Latin american green city index assessing the environmental performance of latin americas major cities

... 27 Latin American Green City Index | Methodology Methodology T he Latin American Green City Index measures the current environmental performance of 17 major Latin American cities, as well as their ... Only the smaller city proper is calculated in the Latin American Green City Index, making Buenos Aires the tenth biggest city in the Index The city has the highest GDP per capita in the Index, ... developing the methodology for the Green City Index, including the Latin American Green City Index and forthcoming Indexes in other regions The EIU would like to thank the panel for their time...

Asian green city index assessing the environmental performance of asias major cities

... Asian Green City Index | Methodology Methodology T he Asian Green City Index measures the current environmental performance of 22 major Asian cities, as well as their commitment to reducing their ... results The order of the dots within the performance bands has no bearing on the cities results 92 93 Asian Green City Index | Osaka_Japan can then market their green buildings to environmentally ... 39% of the city s total energy consumption — the third highest share of the 22 Asian cities And the city uses coal to power almost 100% of its electricity, compared with about 80% for the rest of...

OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION: ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN OF DISEASE AT NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS potx

... Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Ostro, Bart Outdoor air pollution : assessing the environmental burden of disease at national and local levels / Bart Ostro (Environmental burden of disease ... Citation Ostro B Outdoor air pollution: Assessing the environmental burden of disease at national and local levels Geneva, World Health Organization, 2004 (WHO Environmental Burden of Disease Series, ... estimating the disease burden associated with environmental exposure to outdoor air pollution In a recent estimate of the global burden of disease (GBD), outdoor air pollution was estimated to...

ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION: PRIORITY PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS pdf

... preparation of this report The full report should be referenced as follows: UNEP (2010) Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production: Priority Products and Materials, A Report of the ... the issues of decoupling, biofuels, water, metal stocks and flows and environmental impacts The work of these groups is related as follows: The Working Group on the Environmental Impacts of Products ... resources, their processing into materials and products and the subsequent use and discarding of the products The figure emphasizes the coherence of the production consumption chain and illustrates...

Assessing the environmental impacts of consumption and production potx

... addressing the issues of decoupling, biofuels, water, metal stocks and flows and environmental impacts The work of these groups is related as follows: The Working Group on the Environmental Impacts of ... understanding of the anthropogenic flows and stocks and their potential scarcity The Working Group on Biofuels focuses on the specific topic of biofuels, and their specific implications on land ... resources, their processing into materials and products and the subsequent use and discarding of the products The figure emphasizes the coherence of the production consumption chain and illustrates...

The Environmental Performance of the European Brewing Sector ppt

... Glossary of Terms Foreword Foreword Foreword by the President of The Brewers of Europe I am delighted to welcome The Brewers of Europe’s first ever report on The Environmental Performance of the European ... expectations Therefore, The Brewers of Europe commissioned a study to describe the environmental performance of the brewing sector in Europe This report presents the changes and trends in the environmental ... show the considerable steps taken by the brewing sector in Europe to improve environmental performance 10 Executive Summary Table 1: Key performance indicators of European brewing sector over the...

European green city index

... 30 Kiev 1,43 30 Kiev 3,97 30 Bucharest 2,67 11 European Green City Index | Analysis of city trends Analysis of city trends T he European Green City Index makes an effort to quantify and compare ... future More detailed city portraits can be found at www.siemens.com/greencityindex European Green City Index | The results The results Overall The complete results from the index, including the ... attending 16 Comparison of rankings: EFILWC Voluntary Participation Index and European Green City Index Best Rank (European Green City Index) Copenhagen Stockholm Vienna Amsterdam Helsinki actual fitted...

Application of house’s model for translation quality assessment in assessing the english version of the vietnam’s law on investment no. 59/2005/qh11

... through the application of the model in assessing the English version of the Law on Investment 2005 of Vietnam and conclusions based on the findings Finally, implications for translating Vietnamese ... at assessing the quality of the English translation of the Law on Investment of Vietnam Therefore, a set of parameters for assessment is necessary Among the various criteria and models for translation ... translation of the Law on Investment 2005 of Vietnam Chapter – Discussion of results and implications Findings about the quality of the translation text which is based on the application of the...

Tài liệu PREVENTING DISEASE THROUGH HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS: Towards an estimate of the environmental burden of disease doc

... Prüss-Üstün, Annette Preventing disease through healthy environments Towards an estimate of the environmental burden of disease / Prüss-Üstün A, Corvalán C Environmental monitoring Cost of illness ... much can the burden of disease be reduced by reducing environmental risks to health? If we can estimate the burden of disease from environmental risks, we also can evaluate the most important priorities ... (38—63%) in the European Region; and 64% (51—77%) in the Region of the Americas The potential of environmental management to reduce the disease burden of malaria differed according to the type of environment...

An Assessment of the Environmental Implications of Oil and Gas Production: A Regional Case Study pot

... provinces of British Columbia and Manitoba forged an agreement establishing the initiative Since that time, Montana and Utah have also signed on as participants, and Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, and ... federally-based standards: the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) In addition, ... involvement, and environmental management are integral to successful oil and gas production At a national and regional level, EPA is actively reaching out to oil and gas organizations to improve understanding,...

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS: A Preliminary Assessment pdf

... February 2002 SUMMARY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS A Preliminary Assessment February 2002 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS • The terror attacks on the World Trade Center, in addition ... recommendations for government action based on our initial research and analysis CHAPTER I AN UNPRECEDENTED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSAULT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS A Preliminary ... difficult to assess the full reach of the problem Further complicating the task of assessing environmental impacts of the World Trade Center attacks are questions about the city’s air quality monitoring...

Greener Events A guide to reducing the environmental impacts of conferences and seminars potx

... crockery, glassware & cutlery where possible (to reduce waste) This is part of Greener Events , a guide on reducing the environmental impacts of conferences and seminars There are also companion guides ... suitable venue and to aid planning discussions with management and staff at the venue A copy should be passed to the venue manager by the event manager Venue Choice (and audio visual) Suitability ... Suitability of the venue can mean more than just its layout and facilities Other facilities or amenities in the area and appropriateness for the theme of the event can be important factors However,...

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