The Clinton-Gore agenda: environmental pledges and economic puzzles.

The Link Between Foreign Trade And Domestic Politics In The Clinton Economic Agenda

Renewing the Federal Commitment to Advance Children’s Health: The President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children

Eighteen years ago President William Clinton issued Executive Order 13045 calling for each federal agency to “ensure that its policies, programs, activities, and standards address disproportionate risks to children that result from environmental health risks or safety risks” (Clinton and Gore 1997). As part of this Executive Order, Clinton established the President’s Task Force on Environmental...

Evaluation and Fitting of Sustainable Sport Development Model of the Country Based on Agenda 21 of the Olympic Movement

Aims & Backgrounds: The implementation of the principles of sustainable development in sport has been recommended and emphasized by the International Olympic Committee. The purpose of this study was to identify the dimensions and components of this category and to develop a sustainable development model for Iranian sport. Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive-survey research that uses basi...

Investigating the Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of Constructing Urban Interchanges (Comparison of the Main Interchanges in the city of Qazvin)

Traffic problems are the most prominent urban dilemmas, especially during recent years, since the capacity of old traffic arteries don’t meet the increasing volume of population and vehicles, therefore, adopting some measures in order to enhance the capacity of existing roads has been placed on the agenda of urban managers. Changing the existing intersections to over changes is one of these met...

The social and economic consequences of malnutrition

Adequate nutrition is a key factor to live an active and healthy life. In spite of its importance as a determinant of health and development, malnutrition is still a neglected area and too little has been done to address its causes and serious social and economic implications. However, recently there has been growing interest in nutrition with stronger political involvement at national and inte...