Refimprove date December 2009 The socialenvironment of an individual, also called social context or milieu , is the culture that s he was educated and or lives in, and the people and institution s with whom the person interacts. ref http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc articles PMC1446600 pdf 11249033.pdf Elizabeth Barnett, PhD and Michele Casper, PhD, A Definition of SocialEnvironment , American Journal of Public Health, March 2001, Vol. 91, No. 3 ref The interaction may be in person or through communication media, even anonymous or one way, and may not imply equality of social status . Therefore the socialenvironment is a broader concept than that of social class or social circle . Nevertheless, persons with the same socialenvironment often develop a sense of social solidarity solidarity they often tend to trust and help one another, and to congregate in social group s. They will often think in similar styles and patterns even when their conclusions differ. References Reflist DEFAULTSORT SocialEnvironment Category Sociological terms Category Personal life Sociology stub de Soziales Milieu fr Environnement social no Sosialt milj pl rodowisko spo eczne pt Ambiente social ru sv Social milj uk ... more details
wiktionary In general, environment refers to the surroundings of an object . Environment may refer to The natural environment , all living and non living things that occur naturally on Earth Built environment , constructed surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large scale civic surroundings to the personal places Environment biophysical , the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism Environment systems , the surroundings of a physical system that may interact with the system by exchanging mass, energy, or other properties Environmental art Environmental determinism Environmental policy Environmental psychology Environmental quality Environmental science , the study of the interactions among the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment Environments series A series of LPs, cassettes and CDs depicting natural sounds Knowledge environmentSocialenvironment , the culture that an individual lives in, and the people and institutions with whom they interact In computing Desktop environment , in computing, the graphical user interface to the computer Environment variable , the set of environments defined in a process Integrated development environment , a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software Runtime environment , a virtual machine state which provides software services for processes or programs while a computer is running See also Ambient disambiguation Category Environment , for articles relating to the effect of human activity on the environment Ecology , a sub discipline of biology often confused with the environment in general Environmental movement Environmentalism , a concern with the preservation of the environment List of environmental issues Natural landscape lookfrom disambig cs Okol de Umgebung eu Ingurune fr ... Environment disambiguation sr sv Milj vi M i tr ng ... more details
otheruses Wiktionary The term Social refers to a characteristic of living organisms humans in particular, though biologists also apply the term to populations of other animals . It always refers to the interaction ..., the term social is used in many different senses and regarded as a fuzzy concept , referring among ..., intentions, or needs of other people into account in contrast to Anti social behaviour anti social behaviour has played some role in defining the idea or the principle. For instance terms like social realism, social justice, social constructivism , social psychology and social capital imply that there is some social process involved or considered, a process that is not there in regular, non social realism, justice, constructivism, psychology, or capital. The adjective social is also used often ... the word social . An example is quasi empiricism in mathematics which is sometimes labelled social constructivism by those who see it as an unwarranted intrusion of social considerations in mathematical practice, Modern uses In contemporary society, social often refers to the Redistribution ... , for example, social security . Policy concerns then include the problems of social exclusion and social cohesion . Here, social contrasts with Privacy private and to the distinction between the public .... The social domain is often also contrasted with that of physical nature, but in sociobiology ... social behavior in terms of biology biological factors. The term social is also added in various other academic sub disciplines such as social geography , social psychology , social anthropology , social philosophy , social ontology , social statistics and social choice theory in mathematics. See also Phronetic social science Sociology Social neuroscience Social psychology Social support Social undermining ..., Dolwick, JS. 2009. The Social and Beyond Introducing Actor Network Theory , article examining different meanings of the concept social Category Sociology de Sozial et Sotsiaalsus fr Social id Sosial ... more details
A natural environment is all living and non living things that occur naturally on Earth, A Digital Environment is a created world within a computer, or a group of computers. What becomes interesting is that, unlike in the real world, within this digital world you can record everything that happens and this trace becomes your digital footprint . Digital Communication Environments See computer networking Digital Communication Environments DCE are well known as computer network s. Many Digital Communication Environments contain a central Node networking hub which everything is connected to in some form. This hub can be located inside a networking system, or could be referred to as the internet its self. The digital world includes the sensors that automatically picks up information. Digital Socialenvironment See Socialenvironment Digital Social Environments DSE are well known as Social networking sites. Many Digital Social Environments need one central Server computing server to distribute information to each of its clients. Other Digital Environments Many Environments we face can be reproduced in a digital environment, such as an Immersive digital environment in which a artificial society artificial , interactive , computer created cut scene scene or world is created for the user to be placed in. We see most Immersive digital environment s in theme parks. See also Digital exhaust Digital footprint Category Virtual reality ... more details
