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Policy's Role in Socioagricultural Transition: A Community Study in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Journal of Rural and Community Development, 2012 In Atlantic Canada, as in rural areas around the world, many citizens are engaged in ways to adapt innovative local level solutions to the challenges posed by globalized industrial agriculture. To prevent the further unraveling of community fabric and to
Louise Hanavan, Greg Cameron
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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 First paragraph: We are very pleased to announce that noted food systems consultant and researcher Kate Clancy has just become a columnist for JAFSCD.
Duncan Hilchey
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IN THIS ISSUE: Small is beautiful, but ...
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2023 First paragraphs: On the cover of our spring 2023 issue (volume 12, issue 3), Samantha and Chris Kemnah enjoy a moment with their cows on Clover Bliss Farm, their 190-acre farm in South Argyle, New York.
Duncan Hilchey
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Unlocking the Future of Insurance: The Power of Open Data, Digital Transformation, and Human Talent
Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite rapid technological advancement in insurance, there remains a critical gap in understanding how open data initiatives affect employee digital competencies and organizational transformation. This research investigates this relationship through a systematic review of 51 scholarly articles published between 2018 and 2024, using structured
Narongsak Sukma, Siriporn Yamnill
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In This Issue: Food Systems Research Priorities: Blueprints for the Next 5 Years
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 First Paragraph: In this issue we offer 26 commentaries from around the world on food systems research priorities. The cover of this issue was created from one of the group outputs of a team of 28 young scholars who convened from five continents to ...
Duncan Hilchey
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Land Use Transformation and Climate Resilience in Smart Cities: Role of ICT in Modern Urban Planning
Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.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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IN THIS ISSUE: The Wellbeing of Its Children: The Ultimate Expression of a Nation’s Wealth
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018 First paragraphs: It seems like just yesterday that I attended a very early farm-to-school workshop in the mid-ʼ90s at a national conference. I don’t remember the name of the conference or where it took place, but I vividly recall the animated ...
Duncan Hilchey
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Optimizing Household Waste Recycling Centre Network Reorganization in Hampshire
Networks, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Local councils across the UK are facing sustained financial pressures, and Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are being increasingly considered for closure to reduce expenditure. In 2024, Hampshire County Council, which operates the largest HWRC network in the UK, proposed closing either five or twelve existing sites.
Montree Jaidee +4 more
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Race, Food, and Borders: Situating Migrant Struggle in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia [PDF]
, 2015 JAFSCD: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Publication of the Thomas A.
Cohen, Amy +9 more
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Linking Environmental Health and Civic Health: An Analysis of Air Pollution and Charitable Giving
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of air pollution on charitable giving. We suggest that the burdens associated with poor air quality are associated with a dampening of civic and philanthropic engagement. Analyzing 12 years of county‐level data from the United States with fixed‐effects OLS and instrumental variables regressions, we identify a ...
Gregory D. Saxton +6 more
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