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On Improving Efficiency of Environmental R&D Management System : A Survey Study (환경관련 R&D사업 운영체계의 문제점과 개선방안 -설문조사를 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Hong-Kyun;Lim, Jong-Soo
    • Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.469-497
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    • 2004
  • Environmental R&D management system has been analyzed with LCA method. Based on the analysis, we found the following four elements were essential for improving effciency of environmental R&D management system: establishment of an information clearinghouse that collects and distributes information on the status of the domestically owned environmental technology, Periodic survey of the environmental technology demand to give guidance in selecting the environmental R&D project that are to be subsidized, dissemination of information on the technology transfer and commercialization assistance program, and increased funding as well as the expansion of project categories eligible for R&D subsidy.

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Factors Affecting the Implementation of Environmental Accounting by Construction Companies Listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange

  • NGUYEN, Thi Mai Huong;NGUYEN, Thi Kim Tuyen;NGUYEN, Thi Thao Vi
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.8
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    • pp.269-280
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    • 2020
  • The study investigates Environmental Accounting Information (EAI) as well as factors affecting the environmental accounting implementation by the construction firms listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), Vietnam. After eliminating seven enterprises that lacked data, the authors selected a sample of 112 observations from 28 construction businesses listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange in the period 2015-2018. This study uses research data extracted from the companies' annual reports. Then, the data are analyzed by Stata 13 software, including descriptive statistics, correlation coefficient analysis, regression analysis of table data using estimation methods (Pooled OLS, REM, FEM), and testing of model defects (heteroskedasticity test, multicollinearity test, autocorrelation test). The results show that construction companies listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange have out factors affecting the environmental accounting implementation by these enterprises, including independent audit firm and listed time. While the independent auditor firm has a positive and significant impact, the listed time has a negative influence. In addition, our study has confirmed the role of institutional factors affecting the disclosure level of EAI on the implementation of environmental accounting by construction enterprises listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.

Evaluation of Environmental Economics on Dismantling Projects Using LCI DB (LCI DB를 활용한 해체공사 환경경제성 평가)

  • Kwon, Suk-Hyun;Kim, Kyong-Ju;Kim, Byung-Soo;Kim, Sang-Beom
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.233-238
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    • 2008
  • Korea has a high volume of exhaust in environmental pollutants compared to her economic size, which results from the increase of the ratio in high energy consuming industries. There arises an issue that efficient energy saving is not achieved in the related projects of the construction, which is one of the high energy consuming industries. In addition, such projects of dismantling old and decrepit buildings are frequent in recent years. Given the situation, to obtain much better effects of energy saving, it is necessary to build basic databases and develop utilization plans on energy consumption volume, exhaust volume of pollutants, and environmental expenses that come from the dismantlement stages out of the life cycle of construction projects. Therefore, this study calculates the exhaust volume of environmental pollutants, converts it into environmental expenses by pollutants, and evaluates the environmental economics on the projects of dismantling buildings, utilizing LCI DB that is suggested by Ministry of Knowledge Economy and Ministry of Environment. For this purpose, related data research, the existing literature study, and on-the-spot field investigation were conducted. Based on the results of analysis on the collected data, the environmental economics of the target building was evaluated.

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A Study on the Household Wastes Diminution and Recycling of Seoulite Housewives (생활폐기물 감량을 위한 자원 재활용에 관한 연구 - 서울시 주부를 중심으로 -)

  • 최남숙
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.39 no.7
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    • pp.59-70
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    • 2001
  • The study was designed to heap reduce daily household waste and promote the recycling of society's resources. the focus is on promoting environment-friendly activities and slevating a sense of nature-conscious domestic welfare, as well as providing wars to encourage garbage-savvy shopping, waste disposal by content and recycling. The thesis utilized demographic data obtained from 225 female homemakers and includes results based on frequency, ratio, mean, Duncan's Multiple range Test and Multiple Regression analysis. The main results are as follows: 1. Environmental consciousness appears to be higher than that of the adjustment of purchases to reduce waste and of recycling. Conversely more action seems to be taken on the waste disposal separation established since the launch of the volume-based waste collection fee system than on environmental education. 2. Homemakers with relatively higher environmental consciousness reciprocate with correspondent shopping habits, waste disposal eparation and recycling. Factors that influence daily waste reducing action include environmental consciousness homemaker employment status and the type of residence. 3. Activities reducing daily domestic wastes appear to effect a meaningful variable in explaining a sense of environmental welfare. The more respondents practice related shopping habits, waste disposal separation or recycling the more they recognize their living environment as desirable.

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A Direction of the Environmental Movement based on Voluntary Simplicity Life Style (자발적 단순성지향 생활양식(Voluntary Simplicity Life Style)에 기초한 환경운동의 방향)

  • 윤숙현
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between the environmental movement and voluntary simplicity life style. The results of this study are as follows: First, both voluntary simplicity life style and the environmental movement are concepts which became the center of public interest because of the evil practices appeared in the process of the development of capitalism. Second, the level of consciousness of environment is comparatively high, but the level of the power of execution is comparatively low as a whole. In the case of Korea, people have not yet the mature responsibilities of citizenship. It is very important to enforce different informal educations in order to increase the effectiveness of the environmental movement. Home training based on voluntary simplicity life style is the most important informal education for the purpose of increasing the effectiveness of the environmental movement. Consequently, for the preservation of environment we need to do our best endeavors such as home training based on voluntary simplicity life style, environmental education based on our social and cultural background, and more powerful administrative measures which is administrative support rather than administrative control.