Infobox Journal title Population & Environment cover image Population and Environment Cover.jpg center The cover of the Population and Environment discipline Social sciences website http www.springerlink.com content 105738 publisher Springer Netherlands country Netherlands abbreviation Popul Environ ISSN 1573 7810 history 1978 to present Population & Environment is a scientific journal that publishes scientific articles and reviews related to the bi directional links between population, natural resources, and the natural environment. See also List of scientific journals External links http www.springerlink.com content 105738 Springerlink publication site sci journal stub Category Environmental science journals ... more details
of humans with their environment. It is a broad field of study that includes the natural environment, built environments and socialenvironment s. Environmentalism is a broad social and philosophical ...Other uses Environment disambiguation Environment See also Natural environment Image Nasa blue marble.jpg right thumb Earth The biophysical environment is the symbiosis between the physics physical environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and includes all variables that comprise the Earth s biosphere . The biophysical environment can be divided into two categories the natural environment and the built environment , with some overlap between the two. Following the industrial revolution , the built environment has become an increasingly significant part of the Earth s environment. Constituents The scope of the biophysical environment is all that contained in the biosphere , which is that part of the Earth in which all life occurs. A biophysical environment is the complex ... s in which an organism including human beings exists. At its most natural state, an environment ... is the built environment and in some cases it has the biotic component that is virtually absent. The biophysical environment can vary in scale from microscopic to global in extent. They can also be subdivided according to their attributes. Some examples may be the marine environment , the atmospheric environment and the Ecoregion Terrestrial terrestrial environment . ref cite book last Kemp first David authorlink coauthors title Environment Dictionary publisher Routledge date 1998 location London ... within the biophysical environment. Part of this scientific discipline is the investigation of the effect of human activity on the environment. Ecology , a sub discipline of biology and a part of environmental sciences, is often mistaken as a study of human induced effects on the environment ... environment. The List of environmental issues issues of concern for environmentalists ... more details
The term State of the Environment normally relates to an analysis of trends in the Natural environmentenvironment of a particular place. This analysis can encompass aspects such as water quality , air quality , land use , ecosystem health and function, along with social and cultural matters. The Pressure State Response Framework Human activity places pressure on many aspects of the environment. For instance, deforestation results in the invasion of weed species, habitat destruction habitat displacement , and, when undertaken on a large scale, adversely affects air quality and CO2 sequestration carbon dioxide sequestration . Examples of pressures under the Pressure State Response PSR framework ... framework , Chapter One Introduction, The State of New Zealand s Environment 1997, Report Ref. ME612, Ministry for the Environment, Wellington, New Zealand. ref In this framework, only pressures introduced by human interaction with the environment are considered. Natural pressures such as extreme ... is the condition of the environment at a particular time. This is assessed by measuring various aspects of the atmosphere, air, water, land and organisms. ref name mfe.govt.nz The European Environment ... see DPSIR . State of the Environment reporting State of Environment reports have been prepared by countries ... s Environment 1997 , Report Ref. ME612, Ministry for the Environment, Wellington, New Zealand. ref and Australia . ref State of the Environment 2006 SoE 2006 , http www.environment.gov.au soe 2006 ... Portable document format , Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra, Australia. ref State of the Environment reporting is also undertaken fairly ... issue References reflist External links http www.grida.no soe The State of the Environment Gateway , GRID Arendal United Nations Environment Programme, Arendel, Norway, retrieved 2 February 2008. environmental science Category Environmentenvironment stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2011 Organization & Environment O&E ISSN 1086 0266 is an international journal recognized for its unique focus on ecosocial research, emphasizing studies on organizations, institutions, and nature. Consequently it investigates and analyzes social organizing, inclusive of formal and informal approaches, and its connections with various aspects of the natural environment air, water, animals, etc . Ecosocial research any interdisciplinary study of social organizing as it relates to the natural world. ref http www.sagepub.com journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId Journal200856& ref The environment, and several issues relative to it, are the key concern of O&E contributors. These environmental issues are all examined within the context of the intricate social causes and consequences surrounding them. They are environmental damage, its restoration, sustainability and liberation. ref http www.patelcenter.usf.edu oe journal.htm ref Publication O&E is published by SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. on a quarterly basis March, June, September, December. A sample issue can be viewed online at the SAGE external link, below. References reflist External links http www.patelcenter.org oe journal.htm Organization & Environment home page http oae.sagepub.com Organization & Environment on SAGE Publications website. Uncategorized date February 2011 ... more details
