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Detecting deception, May 2011
This POSTnote outlines the scientific basis for deception detection technology and considers the implications of its use in different contexts.
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Natural capital accounting, May 2011
This POSTnote outlines the need for "environmental accounting" by governments, to maintain the capacity of ecosystems to sustain human well-being at acceptable levels.
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The ecosystem approach, May 2011
This POSTnote outlines how the ecostystem approach makes explicit the link between the status of natural resource systems and ecosystem services that support human well-being.
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Ecosystem service valuation, May 2011
This POSTnote summaries methodologies for determining reliable values for changes in natural resources and ecosystem services and the policy implications of such valuations.
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Water adaptation in Africa, April 2011
This POSTnote discusses adapting water resource management to climate change in Africa.
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Unconventional gas, April 2011
This POSTnote examines the potential for unconventional gas exploitation in the UK, the regulatory regimes covering such activity, and the issues surrounding the extraction and use of the gas.
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Future electricity networks, February 2011
This POSTnote examines the possibilities and challenges for electricity network development.
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Biodiversity offsetting, January 2011
This POSTnote summarises biodiversity offsetting and examines opportunities and risks of offsets within a UK context.
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Living with environmental limits, January 2011
This POSTnote summarises a longer POST report on environ-mental limits, which sets out the challenges to achieving this aim, whilst considering the complex trade-offs between social, economic and environ-mental objectives. O
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Housing and health, January 2011
This POSTnote looks at the impact of poor housing on health and examines the implications for housing policy.
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UK indoor air quality, November 2010
This POSTnote describes sources of indoor air pollution, the evidence for adverse effects on human health and outlines possible policy responses.
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Biofortification of foods, November 2010
This POSTnote describes developments in biofortification, examines its potential impact, and the implications for policy makers in the UK and abroad.
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Drug pricing, October 2010
This POSTnote outlines current drug pricing policy and examines other options to evaluate pricing, including "value-based" pricing.
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Resilience of UK infrastructure
This POSTnote outlines efforts to improve the resilience of infrastructure to the risks of natural hazards and any effects of future climate change.
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Electric vehicles
This POSTnote focuses on the extent to which EVs could reduce carbon emissions and examines issues that would surround widespread uptake.
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