Environmental policy

Environmental policy

Policy related to managing human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources.

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Wetland

Environment; Environmental policy

An area that is regularly wet or flooded, and where the watertable (the upper level of the groundwater) stands at or above the land surface for at least part of the year.

Industrial water

Environment; Environmental policy

Waters which can be used for industrial, technological purposes.

Socio-economic

Environment; Environmental policy

Involving and combining both social and economic factors, indicators, and considerations. Imply measures of human welfare through the correlation of economic and social aspects.

Social costs

Environment; Environmental policy

(Externalities) The net loss considerations of long range societal values and conditions as the result of a. given human action and/or development. Social costs can include both economic and ...

The representation of a system to study its component parts and their relationships in terms of variable inputs and outputs. Representations of natural and social systems or processes by devices or ...

Smog

Environment; Environmental policy

The irritating, visible haze resulting from the sun's effect on certain pollutants in the air (photochemical), and particularly those pollutants from transportation (exhausts) and industry. Also, a ...

Biome

Environment; Environmental policy

The complex of communities maintained by the climate of the region and characterised by a distinctive type of vegetation. A major biotic community composed of all plants and animals and smaller ...