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The major environmental and socio-economic problems related to quarrying revealed during this study include, destroying the natural topography and vegetation, ruining biodiversity, dust pollution, noise pollution, illegal stone extraction, deleting ground water levels. ... To understand the economic implications of quarry industry 1.3 Statement ...
In his Economics and culture (2001, pp. 28–29), Throsby identifies and details the different socio-cultural values which cultural heritage carries:. aesthetic value: heritage owns and expresses beauty, as recognized for instance by the architectural or artistic community of professionals, of certain fundamental significance;. spiritual value: heritage can contribute to …
Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment of Stone Quarrying in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda. East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 4 (1), 1-14.
Purpose of review: The present review addresses recent literature investigating the socioeconomic consequences of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We highlight the latest updates on health disparities affecting the SLE population, the direct and indirect economic costs of the disease, and less quantifiable costs such as reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
A negative coefficient of socio-economic sustainability has a short-term significance of 10% and a long-term significance of 1%. In the short run, an increase of 1% in socio-economic sustainability results in a 0.000383% decrease in ecological footprint, whereas in the long run, it results in a 0.000103% decrease.
The study adopted purposive sampling; a survey of 134 respondents representing 80 quarry workers, 40 quarry owners, 10 EIA Experts, 3 NEMA staff and 1 County geologist were sampled purposively.
Background Genetically modified (GM) crops have generated a great deal of controversy. Since commercially introduced to farmers in 1996, the global area cultivated with GM crops has increased 94-fold. The rapid adoption of GM technology has had substantial socio-economic impacts which a vast amount of technical and non-technical literature has …
The major environmental and socio-economic problems related to quarrying revealed during this study include, destroying the natural topography and vegetation, ruining biodiversity, dust …
Socio-economic analyses are included as a part of the decision process. The Danish adaptation strategy allows site owners to raise the beach at their own cost by regular beach nourishment to combat coastal erosion. The same applies to channel dredging, where the amount dredged can be increased as required. Also in the case of reinforcing dikes ...
Economic consequences of malnutrition Malnutrition also slows economic growth and perpetuates poverty.9 Mortality and morbidity associated with malnutrition represent a direct loss in human capital and productivity for the economy. At a microeconomic level, it is calculated that 1 percent loss in adult height as a
The outcome of this research is intended to give guidance on an alternative design framework that is based on the findings from the analysis of the existing socio-economic parameters and built form. The Quarry Road West Informal Settlement (QRWIS) which is located in the city of Durban, South Africa is selected as a case study.
economic growth, poverty reduction efforts, environmental sustainability and societal fragility. A prevailing view is that refugees are a burden on the development aspirations of host countries and populations and that negative socio-economic and environmental impacts
The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions, where the information obtained was confirmed by field ... The study adopted purposive sampling; a survey of 134 respondents representing 80 quarry ...
Social and economic inequalities have important and long-lasting effects on children's cognitive and socio-emotional development as well as on educational outcomes (Grantham-McGregor et al., 2007; Shonkoff and Garner, 2012). Multiple inequities combine, producing a negative impact on the ability of marginalized children to learn (Suárez-Orozco, Yoshikawa, and Tseng, 2015).
Presence and collapse of underground quarries has socio-economic consequences. This study developed a methodology to assess the socio-economic impact of …
As the research result indicated, quarrying has a significant importance on job creation and better income. generation to 's of stone workers to reduce poverty. The findings further …
The global socio-economic impact of COVID-19 includes higher unemployment and poverty rates, lower oil prices, altered education sectors, changes in the nature of work, lower GDPs and heightened risks to health care workers. Thus, social preparedness, as a collaboration between leaders, health care workers and researchers to foster meaningful ...
A vast majority of respondent stated that they suffered severely from the noise pollution caused from the stone quarry related activities (83%). ... the socio-economic importance of quarrying, ii ...
Immigrants have become an integral component of socio-economic development, and play a diverse set of roles, preserving a range of influences on the economy of their origin. International ...
The elephant in the room. The issue of climate change has repeatedly made the news: April 2016 was the fifth consecutive month in which the global monthly temperature was more than 1.0 °C warmer than average with March having the most deviation (1.23 °C) from average of any month recorded since 1880. 13 out of the 15 highest monthly temperature departures since 1880 …
project planning, formulation and implementation is needed to avoid the impact of stone quarry on the environment and living community. In this study, the we will be assess the environmental …
Despite serving the rural economy in a positive way, the negative impact of stone quarrying activities in the Saltora CD Block of Bankura District on the local ecology cannot be ignored.
A total population of 300 stone quarry workers was used for the study. It was a social survey research which used the random sampling method. ... Saima Nazir (2008) Socio-economic Conditions of Females Domestic Workers Before and …
Mining and quarry sectors are considered as one of the most important viable sectors in Nigerian economy. This paper assessed the socioeconomic impact of quarrying and mining on poverty ...
A quarry is a type of open-pit surface mining from which rock or minerals are extracted. However, mining and quarrying are destructive enterprises (Sinha, et al., ... socio-economic and environmental problems. Hence, the study area is one of the most potential quarry sites that create large job opportunity and, supply different construction ...
Socio-economic factors in uence . the repartnering behaviours of both men and women, albeit in opposite directions. For women, a non-signi cant or a negativ e educational gradient has been found,
1) To study the socio-economic conditions of child labour in quarry industry 2) To observe the working conditions of child labour engaged in quarry industry 3) To suggest remedial measures to solve the problem of child working people II. MATERIAL AND METHODS 2.1 Sampling design Stratified Random Technique was used to select the respondents.
Finally, the crushing of boulders produced a lot of noise which is seen as noise pollution for the communities surrounding the quarrying sites. Summary on Socio-Economic Effects of Quarrying Activities One of the objectives of the study was to evaluate the socio-economic effects of quarrying activities in selected quarries.
Although, the residents of neighbouring communities are aware of risks associated with living near quarry sites, their general low socio-economic status made them incapable of taking any decisive ...
The socioeconomic effects were mixed: while quarrying created jobs and improved infrastructure, it also showed deficiencies in community engagement and training programs. Regulatory …
