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The Coloniality of Measurement and the Making of Smallness as Deficit

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT In global environmental governance, small island developing states (SIDS) are routinely described as vulnerable, fragile and capacity constrained. These characteristics are treated as natural consequences of smallness and are frequently interpreted as markers of deficit, despite the diversity, agency and resilience that characterise many SIDS.
Stacy‐ann Robinson
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Land Use Transformation and Climate Resilience in Smart Cities: Role of ICT in Modern Urban Planning

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 13, Page 9144-9154, 15 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Modern urban planning is experiencing a transition from traditional planning to the integration of information technology, which defines the concept of a “smart city”. The study analyses the evolution of urban planning practices with an emphasis on the role of engineering and architecture in the process of urbanization, the transition to the ...
Dariusz Cichoń
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International Archves Day

Kartografija i Geoinformacije, 2017
-200 years of the Cadastral Survey under Emperor Franz I: Exhibition in the Croatian State Archive in Zagreb -200 years of the Cadastral Survey under Emperor Franz I: Exhibition at the Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb -From Pen to Satellite ...
Mirjana Jurić, Ivka Kljajić, Martina Krivić Lekić, Katarina Mataija, Dražen Kušen, Bruna Horović Vuković, Ivana Burić, Mirjana Gulić, Damir Validžić   +8 more
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Towards periodic and time-referenced flood risk assessment using airborne remote sensing

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2016
Flood risk management is founded on the regular assessment of damage potential. A significant parameter for assessing damage potential is the number of at-risk objects.
Brenner Claire, Meisch Claude, Apperl Benjamin, Schulz Karsten   +3 more
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Winegrowers' Perceptions and Adoption of Sustainable Soil Management Practices and Technologies: A Case Study in Piedmont, Italy

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 13, Page 9236-9253, 15 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Soil is crucial for human survival but is threatened by erosion and contamination. Farmers play a pivotal role in soil conservation, thus, understanding what influences their decisions is crucial. The IN‐GEST SOIL project aimed to mitigate soil erosion and improve soil and vine quality in Piedmont vineyards, NW Italy.
Federica Caffaro, Eugenio De Gregorio, Giorgio Capello, Lucia Vigoroso, Giorgia Bagagiolo, Eugenio Cavallo, Marcella Biddoccu   +6 more
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Of cables and threads

American 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
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Analysis of land use changes based on Austrian cadastre maps: A case study, Pisarzowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship [PDF]

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus
Aim of the study: The purpose of this work is to analyze the changes in land use that have occurred in a selected area from 1846 to 2022. The analysis was conducted on the basis of Austrian cadastral maps and the current cadastral map.
Maria Pazdan
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Navigating the Flames: Comparative Analysis of Cremation Practices in the Roman and Early Medieval Periods at Gbely‐Kojatín (SK) and Přítluky (CZ)

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 818-830, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Cremation became the dominant funerary practice in the Middle Danube Region during the Roman Period (RP) (1st–4th century) and reappeared in the Early Medieval Ages (EMA) (6th/7th–8th century). This study aims to reconstruct differences in cremation conditions from the Gbely‐Kojatín site (Slovakia, RP and EMA) and the Přítluky site (Czech ...
Katarína Hladíková, Anna Pankowská, Marek Hladík, Pavla Kučerová, Rastislav Milovský   +4 more
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Spatial identification of areas suitable for other effective area‐based conservation measures in the European Union

Conservation 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, Roxanne Suzette Lorilla, Stefanos Boutsios, Dimitrios Bormpoudakis, Pierre Bonnet, Alexandra Demertzi, Camino Liquete, Ioannis Ν. Vogiatzakis, Joseph Tzanopoulos, Jasmin Upton, Emily Howland, Heather Bingham, Konstantina Apostolopoulou, Neil Burgess, Evangelia G. Drakou   +14 more
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Strategy for the Conversion of 2D to 3D Cadastral Maps by Standardizing the Height Limit of Land Rights Space Based on Land Use/Land Cover

Land
This study examines the conversion strategy of 2D to 3D cadastral maps by standardizing the height limits of land rights based on LU/LC. To achieve 3D cadastral maps, the research proposes a conversion strategy considering height factors.
Fransisko Rohanda Rebong, Irwan Meilano, Vera Sadarviana, Andri Hernandi, Rizqi Abdulharis, Resy Meilani   +5 more
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