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Thresholds: The metaphorical foundations of powerful knowledge

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper advances a theoretical account of threshold concepts as metaphorical‐relational structures that reorganise meaning across contexts. Building on conceptual metaphor theory, we propose that threshold concepts can be understood as sites of schema‐level reorganisation: deep, embodied patterns of relational logic that scaffold abstract ...
Maria Karrol, Elizaveta Lyssova‐Golomzina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new visual index for assessing zooplankton biomass and its utility in assessing prey availability for megaplanktivores. [PDF]

J Plankton Res
Moloney HM, Armstrong AO, Stevens GMW, Dudgeon CL, Harris JL, Townsend KA, Richardson AJ.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Mascarene Archipelago, a Data-Poor Region for Mobulid Rays: First Records, Seasonal Patterns and Conservation Implications. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Harris JL, Crochelet E, Mohesh P, Stevens GMW.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Enabling a Circular Water Transition: Identifying Governance Pathways for Wastewater Reuse

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over 80% of the world's wastewater is discharged untreated, making reuse a widely underutilised strategy for addressing water scarcity. Due to the complexity of implementing water reuse systems, supportive governance conditions are required to steer this process and overcome barriers.
Kirsty Holstead, Katrin Pakizer, Nicolas W. Jager, Eva Lieberherr, Manuel Fischer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ENERGY SECURITY IN THE LIGHT OF AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL ENERGY LAW

Security Forum
Poland’s energy security depends on solutions that, thanks to new legislation, will improve the use of the potential of ‘green energy’ and contribute to reducing energy costs and protecting the environment.
António Tavares, Wiktoria Kolano, Jowita Aniołek   +2 more
doaj  

Licensed Commoning and the Authoritarian Commons: Governing Participation in China's Community Gardens

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's environmental governance transition combines intensified vertical accountability and performance‐based management with expanding calls for public participation. However, despite growing demand for civic engagement, there remains limited understanding of how participatory environmental initiatives are structured and governed in practice.
Linjun Xie, Mengqi Shao, Gaohan Deng
wiley   +1 more source

Governing Positive Energy Districts: The Role of Legitimation and Identity Across Residential and Industrial Contexts

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increasing electricity demand from data centres, industrial applications, electric vehicles and domestic heating is creating pressure to develop electricity systems in many parts of the world, but especially in Western countries. In response to challenges such as grid congestion, interconnection queues and climate‐related hazards, network ...
Jussi Valta, Tuomas Vanhanen, Tuomo Joensuu, Saku Mäkinen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A National-Scale Assessment of Bare-Nosed Wombat (<i>Vombatus ursinus</i>) Distribution Patterns, Using Multisource Data. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Jiang Y, Spencer RJ, Stannard HJ, Old JM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Constructing Policy (In)coherence in Germany's Energy Transition and Impacts on (In)equality

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Policy coherence is widely regarded as essential for achieving sustainable development, climate targets, and reducing inequality, as reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Recent scholarship has moved beyond technocratic approaches, drawing on comparative politics, particularly the “3 I's” of ideas, interests, and ...
Alexia Faus Onbargi, Ines Dombrowsky
wiley   +1 more source