Infobox Journal title Environment and Planning A D cover discipline Human Geography Urban Studies website http www.envplan.com publisher Pion country United Kingdom abbreviation history 1969 to present frequency Varies per journal ISSN italictitle The Environment and Planning journals are four influential ref name Johnston cite journal last Johnston first Ron date 2003 title Geography A different sort of discipline? journal Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers volume 28 issue 2 pages 133 141 doi 10.1111 1475 5661.00083 ref academic journal s. They are described as interdisciplinary , though they have a highly space spatial focus, meaning that they are of most interest to human ... journals are Environment and Planning A The original Environment and Planning journal, launched in 1969 ... epa epainfo.html title Environment and Planning A publisher Pion accessdate 2009 07 19 ref Environment and Planning B Planning and Design Introduced in 1974 to provide a focus on methodological urban issues, focusing again on the built environment , town planning planning and policy . ref cite web url http www.envplan.com epb epbinfo.html title Environment and Planning B publisher Pion accessdate 2009 07 19 ref Environment and Planning C Government and Policy Established in 1983, it again ... epc epcinfo.html title Environment and Planning C publisher Pion accessdate 2009 07 19 ref Environment and Planning D Society and Space Launched as Society and Space in 1979 and joined the Environment ... title Environment and Planning D publisher Pion accessdate 2009 07 19 ref Of the four journals, Environment ... , the highest number of submissions from geographers were articles from Environment and Planning A , with Environment and Planning D fourth in the list. ref name Johnston References references External links http www.envplan.com index.html Environment and Planning homepage Category Multidisciplinary social science journals ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 The Environment Trust is a registered charity and development trust based in Tower Hamlets in the East End of London . Its aim is to achieve sustainable development by improving the social , economic and physical environment for community benefit. Community finance The Environment Trust created Fair Finance, a community development finance institution, which offers a range of financial packages to disadvantaged community members in the East End of London. Energy and recycling The organisation researches and develops renewable energy schemes, including solar energy solar , wind energy wind , biofuels , and tidal energy . Environmental education The Environment Trust s Education Team offers educational workshops in schools around themes of biodiversity , nature and gardening . Through organised events, the Education team assists people in becoming more involved in improving and using their local green spaces. It also works with partners and communities to try and effect change in local and national government policy on public spaces and biodiversity. Green homes and workspaces The organisation provides affordable, environmentally sustainability sustainable housing through its green homes schemes. It has developed a practical approach to building Efficient energy use energy efficient homes with low running costs, which are then sold at 70 of their market value. The organisation also works to increase the number of quality, affordable workspaces available to local social enterprises, by acquiring land and properties at discounted cost and transforming them into suitable workspace, which is developed in line with the Green Homes Specification. Planning with communities The Environment Trust provides consulting for communities, and helps plan advertising .... See also Portal box Sustainable Development Environment Ecology Conservation biology Conservation ... Environmental protection Habitat conservation Natural environment Natural capital Natural resource ... more details
In the broadest sense knowledge environments may be defined as social practices, technological and physical arrangements intended to facilitate collaborative knowledge building , decision making, inference or discovery, depending on the epistemology epistemological premises and goals. Overview Knowledge environments departing from constructivist epistemology assume that knowledge about a domain is built in and results from cognitive and or social practices. From this point of view the primary purpose of knowledge environments is to host and support activities of knowledge building, the means including cognitive ergonomics, social software , immediate information access exploiting means of multimedia and hypertext , content contribution functionalities and structured Ontology computer science ontologies . Wikipedia itself is prototypical example of a knowledge environment in this sense. From another perspective, the purpose of a knowledge environment can be defined as to facilitate consistent ... librarian and every database manager is a creator of a knowledge environment. At a specialised ... when the