Landscape Planning in Germany is based on the recently amended nature protection law. Municipalities and districts are required to draw up plans that represent the status and the future development of nature and landscape. The quality of the plans mostly depends on the quality of the gathered data and the quality of ecological evaluation methods applied. Geomatics could support the planning pro...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the technical characteristics and application of mass casualty incident (MCI) primary triage (PT) methods applied in China. DATA SOURCES Chinese literature was searched by Chinese Academic Journal Network Publishing Database (founded in June 2014). The English literature was searched by PubMed (MEDLINE) (1950 to June 2014). We also searched Official Websites of Chinese C...

PROBLEM Although it is highly preventable and treatable, cervical cancer is the most common and most deadly cancer among women in Rwanda. APPROACH By mobilizing a diverse coalition of partnerships, Rwanda became the first country in Africa to develop and implement a national strategic plan for cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment. LOCAL SETTING Rwanda - a small, landlocked na...

Economic analyses of climate change policies frequently focus on reductions of energyrelated carbon dioxide emissions via market-based, economywide policies. The current course of environment and energy policy debate in the United States, however, suggests an alternative outcome: inefficiently designed and/or sector-based policies. This paper uses a collection of specialized, sector-based model...