United Nations Human Settlements Programme | The International Association of Public Transport http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/getElectronicVersion.aspx?nr=3082&alt=1 This report is the summary of the seminar on Sustainable Development of Public Transport in Africa held in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 10 and 11, 2009. The event was jointly organised by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNHABITAT), UITP (the International … Continue reading »
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Impact of Shale Gas Development on Global Gas Markets
Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice Univ. / by Kenneth B. Medlock III http://tinyurl.com/5s3hp77 Developments in shale gas have turned world expectations for this fuel source upside down. This is a preprint of an article published in Natural Gas & Electricity © April 2011, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/105559587. Publication date: April 01, 2011
Air Pollution-SOER 2010 Thematic Assessment
European Environment Agency http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/air-pollution/at_download/file [Abstract] Emissions of air pollutants derive from almost all economic and societal activities. They result in clear risks to human health and ecosystems. In Europe, policies and actions at all levels have greatly reduced anthropogenic emissions and exposure but some air pollutants still harm human health. Similarly, as emissions of acidifying … Continue reading »
Resource Management and Transition in Central Asia, Azerbaijan, and Mongolia
Peterson Institute for International Economics / by Richard Pomfret http://www.piie.com/publications/wp/wp11-8.pdf [Abstract] The paper presents a comparative analysis of the resource-rich transition economies of Mongolia and the southern republics of the former Soviet Union. For Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, the ability to earn revenue from cotton exports allowed them to avoid reform. Oil in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan … Continue reading »
Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12101/03-23-HighwayFunding.pdf [Abstract] About 25 percent of the nation’s highways, which carry about 85 percent of all road traffic, are paid for in part by the federal government. Federal spending on highways comes primarily from taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, but those and other taxes paid by highway users do not yield … Continue reading »
Forensic Examination of Deepwater Horizon Blowout Preventer
Det Norske Veritas / BOEMRE Volume 1: http://tinyurl.com/4qwymcr Volume 2: http://tinyurl.com/49xex8p [From Executive Summary] A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) of the Departments of the Interior (DOI) and Homeland Security (DHS) was charged with investigating the explosion, loss of life, and blowout associated with the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig failure. As a part of this overall … Continue reading »
