Results 121 to 130 of about 98,562 (306)

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

Storm Wave Forces on Selected Prototype Coastal Bridges on the Island of Oahu [PDF]

, 2014
Submitted to: Hawaii Department of Transportation Coastal Bridge and Port Vulnerability to Tsunami and Storm Surge Project Project No: DOT-08-004, TA 2009-1RHydrodynamic study of storm wave loads on four selected coastal bridges (prototype scale) around ...
Ertekin, R Cengiz, Hayatdavoodi, Masoud
core  

Appraising Policies Through Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation: Lessons From a Systematic Review of Applications

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to renewed interest in analytical tools that address complex policy problems and move beyond linear‐rational approaches in policy appraisal, Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) integrates participatory approaches with multi‐criteria analysis (MCA), thereby incorporating specialised knowledge and diverse social values and ...
Egle Basyte Ferrari
wiley   +1 more source

Sea level rise escape planning for Florida’s coastal ecosystems

Discover Conservation
Rapid transformations in coastal ecosystems brought on by climate change and sea-level rise require adaptive conservation strategies to maintain ecological connectivity into the future.
Eve Bohnett, Michael O’Brien, Reed Noss, Laura Doyle, Paul J. Young, Asena Goren, Thomas S. Hoctor   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Horizons and Bridges of Dialogue

Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS)
This research article explores the way in which the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) has brought to life the interreligious principles of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), as articulated in its Magna Carta Nostra Aetate (NA), which served as the Church’s official doctrine and stance on its relationship with non-Christian religions and world cultures ...
Richard Ooko Airo, Stephen Asol Kapinde, Tsawe Munga Wa Chidongo, Stephen Joshua Muoki   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Earthquake and Tsunami NaTech Risk Assessment for Oil Storage Facilities

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Interaction of natural and technological hazards (NaTech) events, such as tsunamis and earthquakes, can affect industrial facilities such as those featuring anchored atmospheric storage tanks. Consequences of natural events on this kind of installation may include the release of hazardous substances, which in turn can lead to industrial ...
Georgios Baltzopoulos, Pasquale Cito, Federica Ricci, Manuela Volpe, Jacopo Selva, Valerio Cozzani, Iunio Iervolino   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Properties of iron-bound organic carbon and its implications for the conservation of coastal wetland vegetation

Water Research X
Reactive iron oxides, as an efficient “rust sink” for organic carbon, play a pivotal role in the long-term preservation of organic carbon within global soils.
Zihan Zheng, Yanting Zhang, Qingying Yu, Tingcang Hu, Chao Ma, Chunmei Chen, Yulin Qi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Particle size effect on caking in sucrose : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Chemical Technology at Massey University [PDF]

, 2005
Caking, and the associated loss of flowability, have for a long time been a problem in the sugar industry, causing difficulties during conveying and making the product unacceptable to consumers.
Clarke, Rebecca
core  

Smart Solar Power Site Selection Through a Hybrid Computational Framework of Neuro‐Fuzzy With Genetic Algorithm Optimization

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Solar Power plants at various locations a: Pavagada SPP, Karnataka b: Bhadla SPP, Rajasthan c: West Bengal Solar Park ABSTRACT This paper presents a new neuro‐fuzzy multi‐criteria decision‐making (MCDM) framework designed to optimize the selection of solar power plant (SPP) sites across India.
Rajkumari Malemnganbi Devi, Benjamin A. Shimray, Ingudam Chitrasen Meitei, Khelchandra Thongam, Shuma Adhikari, Anuradha Laishram, Subir Datta, Ahmed Al Mansur, Taha Selim Ustun   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating multi-source data for life-cycle risk assessment of bridge networks: a system digital twin framework

Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience
Bridges are critical infrastructure assets that face a variety of stressors throughout their service life, requiring a life-cycle approach to assess their risk profile.
Ziheng Geng, Chao Zhang, Yishuo Jiang, Dora Pugliese, Minghui Cheng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source