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Of cables and threads

open access: yesAmerican Ethnologist, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 283-295, August 2026.
Abstract Over the past two decades, gondola lifts have become central to interventions in urban Latin America's auto‐constructed peripheries. As cable car urbanism reshapes the city's edge, it raises fundamental questions about the notion of the “urban fabric” as a sociomaterial practice, an epistemology, and a site of politics.
Federico Pérez Fernández
wiley   +1 more source

Accuracy assessment of cadastral maps using high resolution aerial photos

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
A cadastral map is a map that shows the boundaries and ownership of land parcels. Some cadastral maps show additional details, such as survey district names, unique identifying numbers for parcels, certificate of title numbers, positions of existing ...
Alwan Imzahim, Hamed Noor, Husien Haifaa
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial identification of areas suitable for other effective area‐based conservation measures in the European Union

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract Although significant biodiversity has been safeguarded by protected areas (PAs), biodiversity trends continue downward. Within the frameworks of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the new EU Restoration Regulation (2024), conserving critical biodiversity areas is essential.
George Kefalas   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic inequality and social mobility in preindustrial societies: What we know, what we don't (but should) know

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 871-899, August 2026.
Abstract In recent years economic inequality has become a major research topic in economic history. However, much remains to be done to complete our knowledge of long‐term distributive dynamics. This article highlights several promising avenues for future research, focusing on the preindustrial period.
Guido Alfani
wiley   +1 more source

Tackling the Regressivity at the Top of the Italian Tax System: An Optimal Taxation Framework With Heterogeneous Returns to Capital

open access: yesReview of Income and Wealth, Volume 72, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT In this work, we exploit the new data available from the European Central Bank's Distributional Wealth Accounts to reconstruct the distribution of capital income in Italy by accounting for heterogeneous returns to capital. We find stark disparities in returns to wealth: average rates rise from 2.5% for the bottom 90% to 5% for the top 10% of ...
Matteo Dalle Luche   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Potential of UAV Technology for Cadastral Plan Production [PDF]

open access: yesGeodetski Glasnik
This study investigates the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for geodetic surveys aimed at updating cadastral registers, which now function as geospatial databases. UAVs, using the aerial photogrammetric method, offer a cost-effective and efficient
Amir Grošić   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Negotiation‐Aware Optimization Approach for Multi‐Stakeholder Agricultural Land Reallocation: A Case Study in Iran

open access: yesTransactions in GIS, Volume 30, Issue 5, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Land consolidation aims to mitigate fragmentation, enhance efficiency, and improve agricultural productivity, yet fragmented holdings often increase costs and reduce land use efficiency. This study introduces a hybrid three‐stage GeoAI framework that combines spatial evaluation, individual preference modeling, and cooperative negotiation to ...
Vahid Hashemi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determination of the Sample Size of Linear Features Used in Cartographic Quality Control Through Monte Carlo Simulation

open access: yesTransactions in GIS, Volume 30, Issue 5, August 2026.
ABSTRACT In sampling‐based process, sample size is always a debated topic. To assess positional accuracy using points, there are several studies and standards that determine what sample size should be used. However, for positional control using lines, there is no knowledge of a study that indicates the sample size.
Marconi Martins Cunha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cadastral boundaries from point clouds?

open access: yesGIM International, 2016
Proponents of the new era for land administration argue that countries must explore alternatives to accelerate land administration completion. As an example, fit-for-purpose land administration is based on the use of printed imagery, community participation and hand-drawn boundaries.
Luo, Xianghuan   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

The potential of agricultural land according to the cadastral classification within the natural area undergoing the official designation procedure: Outstanding natural landscape "Rudnik Mountain" [PDF]

open access: yesZaštita prirode
During 2023, the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia submitted a proposal and an act on the designation of a protected area, the Outstanding Natural Landscape Rudnik Mountain, to the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Škobić Slađana
doaj   +1 more source

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