Golf blight: green desserts for "select few" menace developing countries' environments
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Developing countries are facing the threat of side effects brought on by golf courses. Golf courses may seem harmless, but their construction and maintenance are damaging to the environment. Building a golf course means tampering with nature's landscape which eventually results in soil erosion, flooding, shortage of water supply and water contamination. Maintaining a golf course requires usage of chemicals, pesticides and insecticides hazardous to health. The economy of local communities also suffers since money is directed towards golf course development and not to other worthier projects.
Publication Name: Ceres
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0009-0379
Year: 1992
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Economic evaluation of rural woodlots in a developing country: Tanzania
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The economic evaluation of natural resources in a developing country such as Tanzania is difficult as its economy is influenced by foreign countries. An understanding of the properties of forest production is necessary to evaluate the economics of a woodlot. The interest rates, shadow prices of production, and the cost of capital are discussed, with reference to Tanzania. Woodlots are used to grow trees to overcome the shortage of fuel caused by an increase in the population.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Management
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0301-4797
Year: 1996
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Developing a translational discourse to communicate uncertainty in flood risk between science and the practitioner
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The article discusses and helps in developing a principle and a translational discourse for a proper flood risk communication between the scientists and practioners studying flood models. The communication barriers, as well as the different solutions to overcome them are also discussed.
Publication Name: Ambio
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0044-7447
Year: 2007
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