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Threats to and management of Natura 2000 protected areas relative to agricultural practices

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Natura 2000 (N2K) network combines biodiversity protection and socioeconomic targets. Human activities, such as agricultural practices, can affect biodiversity in N2K sites in diverse ways. Limiting activities with negative impacts while enforcing land management that supports biodiversity is crucial for effective conservation.
Giorgio Zavattoni, Elie Gaget, Tyler Hallman, Ineta Kačergytė, Tomas Pärt, Diego Pavón‐Jordán, Thomas Sattler, Jon E. Brommer   +7 more
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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
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Accessibility, Rural Depopulation & the Modified Areal Unit Problem: An Analysis of Mainland Greece

European Journal of Geography
In the realm of new economic geography studies, an ongoing debate centers around the role of transportation costs in redirecting economic activity away from peripheral areas towards urban spaces.
George Panagiotopoulos, Dimitris Kaliampakos   +1 more
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Governing the Costs and Financial Sustainability Standardization of Italian Universities

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the growing role of cost standards and financial sustainability procedures in the governance of public universities, focusing on the Italian higher education sector. Although the neoliberal transformation of universities and the spread of performance‐based management have been widely studied, limited research has ...
Massimo Sargiacomo, Vincenzo Sforza, Antonio D'Andreamatteo, Francesca Manes Rossi, Rosanna Spanò   +4 more
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The (Im)possibilities of Repopulation: How Supply‐Side Factors Hinder the Revitalisation of Vacant Houses in Rural Mountain Regions

The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Industrialisation has reshaped European rural areas, leading to both depopulation and, in some cases, lifestyle‐driven repopulation. Our research highlights supply‐side barriers to Alpine repopulation by unpacking the impossibilities of vacant farmhouses revitalisation. Both land transfer traditions ingrained over generation (micro‐level
Bernhard Grüner, Elisabeth Gruber
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Revealing the rural multifunctionality declining and its causes in depopulated regions of Northeast China: a case study of Heilongjiang Province

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
As the main form of global rural decline, the impact of rural population loss on the overall level and trend of rural multifunction is still unclear. Thus, it is crucial to reveal the characteristics and influencing factors of rural multifunction changes
Dongmei Li, Qing Wen, Yue Qi, Guoming Du
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Wild bee diversity and land use: A case study in a mountain agroecosystem of the Serranía de Ronda, southern Spain

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Orchards supported the highest wild bee diversity and functional diversity, highlighting their role in maintaining bee communities in Mediterranean agroecosystems. Landscape heterogeneity positively influenced functional evenness and dispersion of wild bee communities, underscoring the importance of diverse landscapes for bee conservation. The presence
Violeta Hevia, Francisco M. Azcárate, Jorge Chicote, Federica Ravera   +3 more
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Public Health Nurses' Time Allocation in Local Government Nursing Settings: A Self‐Reported Prospective Time Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To clarify how public health nurses allocate their time across various tasks and compare time‐use patterns between prefectural and municipal public health nurses in Japan, where distinct administrative mandates define their roles. Design A self‐reported, prospective time study.
Kyoko Yoshioka‐Maeda, Hiroshige Matsumoto, Chikako Honda, Kazuya Taira, Noriko Hosoya, Miki Sato, Riho Iwasaki‐Motegi, Yuka Sumikawa, Hitoshi Fujii, Takahiro Miura, Misa Shiomi   +10 more
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That sinkin’ feeling: Environmentally induced distress on a disappearing island

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Residents of Tangier Island, Virginia, a subsiding island in the Chesapeake Bay, embody psychosocial dimensions of environmental change. Analysis of ethnographic data shows islanders’ experiences and articulations of anxiety, panic, and despair as “that sinkin’ feeling,” resulting from the stress of living with the long‐term threat of imminent
Jonna Yarrington
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Depopulation of Vis Island, Croatia

Geoadria, 2006
The paper discusses population dynamics of Vis Island along with geographic, demographic and social features related to this process. Data from demographic statistics and research results show that Vis Island has been affected by strong populational ...
Ivo Nejašmić, Roko Mišetić
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