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The role of problem and process factors in creating effective transboundary water regimes: the case of the Lake Victoria basin, East Africa

This paper provides insights into effective transboundary water governance by considering a case study of the Lake Victoria Basin East Africa. We argue that the construction of a well–designed ontology presents an explicit understanding of the target world shared among people. The paper adopts a 'sustainability science' perspective based on ontology engineering: a problem solving approach ...

May 27, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Edit: Waste Management & Waste Classification Guidelines in Victoria, Australia.

According to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria (2020), waste codes and categories are essential for identifying and describing waste to facilitate waste management. Parties involved in controlling and managing waste must classify it to ensure compliance with the law. Classification of waste is essential as it allows for the protection of human health and the environment. EPA ...

Dec. 1, 2020

By Esdat Environmental Data Software

Understanding drivers and barriers: the key to water use behaviour change

In southwest Victoria, like many other regions in Australia, drought, climate change and population growth have exposed gaps in water supply. To develop effective demand management strategies for rural and regional areas, this paper investigates the drivers and barriers to water saving in southwest Victoria. Although the majority of people felt water saving was important, the drivers for water ...

Dec. 1, 2010

By IWA Publishing

The Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance - Case Study

Name: Victoria Annis Job Title: Research Technician Company: The Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance, The University of York, York, England, United Kingdom The Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance at the University of York Peak hydrogen generators assist researchers at The University of York The Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance (CHyM) is a ...

Nov. 23, 2015

By Peak Scientific Instruments Ltd

Lake victoria basin where water integrity and sustainable development are close siblings

Corruption continues to undermine investments in various sectors. The water sector in East Africa is no exception. The Global Corruption Report 2008 points to the fact that when it comes to drinking water and sanitation services, corruption can be found at every point along the delivery chain: at the policy design stage; during budget allocations to operations; and in billing systems, to mention ...

Dec. 1, 2012

By Stockholm International Water Institute

Spectrum Community School, Victoria, British Columbia - Case study

Project Name: Spectrum Community School Product: Gravelpave2 porous maintenance road Application: Maintenance/Utility Access City: Victoria State/Province: British Columbia Install Date: July 2004 Install Size: 640 m2 (6900 sq ft) Address: Burnside, Saanich, Victoria, BC Client: Saanich School District Designer: Saanich School District Contractor: Knappet Construction Directions: Take ...

Dec. 21, 2011

By Invisible Structures, Inc.

Cooperation among small urban centres in the Lake Victoria Basin as a necessary strategy for managing solid waste: the case of Kisii, Homa Bay and Migori municipalities

Solid waste management remains a daunting task for small municipalities found in the Lake Victoria Basin. The situation is aggravated by low prioritisation of solid waste management, limited revenues for financing waste management and the ever increasing population in these municipalities. Cooperation offers an option that can be considered as it would allow neighbouring municipal councils to ...

Apr. 24, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Gender equality mandated in Victoria

While all Australian states are moving towards gender equality, perhaps none have demonstrated a higher level of commitment than Victoria. It was the last state to give women the vote in 1908, and took until 1923 to let women run for Parliament, the state has embedded gender equity in governmental policy and legislation. The launch of Safe and Strong: A Victorian Gender Equality Strategy saw a ...

Jul. 18, 2019

By Criterion Conferences

Chelsea Green Apartments, Victoria, British Columbia - Case study

Product: Grasspave2 permeable fire lane Application: Fire Lane City: Victoria State/Province: British Columbia Install Date: August 2004 Install Size: 170 m2 (1800 sq ft) Address: 899 Darwin Avenue, Saanich, Victoria, BC Client: Chelsea Green Apartments Designer: NA Contractor: NA Directions: East on McKenzie Avenue, turn right on Saanich Road, then right on Darwin Avenue. Location: ...

Dec. 21, 2010

By Invisible Structures, Inc.

Assessing droughts using meteorological drought indices in Victoria, Australia

Droughts adversely impact rural and urban communities, industry, primary production and, thus, a country's economy. Drought monitoring is directed to detecting the onset, persistence and severity of the drought. In this study, meteorological drought indices such as the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), the Reconnaissance Drought Index (RDI) and deciles were assessed to investigate ...

