The Art of Community: Creativity at the Crossroads of Immigrant Cultures and Social Services [PDF]
, 2013 These are case studies that give credance to the belief that respect for one's own artistic traditions is critical to the acculturation process. The essays contained here offer clear and shining examples of how paying attention to culture and creativity ...
Amy Skillman +5 more
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Shifting baselines increase the risk of misinterpreting biodiversity trends
Ecography, EarlyView.Ecological studies quantifying the impact of land‐use change on biodiversity may be sensitive to the choice of reference points – or baselines – particularly when sampling across human land‐use gradients and other space‐for‐time comparisons. Much depends on whether the chosen baseline has already undergone shifts in species composition because of ...
Ariane Dellavalle +13 more
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A Pilot Study Exploring Practices that Support the Longevity of Community Gardens Supported by Religious Organizations. [PDF]
Behav Soc Issues, 2023 Cran S +4 more
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FY 2012 Analysis of Discretionary Giving to Asian Pacific Americans [PDF]
, 2012 The 13% and Growing Coalition, consisting of over 45 Asian led and serving organizations, released a policy brief entitled FY 2012 Analysis of Discretionary Giving to Asian Pacific Americans in May 2012.
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Tracing the origins and evolution of nymphalid butterflies (Lepidoptera) in the Atlantic Forest
Ecography, EarlyView.Understanding the relative roles of diversification and dispersal is key to explaining large‐scale biogeographical patterns. Although both processes are known to shape biodiversity, their relative contributions remain understudied for many organisms. Here, we examine how these processes have jointly contributed to the exceptional diversity and endemism
Mar Repullés +7 more
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How do attitudes shape protective practices against the Asian tiger mosquito in community gardens in a nonendemic country? [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2022 Duval P +2 more
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Building Audiences: Stories From America's Theaters - What Theaters Are Learning About the Role of Programming in Attracting Audiences [PDF]
, 1996 Explores strategies being used -- from market research to free play readings -- to plan programming and select on-stage productions to attract ...
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NBS) for climate adaptation encompass a range of approaches that work with nature to increase resilience to climate change while providing ecological, economic and social co‐benefits. These solutions have frequently been put forward for application in urban contexts, such as the creation of urban forests, but can ...
Anita Vollmer +2 more
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Des jardins ouvriers au jardinage de rue : pour une géohistoire des jardins collectifs à Marseille
In Situ, 2018 Based on an analysis of historical archives and long-term monitoring of the situation in the city, this article proposes a geo-historical interpretation of collective gardens in Marseille. It identifies the ideas that, at national and local levels, bring
Jean Noël Consalès
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A bundle of sticks in my garden [PDF]
, 2012 The English law of property is often described as a ‘bundle of sticks’ in which each ‘stick’ represents a particular right. Gardens challenge these rights and wreak havoc on the ‘bundle of sticks’.
Farran, Sue
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