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The Long Arc of Forest Land Dispossession and Degradation—Firm and State Actions on Sámi Lands in the Wood‐Based Commodity Frontier in Northern Sweden, 1673–1955

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents a new way of obtaining deep explanations of environmental problems. We expose the production strategies, corporate strategies and state actions that have been taken by firms and state agencies to facilitate the geographical expansion of the wood‐based commodity frontier at the expense of reindeer pastoralists among the ...
David Harnesk, Lars Östlund
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Subjective well-being and objective living conditions: a dual approach to measuring sustainability in cities

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
This study addresses the gap between formal statistical indicators of development and residents’ perceptions of quality of life amid socio-economic transformation.
Damira Tazhiyeva, Gulnara Nyussupova, Laura Kenespayeva, Gaukhar Kairanbayeva, Roza Kelinbayeva, Gaukhar Aidarkhanova, Gaukhar Aubakirova, Abzal Zhakypbek, Chingiz Zhumagulov   +8 more
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Appropriate Cadastral Systems [PDF]

Australian Surveyor, 1995
Abstract This paper discusses the role of cadastres in developing countries, reviews why cadastral systems have become much more important in the eyes of policy makers over the last ten years, particularly in the developing world, and finally highlights some important lessons arising from establishing cadastral systems in developing countries over the ...
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When Integration Backfires: Examining the Effects of Mandatory Inter‐Municipal Cooperation on Local Housing Markets

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates the causal effect of mandatory inter‐municipal cooperation on local service provision and housing markets. I examine Italy's 2010 reform, which required small municipalities to jointly manage core administrative functions, and identify its impact using a fuzzy difference‐in‐discontinuity design.
Alessandro Sovera
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Hydrological restoration of coastal wetlands: optimizing site selection and implementation strategies

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Coastal wetlands, despite their importance in providing ecosystem services like carbon sequestration, water quality improvement, and coastal protection, have suffered extensive degradation and loss in the past two centuries. Hydrological restoration of these degraded ecosystems presents an emerging opportunity for mitigating and ...
Aushij Gupta, Alice J. Twomey, Ananth Wuppukondur, Catherine E. Lovelock   +3 more
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Integrating Photogrammetric 3D City Models into Virtual Reality: A Methodological Approach Using Unreal Engine [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Three-dimensional (3D) city models have become indispensable in urban planning, disaster management, and various geospatial analyses. Advances in photogrammetric techniques and virtual reality (VR) platforms now enable highly detailed, immersive ...
İ. Ç. Gençtürk, B. Erkek, E. Ayyıldız   +2 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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Integrating Photogrammetric 3D City Models and CityGML Data into Augmented Reality for Enhanced Urban Planning and Cadastre Management [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
In an era of rapid urbanization, three-dimensional (3D) city models have emerged as crucial tools for managing infrastructure, planning new developments, and maintaining accurate cadastral records.
S. Yalcin, B. Erkek, E. Ayyildiz
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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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