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41-48 of 48 for the Category : Health and the Subcategory : Human HealthSustainable Development ~ Maintaining Profits or Sustaining People & Planet
( Article Type: Sustainable Development )
Sustainable development is widely advocated as the way to deal with the issues that fill the pages of this publication. The concept is, however, hard to apply in practice, and easy to manipulate.
Read more about Sustainable Development ~ Maintaining Profits or Sustaining People & PlanetTransboundary or Transfrontier Pollution
( Article Type: Explanation )
This is pollution that is generated in one country and is carried via air or water to another country where it causes damage, illness or nuisance.
Read more about Transboundary or Transfrontier PollutionUltraviolet Light
( Article Type: Explanation )
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is between visible light and X-rays on the spectrum (4 x 10-7 to 5 x 10-9). The UV spectrum is further divided by wavelengths into A, B and C bands.
Read more about Ultraviolet LightUrban Agriculture
( Article Type: Explanation )
Cities and towns are not the places where one would usually think that agriculture should be undertaken, but urban agriculture can be a valuable contribution to the development of sustainable cities.
Read more about Urban AgricultureUrban Greening
( Article Type: Explanation )
Urban greening describes the varied initiatives that are being undertaken within the urban areas to ‘green’ and soften the urban landscape and make it more ‘people friendly’.
Read more about Urban GreeningVOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
( Article Type: Explanation )
VOCs are primarily the lighter ‘fractions’ of oil or hydrocarbons, that is, the parts that evaporates easily because they have a low boiling point.
Read more about VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)Water and Water Pollution
( Article Type: Overview )
Water is a fugitive natural resource, changing between solid, liquid and gaseous forms that are linked via the hydrological cycle (see Figure 1) that move freely in time and space. Planet Earth is the only known place where water occurs in liquid for
Read more about Water and Water PollutionWater Conflict
( Article Type: Explanation )
Fresh water is an important natural resource for the survival and economic development of humankind. It is also a scarce resource.
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