In this day and age, it is widely argued that stakeholder engagement in water-related decision-making processes yields many benefits, including legitimacy, acceptance and trust. Key legal frameworks, such as the European Water Framework Directive and the Aarhus Convention, have spurred the emergence ...
Optical information for the shapes of surfaces is given by the ratio of azimuth to elevation. Flat surfaces such as the ground have a linear to quadratic ratio. Increase the ratio and hills are seen. Decrease it and the surrounds are a bowl. Sudden changes in the ratio indicate changes in...
ECHA is a European Chemicals Agency to protect human health and our environment by implementing various legislations on hazardous chemicals
Article 6 of the Aarhus Convention and environmental impact statements The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) is the only international convention that ...
Primary election day marks the first step in the state's party convention process. Voters focus on the candidates during the primary, but what those votes really do is determine how many delegates will represent each candidate at the party conventions. ...
This directive closely follows, but expands upon, the definition in the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters 1998. To deal with requests, it is important to understand the distinction between: ? ? ?
5.2.1Introduction: The Hindu-Arabic Numeral System According to some historians, the story of the Hindu-Arabic system (e.g. Lam and Ang2004) is derived from the Chinese story. See (Chemla1998) for a different historical perspective and more details in this volume, Chap.3. This system and...
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 Vic (VAD Bill) was passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Victorian Parliament on 20 October 2017. The Bill is partly based on the Majority Report provided by the Legal and Social Issues Committee of the Victorian Legislative Council following its Inquiry...
The International Seabed Authority (ISA), established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is responsible for the governance of deep-sea mining in areas of the ocean beyond national jurisdiction (DSM), including the adoption of rules, regulations and procedures (RRPs) relat...
Soils contain the largest stock of organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems and changes in soil C stocks may significantly affect atmospheric CO2. A significant part of soil C is present in cultivated soils that occupy about 35 % of the global l