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Nationwide diversity of symbolic “city flowers” in Japan is increasing
Ecological Research, EarlyView.In this study, we examined how city governments in Japan assess their local biota and their services. The groundbreaking point of our study was the use of “city flowers,” which are the official symbolic species designated in each Japanese city, to measure awareness of the biocultural backgrounds by local governments.
Yoichi Tsuzuki +7 more
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Threats to cycad biocultural heritage in the Amami Islands, Japan
Plant Species Biology, EarlyView.The central point we seek to frame in this article is that the increasing infestations of cycad aulacaspis scale in the Amami guntō existentially threaten not only the islands' sotetsu but rather entire cultural systems and natural ecologies that have developed around these plants.
Joshua D. Englehardt +4 more
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The more‐than‐human production of material dis/advantage: A Russian case study
International Social Science Journal, Volume 72, Issue 246, Page 1033-1051, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Applying a new materialist analysis, this paper reports findings from a qualitative study of young workers in contemporary Russia to address how more‐than‐human materialities can be materially affective in the workplace, producing and reproducing context‐specific capacities and incapacities.
Nick J Fox, Tatiana Gavrilyuk
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The scaling of income inequality in cities [PDF]
arXiv, 2015 Developing a scientific understanding of cities in a fast urbanizing world is essential for planning sustainable urban systems. Recently, it was shown that income and wealth creation follow increasing returns, scaling superlinearly with city size. We study scaling of per capita incomes for separate census defined income categories against population ...
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Computer Vision Interaction Design in Sustainable Urban Development: A Case Study of Roof Garden Landscape Plants in Marine Cities. [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2023 Zhang L, Kim C.
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ART DECO PUBLIC GARDEN REHABILITATION
Sculpture, Monuments and Open Space, EarlyView.
Edward Hamm
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The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract David Marquand was a historian. This article considers his historical writings of the 1970s to the 1990s and places them in dialogue with other historians who have written about similar themes. The article draws out connections and comparisons between Marquand's work and his peers/successors, but also assesses how far we might now want to ...
Ben Jackson
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Compact 15-minute cities are greener [PDF]
arXivThe 15-minute city concept, advocating for cities where essential services are accessible within 15 minutes on foot and by bike, has gained significant attention in recent years. However, despite being celebrated for promoting sustainability, there is an ongoing debate regarding its effectiveness in reducing car usage and, subsequently, emissions in ...
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Study on Spatial-Temporal Change of Urban Green Space in Yangtze River Economic Belt and Its Driving Mechanism. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 Chen C, Bi L, Zhu K.
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Journal of Agrarian Change, Volume 23, Issue 1, Page 22-46, January 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper analyses the right‐wing populist rule of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) in Turkey, focusing on the crisis of capitalism, emerging discontent in the rural populations, and opportunities for and obstacles to a successful left‐wing populist mobilisation. We put forward three arguments.
Şahan Savaş Karataşlı +1 more
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