVM and CBA approaches

Dani Aoun

The purpose of this paper is to design a preservation policy aimed at safeguarding the Ehden Natural Reserve, a reserve providing shelter to a substantial number of endangered…

Exploring rainwater harvesting opportunities in Malta

Frank H Bezzina, Ian Scicluna Laiviera

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential for a rainwater harvesting (RWH) strategy in Malta and tries to identify management practices required to implement it.

Environmental assessment of radon levels in Cyprus

Elpidoforos S Soteriades, Loukas Petrokokkinos, Michael A Talias, Andreas Zissimos, Maria Kolovou, Constantinos Potiriadis, Vasiliki Kamenopoulou, Evangelos Georgiou

Radon is responsible for approximately 50 per cent of public exposure to environmental radiation. The purpose of this paper is to quantitatively assess indoor radon levels in…

Environmental assessment of the MSW treatment from the transport point of view

Vincenzo Torretta, Gabriela Ionescu

The purpose of this paper is to point out some important elements that can be useful to minimize the impacts and the results can possibly inform business and policy makers about…

The application of Delphi and AHP method in environmentally conscious solid waste treatment and disposal technology selection

Manoj Govind Kharat, Rakesh D Raut, Sachin S Kamble, Sheetal Jaisingh Kamble

The purpose of this paper is to describe an application of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) technique for the selection of waste treatment and disposal technology for…

Characterization of metals in air and soil near a steel making plant in the North part of Italy

Elena C. Rada, Marco Ragazzi, Marco Tubino, Andrea Gambaro, Clara Turetta, Elena Argiriadis, Marco Vecchiato, Barbara Rossi, Maurizio Tava

– The purpose of this paper is to define suitable tracers that are particularly significant in assessing the impact on the surrounding environment caused by a steel making plant.

Predictors of young consumer’s green purchase behaviour

Yatish Joshi, Zillur Rahman

– The purpose of this paper is to determine the factors that predict green purchase behaviour of young educated consumers in Delhi.