The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines environmental health as encompassing those elements of human health that are influenced by physical, chemical, biological, social and psychological factors in the environment. It also refers to the theory and processes of analysing, managing and preventing those elements in the environment that have the potential to negatively affect the health of pre...

Introduction Groundwater supply sustainable yield is herein defined as how much water can be withdrawn from an aquifer system, where and for how long, with acceptable physical, economical, environmental, social, cultural, institutional, and legal consequences. The purpose of this Technical Commentary is to focus on the following technical aspects of groundwater supply sustainable yield that are...

the relationship between population structure and violent conflict is complex and heavily dependent on the behavior of other variables like governance, economic prospects, and urbanization. while addressing rapid population growth might be a necessary condition for peace, it is by no means sufficient. concomitant steps must also be taken to foster inclusivity, guarantee broader rights for all, ...

There is no proper place within economic thought for the void. It appears nowhere in canonical texts of political economy, let alone discourse conventional economics. Yet one cannot shake sense that it implied most if not all financial commentary. At very least, void exerts a magnetic pull on range related terms lexicon. Could be through these grounds imagination fundamental ways?

While the expectations theory of the term structure of interest rates plays an important role in economics and finance, it has received relatively little empirical support. The most frequently used test, which I call the conventional test, has provided some hope for the expectations theory. When the conventional test is used, the slope of the yield curve predicts the correct direction of long-t...