scholarly journals Financial Instability and the State of Environmental Quality in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 318-331
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Muhammad Adam ◽  
Aminu Hassan Jakada ◽  
Ali Umar Ahmad ◽  
Ismail Aliyu Danmaraya ◽  
Abdullahi Daiyabu Marmara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
The State ◽  
Financial Instability

Social Partnership

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-76
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Financial Instability ◽  
Political Regimes ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
State Time ◽  
Social Dialogue ◽  
Social Partnerships ◽  
Political Governance ◽  
Multiple Actors

Social partnership is a dynamic construction tailored to the context of globalization, the state, time, society, and culture. Snapshots of the experiences of regions and countries globally with modalities of social partnership arrangements are discussed. Further, global reflections on the contexts from which social partnerships were forged—economic chaos and recovery, weak political governance capacities, fractured political regimes, financial instability and governance responses, such as the institutionalization of social dialogue and social partnerships as prerequisites for European accession—are highlighted. Social partnership becomes the outcome of adjustments made by governments, sometimes reluctantly, in power-sharing arrangements, incorporating multiple actors and stakeholders in the way societies are reorganized, to respond and treat with destabilizing forces in the struggle for self-preservation. The chapter concludes around the value and benefits of social partnership as well as some recommendations for effective social dialogue arrangements.

scholarly journals Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment of Historic Buildings in the State Park: A Case Study in Michigan

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Suk-Kyung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Green Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Park Planning ◽  
Environmental Quality Assessment

Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources established a partnership for sustainable park planning in October 2011. The purpose of the partnership was to enable students in the design fields to work on real-world projects and provide practical solutions. One of the notable projects was to assess old historic buildings in one state park and propose renovation plan to improve its indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency. The buildings in the park functioned as the traveler’s destination in the 1920s and still preserve original interior and exterior features. The team of undergraduates and faculty in interior design visited the park and assessed the interior and exterior conditions of two of its buildings. They used an assessment tool which was designed on a basis of the elements in the indoor environmental quality category (IEQ) of the US Green Building Council’s LEED. Results revealed that the indoor environmental conditions of the buildings should be improved. The energy efficiency of the buildings was low. Based on this assessment, this study offered practical suggestions for improving the building’s indoor environmental quality. This study also proposed an assessment tool for the historic buildings in the state parks in Michigan to assess current indoor environmental quality of those buildings.

The Big Push

2021 ◽  
pp. 211-234
Author(s):  
Brad Edmondson
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
International Law ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
The State ◽  
State Legislators ◽  
Constitutional Amendment ◽  
Adirondack Park ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
Big Push

This chapter highlights Peter S. Paine's responsibilities and works at Cleary Gottlieb, an international law firm with offices on an upper floor of a skyscraper in downtown Manhattan. It discusses the eight Adirondack bills sent to the legislature in 1971 and the four remaining bills reintroduced to the legislature in January 1972. Paine acted as a liaison between the Adirondack Park Agency (APA), his fellow Temporary Study Commission (TSC) alumni, and state legislators to move those four bills along. The chapter outlines the importance of the bills to the TSC's vision of the Adirondacks, and emphasizes the APA's main job to draft two land use plans: the State Land Master Plan, and the Land Use and Development. It further discusses the remaining TSC bills as they moved through the legislature: the Environmental Quality Bond Act; the Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers Act; a bill that would require a constitutional amendment to diminish the park's boundaries; and a bill that expanded the size of the park by about 250,000 acres. Ultimately, the chapter assesses the APA board's struggles with town governments trying to sneak by the agency, crossed signals from Albany, and the board's biggest problem: it was split, with five APA members solidly in favor of regional zoning, one whose support was conditional, and three who were skeptical of the idea.

scholarly journals Análise dos elementos hidrológicos e climáticos (temperatura e precipitação) do Maciço Residual Serra das Matas: região de nascentes do alto curso do Rio Acaraú, Estado do Ceará / Analysis of the hydrological and climatic elements (temperature and rainfall) of the Residual mass Serra das Matas: region of water springs of the upper course of the Acaraú River, State of Ceará

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (55) ◽  
pp. 898-917
Author(s):  
Lucas Pereira Soares ◽  
Ernane Cortez Lima
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
The State ◽  
Climate Information ◽  
River Watershed ◽  
Residual Mass ◽  
West Region ◽  
Water Springs ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Climatic Elements

