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Sponge roads: the permeable asphalt pavement structures based on rainfall characteristics in central plains urban agglomeration of China

Water Science and Technology, 2019
Abstract Permeable asphalt pavement should be selected according to the rainfall characteristics of the project site, so as to improve the permeable performance and ensure the bearing capacity of the pavement structure. Therefore, taking a city in the central plains urban agglomeration of China as an example, the characteristics of the ...
Xiaodong, Guo, Jiupeng, Zhang, Bochao, Zhou, Wolong, Liu, Jianzhong, Pei, Yongsheng, Guan   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Non‐State Regulators? Civil Society as Extension of the State in a Context of a Regularization Scheme for Undocumented Migrants

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT “Opération Papyrus” was implemented in the Swiss Canton of Geneva between 2017 and 2018 with the aim of granting residence permits to undocumented migrants who met pre‐established criteria. This program serves as an exemplary case of involving nongovernmental actors to facilitate what were originally state‐controlled procedures.
Jan‐Erik Refle, Adela Sanela Elezovic, Claudine Burton‐Jeangros, Yves Jackson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing the Drivers of Cropland Footprint in Leading Agricultural Nations: Evidence From MMQR Approach

Geological Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change represents the biggest current challenge for us and for future generations. Its impact on agriculture is undeniable, considering the food security goal. Thus, the cropland footprint has been distinguished as a comprehensive index for assessing the impact of environmental changes in agricultural areas determined by the increased ...
Ibrahim Cutcu, Magdalena Radulescu
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating China’s Mid-Yangtze River economic growth region using a spatial network growth model [PDF]

, 2020
China’s Mid-Yangtze River city region (MYR) has been designated as a national strategic growth region intended to reverse the slow-down in economic transition.
Pain, Kathy, Shuai, Shi
core   +2 more sources

Rural–Urban Digital Divide: Evidence From Indian States

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indian economy has achieved significant progress in recent years, with the country expected to contribute about 16% of the global growth. However, at the sub‐national level, economic development has been quite disparate over the decades, with widening inequality between the richer western and southern states and other parts of the country.
Rashmi Arora, Nikhil Sapre
wiley   +1 more source

The Impacts, Mechanisms, and Patterns of China Rural Collective Economic Development With Common Prosperity for All

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a fundamental tenet of socialism with Chinese characteristics, pursuing common prosperity for all entails reducing urban‐rural disparities while simultaneously increasing rural household income. This study utilizes interview and survey data from the “Chinese Thousand Villages Survey” conducted by the Shanghai University of Finance and ...
Qingen Gai, Zhiqiang He, Fangfang Su, Wencheng Zhao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial correlations and risk transmission of virtual water flow at city scale: A case study of the Yellow River Basin

Geography and Sustainability
By introducing virtual water (VW) flow correlation coefficients and risk indicators, this study examines the VW transmission relationship between urban agglomerations and cities in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) and its impact on regional water resources ...
Jingjing Yang, Zhong Ma, Weijing Ma, Xingxing Niu, Ting Mao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi‐Scale Drivers of Food‐Water‐Energy Related Ecosystem Services in the Context of Land Degradation: Insights From the Beijing‐Tianjin‐Hebei Agglomeration

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land degradation poses significant challenges to maintaining food–water–energy (FWE) security, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions. The ecosystem services (ES) related to FWE are critical for sustainable regional development. Yet, rapid urbanization in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region has altered land use and ecological patterns ...
Ke Yang, Qi Han, Dujuan Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial heterogeneity study of urban expansion and its influencing factors based on multiscale geographically weighted regression – the case of central plains urban agglomeration

Geocarto International
The MGWR model is applied to explore primary drivers of construction land expansion in various land use functional areas. The results show that: (1) owing to differences in economic foundations, functional positioning and development models among various
Jie Wang, Xiaoyan Zhu, Hua Wang, Pengbo Zhao, Mingda Chai, Jiqiang Niu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial Dynamics of the Livestock Sector in the United States: Do Environmental Regulations Matter? [PDF]

This study examines the factors affecting state annual share of national inventory for each of the hog, dairy, and fed-cattle sectors using data from the 48 contiguous states for 1976 to 2000.
Carpentier, Chantal Line, Herath, Deepananda P.B., Weersink, Alfons   +2 more
core   +1 more source