creator of the knowledge environment wants to deliver replicaple results in hundreds of specific instances of the same knowledge environment. On the other hand, the strengthening trend ... environments Socio technological environments, e.g. Virtual Learning Environment s, of which ... in that environment. Decisional environments where the main goal of the participants is to share knowledge ... where the knowledge environment is a support or enabler for the actual process or physical work ... Some of the issues in development are How to create a knowledge environment that acknowledges the diversity ... cognitive erconomics How to measure affectiveness of a knowledge environment. How to integrate ... in such an environment while placing them within an operating structure. Applications Knowledge environments ... index.php Workshops on Knowledge environment for science and engineering at scienceofcollaboratories.org ... more details
orphan date August 2010 Definition 1. A Persistent Environment is a virtual community most often with a singular, continuing purpose. It s typically used as a brand ing channel, residing online for months and providing an immersive, singular branding experience. ref http www.engr.uconn.edu dqg papers finco05 dpe.pdf ref 2. A Perpetual Virtual Environment is continuous online location where people, resources, applications, data and events are aggregated together and connected in order to facilitate communication, learning, collaboration, marketing, purchasing, service, support, and relationships. ref http www.virtualedge.org profiles blogs perpetual virtual environments ref Overview Uses A Persistent Environment may include multiple user features and functionality but has one or two primary goals increased social networking engagement, and therefore, increased sales through increased user awareness . ref http www.imediaconnection.com content 10797.asp ref Persistent environments may be connected to an organization, e commerce , telesales , registration, transactions or other systems. Persistent Environments are long term branding, ref http www.mediacontacts.com images common mc insight mc insight outubro.pdf ref Virtual learning environment educational ref http www.prnewswire.com news releases adayana selected to provide persistent learning environment for tradoc 96818554.html ref or sales events experienced online. A unique virtual space, these persistent online environments bring ... a brand category in new, virtual ways. When used as a training event, a persistent environment would .... For consumer branding, persistent environments may also be thought of as a sticky virtual environment ... environment software. This provides an organization with an internally controlled virtual environment ... environment. This enables organizations to better analyze and compare market trend s, consumer ... Persistent Environment Category Virtual communities ... more details
Politics of Northern Ireland The Committee for the Environment is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of the Environment Northern Ireland Department of the Environment and Minister of the Environment currently Sammy Wilson . The committee also plays a key role in the consultation, consideration and development of new legislation. ref http www.niassembly.gov.uk environment 2007mandate envirhome 07.htm Environment Committee niassembly.gov.uk , URL accessed 25 November 2008. ref Membership class wikitable border 1 colspan 2 scope col Party scope col Member Party name with colour Alliance Party of Northern Ireland David Ford Party name with colour Democratic Unionist Party Trevor Clarke Party name with colour Democratic Unionist Party Ian McCrea Party name with colour Democratic Unionist Party Alastair Ross Party name with colour Democratic Unionist Party Peter Weir Party name with colour Sinn F in Cathal Boylan Deputy Chairperson Party name with colour Sinn F in Daith McKay Party name with colour Social Democratic and Labour Party Tommy Gallagher politician Tommy Gallagher Party name with colour Social Democratic and Labour Party Patsy McGlone Chairperson Party name with colour Ulster Unionist Party David McClarty Party name with colour Ulster Unionist Party Roy Beggs References Reflist See also Committee External links http www.niassembly.gov.uk environment 2007mandate envirhome 07.htm Committee for the Environment Northern Ireland Assembly Category Northern Ireland Assembly ... more details
The Minister for the Environment may refer to Department of the Environment Northern Ireland The Minister in charge of the Ministry for the Environment New Zealand disambig ... more details
profit name Pacific Environment founded date 1987, San Francisco , California , USA area served Pacific ... Environment Homepage Pacific Environment is an environmental organization based in San Francisco , California , USA founded in 1987. Its objective is to protect the living environment of the Pacific Rim ref http www.pacificenvironment.org article.php?id 58 Pacific Environment Our Mission Bot generated title ref . br Mission statement Pacific Environment protects the living environment of the Pacific ... Over one third of Pacific Environment s budget is dedicated to funding grassroots organizations on the front ... Environment confronts tax payer funded banks that back oil, gas, mining and timber extraction and the companies ... Pacific Environment supports and encourages sustainable fishing , renewable energy and other ... Rim, Pacific Environment is building a united movement to deal with the global threats we face ... Environment became the first international organization to bring widespread attention to the threats facing the Siberian taiga , beginning a long history of work in Russia . In 1993, a Pacific Environment ... year, Pacific Environment worked with the Udege people in the Russian Far East to protect the 3 ..., particularly those of government supported Export Credit Agencies . Pacific