The wider local impacts of new roads: A case study of 10 projects

2012 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 319-325 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Franklin Obeng-Odoom

Keyword(s):

West Africa ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Eminent Domain ◽

Resource Abundance ◽

Local Impacts ◽

Compulsory Purchase ◽

Oil City ◽

Different Levels

This Viewpoint article draws on the doctrine of eminent domain (or compulsory purchase) as an analytical framework to analyse the regional and local impacts of a new source of oil. Sekondi-Takoradi, an oil city located in Ghana, West Africa, is used as a case study to explore the differentiated experiences of local people. The article shows that, although there are complex distributional issues that require different levels of compensation and betterment to be assessed and paid for, it is unlikely that they will, in fact, even be considered.

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The local impacts of oil palm expansion in Malaysia: An assessment based on a case study in Sabah State

10.17528/cifor/003771 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Norwana A.A.B.D. ◽

Kunjappan R. ◽

Chin M. ◽

Schoneveld G. ◽

Potter L. ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oil Palm ◽

Local Impacts

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Municipal Takeovers: Examining State Discretion and Local Impacts in Michigan

State and Local Government Review ◽

10.1177/0160323x211038862 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0160323X2110388

Author(s):

Sara Hughes ◽

Andrew Dick ◽

Anna Kopec

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Financial Distress ◽

Public Services ◽

Critical Role ◽

Financial Stress ◽

Underlying Causes ◽

Local Impacts ◽

Definition Of ◽

State Interventions

State interventions during municipal financial emergencies can play a critical role in ensuring the continuation of public services and preventing municipal bankruptcy but have often been applied unevenly. Using a case study of municipal takeovers in Michigan, we examine their predictability based on financial stress indicators and effects on drinking water services. We find financial stress alone does not explain takeover decisions, and that a city’s reliance on state revenue and racial and economic context play a role. Cities that have been taken over are more likely to experience drinking water privatization and rate increases than similarly financially stressed cities. The malleable definition of financial distress and discretion in implementation allow takeover policies to be applied unevenly, creating additional challenges for already distressed communities. Decision makers should seek alternative approaches to municipal financial emergencies that address underlying causes while minimizing the potential for bias and significant changes to public services.

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Organizational Water Footprint to Support Decision Making: a Case Study for a German Technological Solutions Provider for the Plumbing Industry

Water ◽

10.3390/w12030847 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 847 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Silvia Forin ◽

Jutta Gossmann ◽

Christoph Weis ◽

Daniel Thylmann ◽

Jonas Bunsen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Water Scarcity ◽

Water Footprint ◽

External Stakeholders ◽

Cradle To Gate ◽

Local Impacts ◽

One Year ◽

Design Options ◽

Freshwater Consumption

With water scarcity representing an increasing threat to humans, the environment and the economy, companies are interested in exploring how their operations and supply chains affect water resources globally. To allow for systematically compiling the water footprint at the company level, the organizational water footprint method based on ISO 14046 and ISO/TS 14072 was developed. This paper presents the first complete organizational water scarcity footprint case study carried out for Neoperl GmbH, a German company that offers innovative solutions regarding drinking water for the plumbing industry. The cradle-to-gate assessment for one year includes, besides facility-based production activities, purchased materials, electricity and fuels, and supporting activities, such as company vehicles and infrastructure. Neoperl’s total freshwater consumption amounts to approximately 110,000 m3, 96% thereof being attributable to the supply chain, with freshwater consumption through purchased metals playing the predominant role. Metals (mainly stainless steel and brass) are major hotspots, also when considering the water scarcity-related local impacts resulting from freshwater consumption, which mainly affect China and Chile. These results can be used to improve the company’s supply chain water use in cooperation with internal and external stakeholders by means of, e.g., sustainable purchase strategies or eco-design options to substitute water intensive materials.

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Territorial Changes Around Biodiesel: A Case Study of North-Western Argentina

Bioeconomy and Global Inequalities ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-68944-5_12 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 239-261

Author(s):

Virginia Toledo López

Keyword(s):

Water Pollution ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Local Communities ◽

Biodiesel Production ◽

Environmental Costs ◽

National Context ◽

The North ◽

Local Impacts ◽

North Western

AbstractAs part of a recent global agrofuel boom, Argentina became one of the leading producers and exporters of biodiesel. To understand the socioecological implication of this growth, the first chapter considers the national context by exploring the legal framework and agrofuels initiatives. It then focuses on the territorial changes that occurred in north-western Argentina through a case study on the local impacts of the agroindustry. The research shows that biodiesel production in the north-western province of Santiago del Estero is associated with the expansion of monocropping and pesticides, forest destruction, the risk of water pollution and the appropriation of common goods. These processes contribute to the deterioration of the material basis of peasants and local communities and affect the ecological distribution of environmental costs. The research also shows that territorial changes involve symbolic dimensions that are connected to environmental appropriation as part of the process of accumulation.

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Paisagem, tecnologia e desenvolvimento local: a central solar da Amareleja

Sociologia Problemas e Práticas ◽

10.7458/spp2017837629 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2017 (83) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luis Junqueira ◽

Ana Delicado ◽

Mónica Truninger

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Regional Development ◽

Local Identity ◽

Local Initiative ◽

Local Impacts ◽

Photovoltaic Plant

The study of the local impacts of renewable energy has given little attention to less implemented technologies. This work seeks to bridge this gap through a case study on the photovoltaic plant in Amareleja, based on interviews with stakeholders and residents and documentation analysis. The plant has the distinction of being part of a local initiative for regional development based on renewable energy. However, although the deployment process faced few controversy and there was some impact on the local identity, the project did not reach the expectation of the population in terms of economic development.

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Entrepreneurial Approaches to Urban Decline: The Honeysuckle Redevelopment in Inner Newcastle, New South Wales

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1068/a281815 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 28 (10) ◽

pp. 1815-1841 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

P M McGurik ◽

H P M Winchester ◽

K M Dunn

Keyword(s):

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Economic Restructuring ◽

City Government ◽

Federal State ◽

Global Changes ◽

South Wales ◽

State And Local ◽

Local Impacts

Global changes in production and consumption, and the resulting competition between places for investment flows, have encouraged the emergence of the ‘entrepreneurial state’. This paper focuses on the Honeysuckle redevelopment in Newcastle, New South Wales. This case study of active entrepreneurialism, aimed at promoting Newcastle's interurban competitiveness through material and symbolic reconstructions, reveals the changes wrought by an entrepreneurial approach to the style and content of city government and politics. The Honeysuckle Development Corporation operates at the juncture between federal, state, and local government engagement with capital in the attempt to address the local impacts of economic restructuring. It provides an important case study of the shifting parameters of the relationship between various tiers of the state, and between these tiers and the interests of capital in contemporary urban redevelopment. It also addresses the problematic questions of sustainability, accountability, and equity in urban entrepreneurialism, while providing a long-overdue empirical study of Newcastle.

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