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma caracterização climática e hidrológica das nascentes do alto curso do Rio Acaraú, localizado no Maciço Residual Serra das Matas, região centro-oeste do estado do Ceará, compreendendo uma área de 142,63Km2. Neste estudo, procurou-se contextualizar a área da pesquisa, através da análise dos atributos climáticos, tais como dinâmica e elementos do clima, sendo temperatura e precipitação, com ênfase no balanço hídrico e sua relação com os recursos hídricos disponíveis à área, sendo elaborado mapas e gráficos temáticos, caracterizando as informações climatológicas. A análise foi desenvolvida através do cruzamento das informações climáticas, e demais informações geoambientais, visando identificar as peculiaridades no que tange a tipologia climática semiárida, a fim de conceber as limitações e potencialidades dos recursos naturais dessa área, com destaque aos recursos hídricos. Finalmente, após a integração desses dados são apresentados resultados no que tange a tipologia semiárida, em integração aos recursos hídricos da região, com objetivo de subsidiar o desenvolvimento do Projeto de Revitalização das Nascentes do Rio Acaraú, desenvolvido pelo Comitê de Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Acaraú, para que as medidas corretamente aplicadas possam contribuir para a preservação da qualidade ambiental no alto curso do Rio Acaraú-CE. Palavras–chave: balanço hídrico, recursos hídricos, semiárido.AbstractThe aim of this work is to present a climatic and hydrological characterization of the water springs of the upper course of the Acaraú River, located in the Residual Mass Serra das Matas, Central-West region of the state of Ceará, comprising an area of 142, 63Km2. In this study, we sought to contextualize the area of research, through the analysis of the climatic attributes, such as dynamics and elements of the climate, being temperature and rainfall, with emphasis on the hydric assessment and its relation with the hydric resources available to area, being elaborated maps and thematic charts, featuring the climatological information. The analysis was developed through the intersection of climate information, and other geoenvironmental information, aiming at identifying the peculiarities of the semi-arid climatic typology, in order to devise the limitations and potentialities of the resources Of this area, with emphasis on hydric resources. Finally, after the integration of these data are presented results with regard to the semi-arid typology, in integration with the region hydric resources , with the objective of subsidizing the development of the project of revitalization of the water springs of the Acaraú River, Developed by the Acaraú River Watershed Committee, so that properly applied measures can contribute to the preservation of environmental quality in the upper course of the Acaraú-CE River.Key words: hydric assessment, hydric resources, semi-arid.

Reflections on the state of research: indoor environmental quality

Indoor Air ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Clausen ◽  
G. Bekö ◽  
R. L. Corsi ◽  
L. Gunnarsen ◽  
W. W. Nazaroff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
The State ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
State Of Research

scholarly journals An Assessment of Indoor Environmental Quality in School Buildings in the State of Kuwait

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Jamal Al-Hubail ◽  
Abdul-Salam Al-Temeemi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
The State ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
Design Engineers ◽  
Indoor Environment Quality ◽  
The State Of Kuwait

In this study, indoor quality and environmental comfort were investigated in secondary school buildings located in the State of Kuwait. Comfort variables such as temperature and relative humidity (thermal comfort), noise (acoustic comfort), illumination (visual comfort), as well as allocated classroom floor area per student (spatial comfort) were measured. Data was collected over a 7-month period on a spot basis during school hours in student-occupied classrooms at 46 selected schools. The measured data was then compared to international guidelines and standards related to indoor environment quality. The data for noise and allocated space were shown to be in the comfort ranges in all the schools. However, 11% of the schools are not adequately illuminated, 33% had temperatures not within the recommended limits, and 22% of the schools had humidity levels either higher or lower than the recommended levels. Also, 9% of the schools had low illumination readings.In addition, during the data monitoring, a survey was conducted by which the student occupants completed a questionnaire so that subjective and objective evaluations could be compared. The findings of the questionnaire displayed significant correlations between the measured data and some ailments and other complaints experienced by the students.Ultimately, the results found in this research will provide a baseline for comparison with future indoor environment quality assessments in buildings. Furthermore, recommendations are suggested in order to improve the environmental quality problems encountered in some of the schools, which may be beneficial for policymakers, facilities managers, and design engineers. 

Disquiet on All Fronts?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre L. Siklos
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
Central Banking ◽  
The State ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Financial Instability ◽  
Macroprudential Policies ◽  
The World ◽  
Monetary Authorities ◽  
New Framework

The state of central banking is fragile and fraught with reasons to take a dim view of their stature. Low economic growth, an insufficiently unsubstantiated expansion of central bank responsibilities, and worries over future financial instability are sources of concern. Institutional and other objective measures point to a loss of confidence in the monetary authorities around the globe. Several central banks are unable to match words with deeds. The willingness of policymakers and central banks to take accountability seriously remains in doubt, at least in some of the most systematically important regions of the world. The financial crisis has awakened a desire to find a way to have central banks find a proper mix for conducting monetary policy and macroprudential policies. A decade after the crisis, no coherent new framework has emerged, and reforms have hardly dented an overall impression of disquiet about the state of central banking.

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