Forms and role of the cluster initiatives in fostering innovation in post-industrial regions: A comparative study of environmental clusters in British West Midlands and Spanish Basque country. ACES Working Paper No. 8, August 2008

The objective of this research is to present cluster initiative approaches in post industrial regions characterized by similar economic history and challenges, with additional emphasis on their role in promoting innovation among regional businesses. The research is based on a comparison study of two environmental industry clusters: Environmental Technology Cluster (ET) from British West Midlands and ACLIMA from Spanish Basque Country. The study analyzes clusters' design and their role in fostering innovation based on environment industry clusters. In both regions environmental industry clusters represent strong potential for further dynamic development with grow opportunities driven by legislation introduced at EU, national or regional levels. The paper compares clusters' heterogeneity, goals and priorities, financing schemes, management structure, types of projects, character of private-public partnerships, challenges, as well as clusters' collaboration at regional/national/international levels. Also focus is given on how the clusters enhance innovation and what types of projects are executed by the regions in this field.

Sandstone Dam and Reservoir municipal, agricultural and industrial water supply project, Carbon County : environmental impact statement.

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Economic and industrial aspects of crisis relocation : an overview : final report /

Prepared under contract DCPAO1-75-C-0279, Work unit 2312E, by Center for Planning and Research, Inc., 750 Welch Road ,Palo Alto, CA.

Environmental health aspects of health moblilization.

Material prepared for a training course held at OCDM Staff College, Battle Creek, Michigan, April 23-28, 1961.

Environmental readiness document : solar heating and cooling of buildings /

September 1979.

Environmental safety aspects of nuclear rocket flight operations : annual progress report : for Space Nuclear Propulsion Office, Atomic Energy Commission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

"Contract SNPC-6".

List of publications pertaining to water supply and purification, sewage and industrial waste treatment, water pollution control, milk and food sanitation, and other selected environmental health subjects.

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Legal, regulatory and institutional aspects of environmental and natural resources management in Malaysia /

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Practice report: the role of environmental factors in industrial site selection activities: a case of limestone quarry expansion in Barbados, West Indies

Site selection is a key activity for quarry expansion to support cement production, and is governed by factors such as resource availability, logistics, costs, and socio-environmental factors. Adequate consideration of all factors facilitates both industrial productivity and sustainable economic growth. This study illustrates the site selection process that was undertaken for the expansion of limestone quarry operations to support cement production in Barbados. First, alternate sites with adequate resources to support a 25-year development horizon were identified. Second, socio-environmental conditions were described and potential impacts identified. Third, a comparative matrix was constructed to evaluate relative site characteristics with respect to physical, ecological, socio-cultural and economic factors. The study shows that environmental factors were essential to the final site recommendation.

An economic, environmental and functional study of buildings erected for educational purposes

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