World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development: Volume 10 Issue 4

How economic behavior can hamper sustainable development

Jan Emblemsvåg

The purpose of this paper is to highlight a fundamental issue that is preventing mankind to act rationally toward more environmentally benign technology. Moreover, the paper aims…

Managing the environment, people and herds: sustainability of the Moroccan cedar forest

Nicolas Hamelin, Sonny Nwankwo

The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of human factor on ecological conditions of Moroccan cedar forest with a view to drawing out implication for sustainable forest…

Energy consumption, carbon emissions and economic growth in India

Harishankar Vidyarthi

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the long run and causal relationship between energy consumption, carbon emissions and economic growth in India over the period…

Liberalization and greenhouse gases emissions in the EU-10

Feride Gonel, Tolga Aksoy, Baris Nevzat Vardar

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between liberalization and greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions in Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs). After…

Assessment of hierarchy and inter-relationships of barriers to environmentally conscious manufacturing adoption

Varinder Kumar Mittal, Kuldip Singh Sangwan

The purpose of this paper is to develop hierarchy and inter-relationship among barriers to environmentally conscious manufacturing (ECM) adoption using an interpretive structural…

Investigating condensation role in defects and moisture problems in historic buildings. Case study: Varamin Friday mosque in Iran

Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad, Kavan Javanroodi, Leyli Hashemi Rafsanjani

The purpose of this paper is to investigate moisture problems and defects which have been caused by condensation in historic buildings. Emphasis has been put on finding…