This chapter summarises the different types of geological and environmental hazards affecting South Africa, their causes and controls, and then uses case studies to describe the nature and impacts of some selected recent hazard events. Finally, the chapter considers the future prospects for hazard ...
This paper explores the nature and impact of local and global environmental injustice in Africa. It shows that some people have been and still become toxic victims, carrying the brunt of inequitable environmental costs because of the transfer of risks and environmental hazards to some African countri...
Modern Environmental Health Hazards: A Public Health Issue of Increasing Significance in Africa Traditional hazards such as poor sanitation currently account for most of Africa's environmentally related disease burden. However, with rapid development ... Onyemaechi C. Nweke and William H. Sanders,III...
The water quality in South Africa’s river systems is rapidly deteriorating as a consequence of increased discharge of wastewater effluents. The natur
Case studies are drawn from the author's research in the United States and Africa, along with a literature review of related studies completed in Europe, Asia and South America. This comparative approach allows readers to better understand the manifestation of environmental hazards and inequities at...
West Africa is highly vulnerable to climate hazards and better quantification and understanding of the impact of climate change on crop yields are urgently... B Sultan,K Guan,M Kouressy,... - 《Environmental Research Letters》 被引量: 28发表: 2016年 Land Use Change in the "Harsh Lands" of...
(论文)云南省农村环境综合整治现状、存在问题及对策研究 Research on Present Situation and Problems of Rural Environmental Pollution and Countermeasures in Yunnan Province 全球运营管理课件new gom2-global strategy and industry globalization potential Environmental Hazards and Human Health[环境危害与人体健康 ](PPT...
Many academics and decision-makers in developed and developing nations have reiterated the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), major contributors to climate change and global warming [1, 2]. These stated hazards are mostly linked to population growth, economic growth, technological...
– is being exported to their country [109]. In fact, EPA notified the importing countries for only 3% of such pesticide exports in 2007, prompting the EPA-OIG to conclude that importing countries may not be aware of potential hazards associated with pesticides they import from the USA [109...