Environment pioneered efforts ... of an international campaign to reform the social and environmental policies of Export Credit Agencies, known as ECA Watch. While Pacific Environment s biggest successes in the 1990s were in Russia, they also began to focus more broadly on the Pacific Rim. In China , Pacific Environment took advantage ... impacts. Pacific Environment s partners at Greener Beijing utilized the internet to organize ... and environmentalists teamed up to spotlight the issue. Organisation Pacific Environment employs ... Environment splits its activities between five main programs the Russia Program, China Program ... article.php?list type&type 7 Pacific Environment Our Programs Bot generated title ref The Programs ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 An environment minister sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment is a Cabinet government cabinet position in charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation . Country related articles and lists AUS Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Australia Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities CAN Minister of the Environment Canada Minister of the Environment DEN Minister of the Environment Denmark Minister of the Environment EUR European Commissioner for the Environment Commissioner for the Environment FRA Minister of the Environment France Minister of the Environment GER Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Germany Federal Minister for Environment, Natural Conservation and Nuclear Safety GRE Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change HKG Secretary for the Environment IDN State Minister for the Environment Indonesia State Minister for the Environment IRL Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government JPN Ministry of the Environment Japan Minister of the Environment MEX Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources Secretary of the Environment NLD Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment Netherlands Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment NZL Ministry for the Environment New Zealand Minister for the Environment NOR Minister of the Environment Norway Minister of the Environment PAK Minister for Environment Pakistan Minister of Environment PER Ministry of Environment Peru Ministry of Environment PHL Department of Environment and Natural Resources Philippines Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources ZAF Minister of Water ... Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Thailand Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland Department of the Environment ... more details
Department of the Environment or Department for the Environment may refer to In Australia Department of the Environment and Water Resources formerly Department of the Environment and Heritage Department of Environment and Climate Change New South Wales Department for Environment and Heritage South Australia Department of Environment and Conservation Western Australia In Canada Environment Canada Department of the Environment Act Canada Minister of the Environment Canada Department of Environment New Brunswick the former Department of Environment and Local Government New Brunswick In Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department In the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources Philippines In the Republic of Ireland Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government In Switzerland Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications In the United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA and its predecessors Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions DETR under the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997 2001 Department of the Environment DoE under the Secretary of State for the Environment 1970 1997 Department of the Environment Northern Ireland Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department Department of Environment Index In the United States Department of Environmental Protection United States Environmental Protection Agency See also Ministry of the Environment disambiguation List of environmental organizations Government organizations List of environmental organizations Government Organizations List of ministers of the environment Category Environment by country disambig ... more details
The Ministry of Environment is a high executive official of government in charge of environment and natural resources political. Environment ministry may refer to Ministry of Environment Pakistan Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People s Republic of China Ministry of the Environment of Denmark Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Germany Ministry of Environment and Forests India Ministry of the Environment Israel Ministry of the Environment Japan Ministry for the Environment New Zealand Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources , Nicaragua Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Ministry of the Environment , Norway Ministry of Environment Peru Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development Romania South Korean Ministry of Environment Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources , Singapore Ministry of the Environment Sweden Ministry of Environment and Forestry Turkey Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Ukraine Venezuelan Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Department of the Environment disambiguation Canada Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks Quebec Minister of Environment Manitoba Ministry of the Environment Ontario See also List of environmental organizations List of ministers of the environment Disambig DEFAULTSORT Environment Ministry de Umweltministerium fr Minist re de l Environnement ja ... more details
