mail.cwejournal.org Current World Environment en-us https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol13nospecial/planning-greenspace-for-the-highlands-region-of-surabaya/ 2018-11-30 Introduction The increasing number of population and economic activity leads to higher activity that produces air pollution such as industry and transportation as well as other environmental problems. One effort to overcome environmental problems is with the provision of greenspace to absorb carbon dioxide. Urban greenspace basically has the main function of supporting sustainability of urban life, so that the existence of greenspace in urban area is a requirement that must be fulfilled for h

..]]> This paper reports evaluation and planning of greenspace in the highlands region of Surabaya. Evaluation conducted by taking primary data related to the number of vehicles with traffic counting method and secondary data in the form of population, vegetation type, and pattern of greenspace vegetation planting. The calculation of the adequacy of greenspace is done by calculating the volume of carbon dioxide emissions by humans and vehicles. The calculation is then multiplied by the emission factor

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol13nospecial/how-robust-is-executive-summary-in-an-environmental-impact-assessment-report-for-decision-making--an-indian-case-study/ 2018-11-30 Introduction Executive summary of a report is defined,1 as a “brief but comprehensive synopsis of a business plan or an investment proposal, which highlights its key points and is generally adapted for the external audience”. An executive summary,2 or “management summary is a short document or section of a document, produced for business purposes, that summarizes a longer report in such a way that the readers can rapidly become acquainted with the large body of m

..]]> Executive summary part of an environmental impact assessment report has not received the attention of EIA researchers and professionals even though it is the only part that is often read by most of the stakeholders including decision makers in place of the main report. It is very important that the executive summary is written in a simple non-technical language highlighting key issues and findings from the detailed EIA study while being crisp especially in the developing countries where a large

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol13nospecial/impact-of-landuses-on-air-and-water-quality---a-review/ 2018-11-30 Introduction Land use and land cover are the two dissimilar words where landuse refers to occurrence of anthropogenic actions on land (i.e., agriculture, urban, peri-urban, pasture etc.), whereas total vegetative cover on the land surface is regarded as land cover (i.e., forest or desert). It is widely known that changes in land use and land cover at local and global scales is one of the important driving factors of global climate change.1,2 Water and air are the two most important c

..]]> Landuse alteration is one of the primary causes of global environmental change. Changes in the landuse usually occurred regionally and globally over last few decades and will carry on in the future as well. These activities are highly influenced by anthropogenic activities and have more serious consequences on the quality of water and air. In the present study relationship between land use impact on water and air quality have been reviewed.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol13nospecial/preliminary-assessment-of-mixed-plants-for-phytoremediation-of-chromium-contaminated-soil/ 2018-11-30 Introduction Heavy metals enter into the environment through natural and anthropogenic sources such as mining, smelting, electroplating, mud disposal, industrial disposal, and others.1 One of the heavy metals produced by an anthropogenic source and can contaminate the soil is chromium (Cr). Cr pollution may result from leather tanning, steel industry, and fly ash.2 Although Cr in low concentrations can increase plant growth, the excess concentration of Cr in animals and plan

..]]> This study determined the ability of mixed plants of Helianthus annus, Zinnia elegans, and Impatiens balsamine to remove chromium (Cr) from soil. This research used respirometer to measure the respiration rate of microorganisms in soil media and Atomic Absorption Spectophotometry to measure Cr content on soil and plants. The results of the study showed that the plants were able to remove Cr from the soil as much as 74%. However, the removal enhanced by microbial activity on the rootzone.

..]]> https://mail.cwejournal.org/vol13nospecial/potential-impact-of-geopathic-radiation-on-environment-and-health/ 2018-11-30 Introduction Geopathic Stress1 is the energy emitted by the earth is the primary cause for degenerative illness as well as chronic Health conditions and is the biggest threat to the Built environment. Energy emitted by the earth surface which has the greater impact on the normal functioning of human beings. World health Organisation has identified that the negative impact of our environment causes human being sick and affect the immune system.  Geopathic Stress affects almost each an

..]]> Geopathic Stress is a distorted or disrupted electromagnetic field of the Earth causing harmful radiation to emanate from earth surface. The source of the causes for Geopathic stress are the underground streams of water, faulty magnetic grid lines, concentration of mineral deposits and underground fissures. In olden days, most of our civilisations had knowledge about the Geopathic stress as Earth’s radiation energy and their impact on Human beings. However, our research findings by sci

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