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The correct management of territory and its planning based on scientific criteria in the face of the anthropogenic impacts of human activities is one of the main challenges in the 21st century. This publication includes some of the latest advancements in environmental planning and spatial analysis related to the ecological management of territory from a multidisciplinary perspective. The research papers from different researchers, scholars and experts in this field included in this collection were published by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health after undergoing a rigorous anonymous peer review process.

Environmental protection.

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Rapidly growing, unregulated plastic litter has created a multitude of environmental and economic problems worldwide. With an estimated lifetime of centuries, plastic waste has become a major stressor in marine ecosystems. In West Africa, the use of plastic products has proliferated with urbanization, and their unregulated disposal has created a host of terrestrial and marine-related environmental problems. This study aims to help decision-makers better understand the economics of marine plastic-waste generation and its cleanup, with a focus on West African coastal countries. To aid the policy process to reduce marine plastic pollution, it addresses the following key questions: - What is the economic cost to society of marine plastic waste? - How does this cost compare with the pollution mitigation cost, using various incentive-based, command-and control approaches for pollution prevention and the cost of plastic waste removal through cleaning, recycling, and safe disposal? - Would general economic measures (for example, tariffs on imported polyethylene) significantly reduce pollution from single-use plastics? - Are there trade-offs between plastic pollution prevention and any other social objectives related to policymaking? How should cost-effective cleanups be implemented?

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Environmental law. --- Environmental protection.

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Ce livre est né d'un constat sans appel: nos économies n'ont jamais été aussi optimisées, et pourtant nos terri­­toires sont terriblement fragiles et démunis face au ­dérèglement climatique. Ils manquent d'agilité, ­d'options, de redondances: en d'autres termes, ils manquent cruellement de diversité. Nous cherchons sans cesse à imiter la nature, ses boucles locales, son métabolisme ou ses symbioses, mais il nous manque sa qualité première: sa diversité. À l'instar des forêts tropicales dont le système immu­nitaire repose sur la diversité biologique, nous devons favoriser l'émergence de «forêts productives ­locales» et nous inspirer des territoires qui ont su créer et préserver une telle diversité économique. Parce que cette diversité a la propriété singulière de nous permettre de composer avec l'inconnu, d'être «anti-fragiles», elle sera très probablement le grand chantier du XXIe siècle – et le meilleur antidote contre l'urgence climatique. « La force de ce livre est de montrer comment cette diversification peut advenir, et comment elle n'est pas forcément synonyme d'uniformisation. » François Gemenne Arnaud Florentin est économiste et directeur associé du cabinet de conseil Utopies

Environmental protection --- Global warming

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The book analyzes the case of Mau Forest (Kenya), exploring the deforestation process that has occurred and the controversial and changing relationships between a protected forest and the communities living within and around its borders. The volume contributes to the international debate on political ecology from a predominantly geographical perspective, enriched by contributions more closely related to the natural sciences. The study is based on a multi-year research (2017-22) that combines qualitative and quantitative methodologies: research in archives and government offices, field studies in the forest area, semi-structured interviews, participatory mapping with local community members, and satellite and drone remote sensing.

Deforestation. --- Environmental protection