Jun. 3, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Precipitation trends in Victoria, Australia

Annual rainfall series trends were investigated for more than 100 years of data using two non-parametric trend tests Mann–Kendall (MK) and Sen's slope (Q) for five selected meteorological stations in Victoria, Australia. The annual rainfall time series showed no significant trends for any of the five stations. To assess the sensitivity of trends to the length of the time periods ...

Jun. 1, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Making the invisible visible: the impact of federating groundwater data in Victoria, Australia

The Visualising Victoria's Groundwater (VVG) web portal federates groundwater data for the State of Victoria, Australia, thus making legacy data, government datasets, research data and community-sourced data and observations visible to the public. The portal is innovative because it was developed outside of the government and offers real-time access to remote authoritative databases by ...

Jul. 31, 2015

By IWA Publishing

The threat of chain stores to the character of an historic city's main street

This paper looks at the main street of an historic tourism city, King Street, Charleston, South Carolina that in recent years has seen a steady transition in its tenant mix; from one historically populated by local merchants, to one that today 'boasts' of such merchants as Saks Fifth Avenue, Victoria's Secret and Banana Republic, among many other national and international brand outlets. The ...

Mar. 4, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Verification of an alternative sludge treatment process for pathogen reduction at two wastewater treatment plants in Victoria, Australia

At South East Water wastewater treatment plants (WwTPs) in Victoria, Australia, biosolids are stockpiled for three years in compliance with the State guidelines to achieve the highest pathogen reduction grade (T1), suitable for unrestricted use in agriculture and landscaping. However, extended stockpiling is costly, may increase odour nuisance and greenhouse gas emissions, and reduces the ...

May 26, 2017

By IWA Publishing

An advanced tool for eutrophication modeling in coastal lagoons: Application to the Victoria lagoon in the north of Spain

A mathematical eutrophication model, EnvHydrEM (Environmental Hydraulics Institute Eutrophication Model), was developed to be applied specifically to coastal lagoons. This model takes into consider-ation 19 state variables, including phytoplankton, carbon (total inorganic carbon and sediment carbon), phosphorus (organic phosphorus and phosphate), nitrogen (organic nitrogen, ammonia and nitrate), ...

Nov. 3, 2014

By IWA Publishing

Paradise Creek Nature Park, Portsmouth, VA - Case Study

Project Name: A Paradise Creek Naure Park, Phase 1 Products: Gravelpave2 Porous Pavement Applications: Parking lot and road City: Portsmouth State/Province: Virginia Install Date: Summer 2012 Client: Elizabeth River Project and City of Portsmouth Install Size: 2400 m2 (26,000 sq ft) Address: 1009 Victoria Blvd, Portsmouth, VA Designer: Elizabeth River Restoration Project and ...

Oct. 2, 2012

By Invisible Structures, Inc.

Modelling catchment inflows into Lake Victoria: regionalisation of the parameters of a conceptual water balance model

The goal of this study was to evaluate regionalisation methods that could be used for modelling catchment inflows into Lake Victoria. WASMOD, a conceptual water balance model, was applied to nine gauged sub-basins in Lake Victoria basin in order to test the transferability of model parameters between the basins using three regionalisation approaches. Model calibration was carried out within the ...

Oct. 8, 2013

By IWA Publishing

Pioneer family- dealer Quentin White

Quentin has been plumbing for a few years now, and established his own business back in 2000. By 2005, his enterprise had expanded to the construction of steel water tanks, and Quentin White & Co Tanks and Plumbing was born. With the help of wife Katrina, who undertakes all the administrative and finance duties (as well as helping out with the occasional install!), Quentin is proud to ...

Oct. 9, 2018

By Pioneer Water Tanks

Project - Alsco - Footscray, Victoria, Australia

Alsco Pty Ltd has operated in Australasia since 1962, providing workwear and linen rental services to a large and diverse customer base from its Australian and New Zealand processing plants and distribution centres. Alsco’s Footscray site is home to the laundering and processing of rental ...

Dec. 18, 2020

By Kemco Systems, Co. LLC

Aquacell G10 - K2 Apartments, Victoria case study

Location: Five kilometres from Melbourne CBD in Windsor Client: Department of Human Services,Victoria Capacity: 10 kL/day Source: Greywater from the showers and hand basins of 96 residential apartments Recycled Use: Toilet flushing and garden irrigation Aquacell prominent in award-winning sustainable design project In 2001, Aquacell became a key part of the now internationally recognised ...

Jan. 31, 2014

By PHOENIX Process Equipment Co.