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Global patterns and drivers of protected area system decentralization: A cross-national analysis

open access: yesEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators
This study presents the first global analysis of decentralization patterns in national protected area systems (NPAS) across 118 countries. Using a hurdle regression model, we examine how country characteristics influence both the adoption and extent of ...
Liza Khmara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fiscal decentralization : a political economy perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This paper surveys recent contributions to the study of fiscal decentralization which adopt a political economy approach. It is argued that this approach can capture, in a variety of formal models, the plausible and influential ideas (increasingly ...
Lockwood, Ben
core  

Factors Driving Battery and Solar Purchase Decision of Residents: a Behavioural Choice Experiment Using a Hybrid Discrete Choice and Latent Variable Model

open access: yesAdvanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
This article explores what drives households to adopt solar PV and battery systems in South East Queensland. Using hybrid discrete choice experiments, it reveals distinct adopter profiles and highlights cost, system size, and energy independence as key motivators.
Mohammad Alipour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Success, challenges and prospects of decentralization in Africa: a systematic review

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences
Decentralization remains a global development approach. African countries have been using decentralization by devolution to realize their development vision. This study assesses the success, challenges, and prospects of decentralization in Africa.
Rogers Rugeiyamu, Adam Msendo
doaj   +1 more source

Descentralizarea ca experiment legislativ (Decentralisation as a legislative experiment) [PDF]

open access: yesPolis: Revista de Stiinte Politice, 2014
The intellectual prestige of „decentralization” comes, mainly, from the works of Tocqueville, who conceives a sort of definition of decentralization by indicating it’s effects in USA.
Mark BUCUCI
doaj  

Asia in Global Governance: A Case for Decentralized Institutions [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2010
Masahiro Kawai   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Decentralization in Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes
Human development, reflected in the status of people's levels of health and education, affects future growth and, in turn, is affected by decentralization.
Cindy Huang   +6 more
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Continuous Physics‐Informed Learning Expedited Battery Mechanism Decoupling

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A battery modeling framework combining dual neural networks with physical prior is presented to track internal mechanisms, decouple overpotential components, and early predict aging trajectories using only DC data, eliminating the need for additional measurements.
Shanling Ji   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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