Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and Adaptive Practices for Environment Management Plan

2020 ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Harsh Ganapathi ◽  
Mayuri Phukan
Keyword(s):  
Management Plan ◽  
Environmental Hazards ◽  
Environment Management

Evaluation of Stipulated Conditions Imposed at the Time of Grant of Environment Clearance from the Perspective of Implementation of Compliance-A Case Study for Construction Projects in India

2015 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550006
Author(s):  
Sunil GUPTA ◽  
Sanjay SHARMA ◽  
Randeep Singh SAINI
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Group Housing ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Institute Hospital ◽  
Educational Institute ◽  
Effective Compliance ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Environment Parameters

The purpose of the paper is to discuss the stipulated conditions imposed at the time of grant of environment clearance from the perspective of implementation of compliance in case of construction projects in India. Conditions as imposed on 40 different building and construction projects in India from 2008 to 2013 are studied and evaluated and for a ready reference a sample of 14 representative project types is given in the paper. Based on the evaluation, we conclude that the laid down conditions are general in nature and more or less same irrespective of the location or type of the project may be an educational institute, hospital, office, hotel, group housing, bus terminus, or multiplex and whether it graded platinum or bronze in rating or ungraded. The impacts of the project nowhere find a mention in the stipulated conditions and thus there is no correlation between the conditions imposed and the baseline environment parameters. There is a dire need to rework the stipulated conditions itself on the lines of environment management plan proposed by the project proponent including setting apart the cost of implementation, if an effective compliance as envisaged by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India is to be achieved.

An ecological review of the WGEEP report (2011) and environmental management planning in India

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 712-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Philippe Puyravaud ◽  
Priya Davidar
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Working Definition ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Western Ghats

Purpose – The Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, set up the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) in March 2010 to provide guidelines for improved management within the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. The WGEEP's Mandate was to identify ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs). The Panel submitted their report in 2011 but it remained unimplemented. It was not clear whether the delay was due to the unwillingness of civil society to accept ambitious environment management plans, or whether the report had shortcomings. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The authors undertook a critique of the WGEEP report and its Mandate, to evaluate key issues that could have prevented its implementation. Findings – The analysis indicated that the WGEEP Mandate was ill-defined and the WGEEP report identified ESAs without providing a working definition. The absence of critical review of earlier environment management failures, the delayed dialogue with civil society, the absence of legislative foundation upon which such a management plan could be implemented, and the vague definition of ESAs were possibly the reasons for the unease among various stakeholders. Originality/value – The paper stresses that in order for large-scale biodiversity management projects to succeed, it is important that first, the civil society understands the project's objective before its initiation, second stakeholders are formally involved alongside ecological experts and third, that methods are critically reviewed. The lack of acceptance of the report cannot be dismissed only as a rejection of enlightened practices.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AND SOCIETY

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Nirmala Shah
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Hazards ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
The Future ◽  
Ecological Region ◽  
The One

Human and environment are closely related. The environment affects humans directly and indirectly. The concept of self-reliant development is based on an integrated approach to environmental and development policies, which aims at maximizing economic benefits from an ecological region and minimizing environmental hazards and risks. It includes, to fulfill the needs and expectations of the present without compromising the capabilities of the future. To achieve this, we have to do ecological co-ordination of development in which we must reconfigure our priorities and abandon the one-dimensional paradigm which sees growth with a certain limited view, in which objects are placed higher rather than individuals who have Instead of our happiness, our needs have increased. मानव और पर्यावरण का निकट का सम्बन्ध है। पर्यावरण मानव को प्रत्यक्ष और अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से प्रभावित करता है। स्वावलम्बी विकास की अवधारणा पर्यावरण एवं विकास नीतियों के एकीकृत नजरिये पर आधारित है जिनका अभिप्राय किसी पारिस्थितिक क्षेत्र से अधिकाधिक आर्थिक लाभ लेना एवं पर्यावरण के संकट एवं जोखिम को न्यूनतम करना है। इसमें अन्तर्निहित है, वर्तमान की आवश्यकताओं एवं अपेक्षाओं को भविष्य की क्षमताओं से समझौता किये बिना पूरा करना। इसको प्राप्त करने के लिये हमें विकास का पारिस्थितिक समन्वय करना होगा जिसमें हमें अपनी प्राथमिकताओं का पुनर्निन्यास करना चाहिये तथा एक आयामी प्रतिमान छोड़ देना चाहिये जो कि वृद्धि को कतिपय सीमित दृष्टिकोंण से देखता है, जिसमें व्यक्ति के बजाय वस्तुओं को उच्चतर स्थान दिया जाता है जिसने हमारे सुख की बजाय हमारी आवश्यकताओं में वृद्धि कर दी है।

The construction management plan and its impact on the formation of construction estimated cost

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
O.V. Prokhorova ◽  
◽  
A.V. Sultanov ◽  
A.V. Trufanov ◽  
V.N. Lukyanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Management Plan

Optimizing genotype-environment-management interactions to ensure silage maize production in the Chinese Maize Belt

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-146
Author(s):  
L Zhang ◽  
Z Zhang ◽  
J Cao ◽  
Y Luo ◽  
Z Li
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Growth Cycle ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Early Date ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Silage Maize

Grain maize production exceeds the demand for grain maize in China. Methods for harvesting good-quality silage maize urgently need a theoretical basis and reference data in order to ensure its benefits to farmers. However, research on silage maize is limited, and very few studies have focused on its energetic value and quality. Here, we calibrated the CERES-Maize model for 24 cultivars with 93 field experiments and then performed a long-term (1980-2017) simulation to optimize genotype-environment-management (G-E-M) interactions in the 4 main agroecological zones across China. We found that CERES-Maize could reproduce the growth and development of maize well under various management and weather conditions with a phenology bias of <5 d and biomass relative root mean square error values of <5%. The simulated results showed that sowing long-growth-cycle cultivars approximately 10 d in advance could yield good-quality silage. The optimal sowing dates (from late May to July) and harvest dates (from early October to mid-November) gradually became later from north to south. A high-energy yield was expected when sowing at an early date and/or with late-maturing cultivars. We found that Northeast China and the North China Plain were potential silage maize growing areas, although these areas experienced a medium or even high frost risk. Southwestern maize experienced a low risk level, but the low soil fertility limited the attainable yield. The results of this paper provide information for designing an optimal G×E×M strategy to ensure silage maize production in the Chinese Maize Belt.

Participatory Mapping in Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado (USA)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
John Harner ◽  
Lee Cerveny ◽  
Rebecca Gronewold
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Bureau Of Land Management ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Us Forest Service ◽  
Natural Resource Managers

Natural resource managers need up-to-date information about how people interact with public lands and the meanings these places hold for use in planning and decision-making. This case study explains the use of public participatory Geographic Information System (GIS) to generate and analyze spatial patterns of the uses and values people hold for the Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado. Participants drew on maps and answered questions at both live community meetings and online sessions to develop a series of maps showing detailed responses to different types of resource uses and landscape values. Results can be disaggregated by interaction types, different meaningful values, respondent characteristics, seasonality, or frequency of visit. The study was a test for the Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service, who jointly manage the monument as they prepare their land management plan. If the information generated is as helpful throughout the entire planning process as initial responses seem, this protocol could become a component of the Bureau’s planning tool kit.

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