Italic title Infobox journal title Environment & Urbanization cover Image E&U vol 22 no 1.gif editor David Satterthwaite , Jane Bicknell discipline Urban studies , environmental studies formernames abbreviation Environ. Urban. publisher SAGE Publications country United Kingdom frequency Biannually history 1989 present openaccess after 2 years license impact 1.583 impact year 2009 website http www.sagepub.com journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId Journal201733 link1 http eau.sagepub.com current.dtl link1 name Online access link2 http eau.sagepub.com archive link2 name Online archive JSTOR OCLC 22223760 LCCN 90650014 CODEN ISSN 0956 2478 eISSN 1746 0301 Environment & Urbanization is a Peer review peer reviewed ... and indexed in Current Contents Social and Behavioral Science, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences , and the Social Sciences Citation Index . According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal ... among 66 environmental studies journals. Distinguishing features Environment & Urbanization is relatively ... and covering the cost of the translation into English, if accepted for publication. Environment ... Environment and Urbanization Brief is prepared in addition. ref name briefs cite web url http www.environmentandurbanization.org eandu briefs.html title Environment & Urbanization Briefs work accessdate 2010 07 28 ref Contents Environment & Urbanization is published twice a year in April and October ... Environment & Urbanization was established in 1989 by the International Institute for Environment ... sought to give more prominence to urban issues, especially those linked to urban poverty. Environment ... work IngentaConnect accessdate 2010 07 28 ref Environment & Urbanization ASIA was launched in 2010 ...?prodId Journal201993 title SAGE journal Environment and Urbanization ASIA format work accessdate 2010 07 28 ref Notable contributors Among the authors who have contributed papers to Environment ... title Environment & Urbanization journal, research and articles format work IIED ... more details
Environment Secretary can refer to Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment , Scotland Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works , Hong Kong Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , United Kingdom Secretary of the Environment Mexico See also Minister of the environment dab ... more details
Heroes of the Environment is a list compiled by Time magazine TIME magazine since 2007 Heroes of the Environment 2007 Heroes of the Environment 2008 Heroes of the Environment 2009 See also Environmentalism Champions of the Earth Category Environment and society de Heroes of the Environment ... more details
For the article concerning Hawaii s environment, see Environment of Hawaii br br Environment Hawaii is a monthly newsletter published in Hilo , Hawaii . It focuses on investigative reporting about Environment of Hawaii Hawaii s environment . The newsletter made its debut in July 1990. External links http www.environment hawaii.org Official site Category Hawaii media ... more details
Commission for the Environment may refer to the following Anglican Commission for the Environment of Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. http www.pastornet.net.au envcomm New Zealand Commission for the Environment . Orange County Commission for the Environment , United States . http www.co.orange.nc.us ercd commissions ce.htm See also Commissioner for the Environment disambig ... more details
unreferenced date October 2010 The operating environment in engineering describes the circumstances surrounding and potentially affecting something that is operating. For example electronic or mechanical equipment may be affected by high temperatures, vibration, dust, and other parameters which comprise the operating environment. Computing In a computer the operating environment includes temperature and so on affecting circuitry but in particular the term is often used to describe the non physical environment in which software runs. This may apply to application software with which users interact, comprising the look and feel of the system, its appearance and the things that have to be done to achieve desired results. The term may also apply to system software e.g., software designed for a Unix environment will do things differently than in a Microsoft Windows environment. Some operating ... environment for a Unix shell with its look and feel and functionality. Operating environment is not the totality of the functionality and appearance of an operating system . The environment and environment variables Main environment variable Some operating systems have an area of memory called the environment which can contain environment variable s which tell processes about such matters as where ... environment. See also computing Operating system MS DOS and its various versions Microsoft Windows and its various versions Unix and its various versions br Desktop environment , the graphical user interface to the computer Environment variable Integrated development environment , a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software Runtime environment , a virtual ... is running References reflist 2 DEFAULTSORT Operating Environment Category Computing terminology Category User interfaces desktop environment stub it Ambiente operativo no Operativmilj nn Operativmilj ru simple Operating environment tl Kapaligirang pampamamalakad ... more details
The Secretary for Environment of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for environment protection policy in Hong Kong . The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works . List of office holders Edward Yau 2007 present External links http www.gov.hk en about govdirectory po sen.htm http www.info.gov.hk govcht e.htm Organisation chart of Hong Kong Government HK Principal Officials Environment Bureau Hong Kong Category Positions of the Hong Kong Government Environment ... more details
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