Shades of Green: Measuring the Ecology of Urban Green Space in the Context of Human Health and Well-Being Anna Jorgensen and Paul H. Gobster ABSTRACT In this paper we review and analyze the recent research literature on urban green space and human health and well-being‚ with an emphasis on studies that attempt to measure biodiversity and other green space concepts relevant to urban ecological restoration. We first conduct a broad scale assessment of the literature to identify typologies of
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2.2 BP Solar BP has responded through its thin film photovoltaic cells designed to reduce manufacturing costs towards a level at which solar energy will become economically competitive compared with other energy sources. As BP’s Energy Commission chairman stated: "Our goal is to eliminate the ’Catch 22’ faced by producers of renewable technologies…without the promise of volume sales‚ there is little incentive for a company to make the investments that could bring down costs and make these products
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the background. Then‚ suddenly they hear the words breaking news and now decide to tune into what the dull lady is revealing. She announces that an oil spill has erupted in the Gulf of Mexico and the company “BP” is smothered all over the screen. The child only can only understand one concept: BP was the sole cause of this oil spill. To clarify‚ the child did not learn the real causes for this catastrophic disaster. On April 20‚ 2010‚ the oil rig called Deepwater Horizon exploded‚ causing 3.19 million
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‘ulama in the Middle East do not agree with concept of the Islamic Accepted Bills or Islamic bonds as applied in Malaysia because it involves transactions such as bay’ al-inah.Most ulama’ in their opinions stated that Bay’ al-inah is not valid (haram) because it is a device to legitimize riba’. However‚ Hanafi of the opinion that Bay’ al-inah is only permissible if such transaction involving third party. Validates the contract of inah refusing to give credence to motive and intention of the
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion HIST102 – American History since 1877 Today‚ April 17‚ 2013‚ marks the 52nd anniversary of the invasion at the Bay of Pigs. The Bay of Pigs invasion was an event that took place on the south shores of Cuba in April 1961. America’s involvement consisted of assisting Cuban exiles in trying to overtake Fidel Castro’s newly seized Communist Cuban government. This involvement has been viewed by many as an utter failure. Set in motion late in the Eisenhower
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San Francisco Weather Center The San Francisco Bay Area‚ also known as the Bay Area‚ is a vastly populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California‚ United States (wiki). The region hosts the major cities and metropolitan areas of San Francisco‚ Oakland‚ and San Jose‚ along with smaller urban and rural areas The San Francisco Bay Area offers a significant variety of microclimates because the hills‚ mountains‚ and large bodies of water produce such
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Green revolution within reach People need energy all the time. Not only electricity is in great demand to make houses and other building operate but we need fossil fuels to use wide range of transportation. According to estimates‚ unrenewable sources will run out in the forseeable future. Scientists predict that we will be able to exploit coal for about two hundred and twenty years‚ natural gas about sixty years and oil will run out in forty years1. They also suggest the shift from fossil-fuel-consuming
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The Jiquilisco Bay is a 150 mile stretch of land located on the Southeast Pacific coast of El Salvador that acts as one of the last primary nesting habitats for the endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle. The location was established as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2005 and is currently under the protection of the Ministry of Natural Resources‚ which works to preserve the ecosystem. The bay itself is the largest mangrove in the country‚ which a critical aspect in the ultimate survival of the Hawksbill
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More businesses are turning to green cleaning services over traditional chemical cleaning services. Read on to determine if green cleaning is right for your business and find out how green cleaning holds up to traditional methods. When you use chemical cleaning products regularly‚ you often forget how dangerous they are. By using chemical cleaning products‚ you are not only harming the environment‚ but also your health. Several cleaning products are classified as ‘corrosive’. These are the
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29 April 2011 The Hilo Bay: Tsunami Magnet of Hawaii On the afternoon of 22 May 1960 the Valdivia Earthquake struck the country of Chile with devastating repercussions for the Chilean people and people around the world. The Earthquake rated a 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale and is‚ to date‚ the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It occurred at roughly 1911 GMT‚ 1411 local time‚ and generated a massive tsunami that struck Hawaii approximately fifteen hours later. The tsunami caused little
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