Letters
Demographical Aspects of Environmental Damage and Climate Change

Sergei V. Jargin
Environmental damage and climate changes are influenced by human industrial activities, which are proportional to the population size. Of potentially grave consequence is the unplanned industrial development in the previously underdeveloped countries because environment protection is observed less rigorously there and especially due to the large scale of this process, proportional to the population size.
Climate Change, 2015, 1(3), 158-160
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Eco-friendly building materials for low cost construction in rural and urban areas

Angeline Mary M, Vigneshkumar C, Saravanamuthu K, Ponmalar N, Vijaya AM
Environmentally friendly building materials are those that make optimal use of resource, produce minimum waste and are safe for the environment and people. This paper includes the variety of building materials as developed and practiced in all countries. The materials included here indicate several options which have been developed in all countries and are being extensively utilized in the construction of low-cost building both in rural and urban areas.