The Effect of an Environmental Policy as a source of a Background Risk on Economic Decisions (환경정책에 기인한 외생적 불확실성이 경제적 의사결정에 미치는 효과)

  • Lee, Jin-Kwon
    • Journal of Environmental Policy
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.57-73
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    • 2008
  • This short paper considers the situation where an environmental policy could play a source of an exogenous background risk at an individual's wealth and analyzes the effect of such a background risk on the individual's decision making in a simple chance-improving model. Our analysis shows that risks at initial wealth generated by an environmental policy could be regarded as an exogenous background risk in many cases and that such a risk makes a risk averse person behave more risk aversely in some restricted decision making situations. A policy maker considering an environmental policy which would affect individuals' initial wealth should take into account that the environmental policy could affect an individual's seemingly irrelevant economics decisions via his or her wealth.

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The Importance of Green Fashion Product Development to Improve Consumers' Environmental Awareness

  • Suk-Kyung YANG
    • East Asian Journal of Business Economics (EAJBE)
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.29-38
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    • 2023
  • Purpose - The current study aims to learn how fashion consumers now feel about environmental issues. The significance of "green fashion product creation" in resolving environmental issues is explored. It also examines how customers' environmental consciousness has evolved due to the introduction of green fashion products. Research design, data, and methodology - The study methods, procedures, and results of the 16 publications included in this literature review were critically examined. The data sources, analyses, and key findings presented in each publication were compared and contrasted. To better understand how to raise environmental consciousness among customers. Result - The investigation indicates a total of four results why eco-friendly product should be developed to attract potential green consumers. Four solutions are as follows; (1) Encourages Sustainable Consumption Behavior, (2) Increases Consumer Environmental Awareness, (3) Improves Corporate Social Responsibility, and (4) Enhances Competitive Advantage. Conclusion - Promoting sustainability in the fashion sector requires full visibility throughout the supply chain. Companies in the fashion industry would serve their customers better if they were more forthcoming about the resources, methods, and circumstances that went into making their wares. Consumers may accomplish this by including instructions on the packaging or posting them on the business's website.

The Effect of Pollution Reduction Program for Used Diesel Vehicles in Seoul Metropolitan Area: A Real Option Analysis (수도권 운행차 대기오염 저감사업의 효과: 실물옵션분석)

  • Park, Hojeong;Hong, Jong Ho
    • Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.435-451
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    • 2014
  • This paper attempts to evaluate an environmental regulation program which enforces installation of filtering equipment to reduce major air pollutants from used diesel vehicles. A real option model is presented to incorporate fuel cost uncertainty and irreversibility of emission-reducing investment. A finite-life option based on finite difference method is developed to consider the limited life expectancy of used vehicles. After taking into account social benefits from emission reduction and costs from decreasing fuel efficiency after the adoption of filtering technology, the result finds overall positive performance of the Pollution Reduction Program. However, the result suggests that the Program be designed to be more specific to vehicle types to improve program performance.

An Analysis of the Causes of Fine Dust in Korea Considering Spatial Correlation (한국의 미세먼지 발생요인 분석: 공간계량모형의 적용)

  • Kang, Heechan
    • Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.327-354
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, we conducted panel data analysis considering spatial correlation between regions, which were not considered in previous papers in analyzing the causes of fine dust concentration in Korea. Many existing researchers implicitly assume the independence of the effects of incomes and other explanatory variables of adjoining countries(or regions). Using panel data on fine dust concentration, this paper has established that existing EKC can be established even when considering the spatial correlation of the region, and when these effects are not taken into account, it can be underestimated or overestimated on the effects and causes of fine dust concentration.

A consumer perception for the safety of imported chinese food : the place of origin or environmental-friendliness of the raw bean? (중국산 수입식품 안전성에 대한 소비자 인식 - 원료 콩의 원산지인가 친환경성인가? -)

  • Choi, Se-Hyun;Gim, Uhn-Soon;Lee, Hyun-Ju;Cho, Jae-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.361-368
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    • 2011
  • This study aims to examine the consumer preference for packaged bean curd that takes a growing public interest. Specifically, this study tried to examine which is more important - the place of origin of the raw bean or the environmental-friendliness of the raw bean. Surveys were conducted to obtain information, such as the consumer evaluation for food safety on imported food products from China and the consumer perception of Chinese organic food products, Using the binary probit model, the relationship between consumer's choice of packaged bean curd and potentially important factors that can affect the consumer's choice was analyzed. A summary of this research and some policy implications follow. The results of this study can be used as the basic guideline as to how to extend the safety of imported food products, in general, and how to further develop the packaged bean curd industry in Korea, in particular.