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Multi-hazard risk assessment using GIS in urban areas: a case study for the city of Turrialba, Costa Rica [PDF]
, 2002 In the framework of the UNESCO sponsored project on “Capacity Building for Natural Disaster Reduction” a case study was carried out on multi-hazard risk assessment of the city of Turrialba, located in the central part of Costa Rica.
Badilla Coto, Elena +3 more
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Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is growing evidence that a transformation in land use is required if we are to avoid the existential threats posed by the climate and nature crises. This paper revisits the influence of property rights on land use decisions in the context of climate and biodiversity commitments and the emergence of new voluntary natural capital markets ...
Deborah Roberts
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Coordinated cadastral system for Peninsular Malaysia : from concept to reality [PDF]
, 2005 The main objectives of conducting cadastral surveys that had been promulgated in the early days of its practice have since been continually adhered to and later came to be adopted as amongst the principal functions of DSMM. They were stated in the Survey
A. Kadir, Abd. Majid +1 more
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All-terrain experts: Land surveyors, remote mapping and land alienation in Mendoza, Argentina [PDF]
, 2019 In jüngster Zeit rückte die Bedeutung von Expert_innenwissen für Landpolitik vermehrt ins Blickfeld der akademischen Debatte. Bislang wird hierbei jedoch die Rolle von Expert_innenwissen bei der Transformation von Kontrolle über, Zugang zu und Besitz von
Martín, Facundo
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines plot divisions and units of measurement in regular medieval new towns in Central Europe, with a particular focus on historical Silesia. By applying the cosine quantogram method alongside GIS‐referenced cartographic sources and modular analysis, the research reconstructs the spatial organization of urban layouts. The results
Maria Legut‐Pintal +3 more
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Landholding and landscape in Ottoman Cyprus [PDF]
, 2010 In Ottoman Cyprus (1571–1878), social organization was based above all on the ownership and exploitation of agricultural land. The social relations, economic processes and daily practices of landowning elites and peasant farmers alike were structured by ...
Given, M., Hadjianastasis, M.
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GPS and property surveying [PDF]
, 2015 In 2010 the Global Positioning System (GPS) developed by the United States military was the best known Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Others included Russia’s GLONASS, China’s COMPASS and Europe’s GALILEO systems.
Drummond, J.
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Hide and rule: Accumulation by disappearance and necro‐periurbanisation in Brazil
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.Short Abstract This paper examines how peri‐urban spaces are governed through concealment and obfuscation. Focusing on the Baixada Fluminense near Rio de Janeiro, it connects land fraud (‘grilagem’) to the obfuscation of violence, proposing the concept of ‘accumulation by disappearance’.
Jan Simon Hutta
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Sustainable Development, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 5848-5873, August 2025.ABSTRACT Climate change, one of the most pressing global challenges, threatens natural ecosystems, water cycles, and numerous basic processes, with agriculture facing particularly severe risks. Agriculture is the main source of food, which is essential for human survival, and its sustainability relies on the effective implementation of strategies and ...
Nihal Genc, H. Ebru Colak, Volkan Baser
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Restoring free‐flowing rivers: Planning for longitudinal and lateral connectivity recovery
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 62, Issue 8, Page 2048-2060, August 2025.Adequate planning should guide decision making in complex scenarios like river restoration, where opportunistic approaches have proven ineffective. This includes setting clear objectives and constraints and using adequate data. Restoring free‐flowing rivers will also need the restoration of more than longitudinal connectivity, which will benefit from ...
Virgilio Hermoso
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