This paper presents a novel approach for object detection using a feature construction method called Evolution-COnstructed (ECO) features. Most other object recognition approaches rely on human experts to construct features. ECO features are automatically constructed by uniquely employing a standard genetic algorithm to discover series of transforms that are highly discriminative. Using ECO fea...

The Chinese Loess Plateau is suffering from severe soil erosion. The eco-environmental changes of the plateau have attracted considerable attentions both from scientists and local governments. Aiming at the regional features of eco-environment and main environmental problems of Linfen City, the synthetic evaluation index system including Organism Abundance index, Vegetation Cover index, Water D...

Waste electrical and electronic equipment is the fastest growing waste stream internationally. Due to its physical characteristics, e-waste a suitable subject for development of recovery, repair, recycling policies, prolonging products’ life cycle as long possible, an objective pursued by specific mechanisms circular economy. From point view economic models, management one areas with significan...

This research contributes to the literature by empirically demonstrating economic effect of listed companies’ eco-efficiency in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico through an environmental intensity approach. We find evidence a positive relationship between financial performance; that is, lower CO2 emission-to-sales ratio increases Tobin’s q, with stronger impact on those companies highest perf...

Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) is a multilateral financial institution which supports the sustainable development and integration efforts of its shareholder countries of the Latin American region. Its shareholder countries include Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago. Shares of CAF are also held by 22 private banks in the reg...

This article explores the aesthetic implications of ecostructuralism. Eco-structuralism is a method of music composition that utilises the sonic features of natural sounds as structural elements in new compositions. This paper places eco-structuralism within an aesthetic and analytical framework. It explores views of aesthetics and nature and discusses how eco-structuralism is positioned in rel...

During September 7-11, 2000, CDC was notified by the Idaho Department of Health, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and the GeoSentinel Global Surveillance Network of at least 20 cases of acute febrile illness in three countries; all ill patients had participated in the Eco-Challenge-Sabah 2000 multisport expedition race in Borneo, Malaysia, during August 21-September 3, 2000...

— According to advocates, eco-certification can stem environmental damages from tourism in developing countries. Yet we know little about tourism operators’ economic incentives to get certified. To help fill that gap, we use detailed panel data to analyze the Blue Flag beach certification program in Costa Rica where nature-based tourism has caused significant environmental damage. We use new ho...

The general disenchantment with command-and-control mechanisms led to pressure to experiment with tools of deregulation which encourage the desired behaviour through financial incentives rather than through legal coercion. Eco-labelling can be seen as a representation of this trend to deregulate environmental protection by allowing industry to make the decision of whether or not to apply for th...

The world is now facing difficulties such as climate change, energy consumption and economic crisis and the green growth is commonly used as a solution to overcome that difficulties. To achieve the green growth eco-efficiency is a very important key. Studies on eco-efficiency have been done by others using financial value of product which cannot show the real value of the product. In this study...