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The role played by exotic plants in urban ecosystems: comments on Spennemann, 2019 [PDF]
, 2020 The article written by Dirk HR Spennemann, and published in the European Journal of Ecology, addresses the role played by a palm tree species native to the Canary Islands as food source for several frugivore species found in Australian cities.
Angeoletto, Fabio +4 more
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THE MASSIFICATION PROCESS IN CHINESE HIGHER EDUCATION [PDF]
, 2014 This paper demonstrates the massification process in higher education using as reference China, which reached in a few years the largest university system in the world.
Costa, Danilo de Melo, Zha, Qiang
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How Changing Narratives About the Future Shape Policymaking for the Long Term
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How can we explain decisions by governments to engage in policy investments—accepting short‐term costs in return for anticipated gains in the longer term—after previously sustaining the status quo? Our article examines the role of narratives in changing expectations about the future as a key driver of intertemporal policymaking. In light of an
Pieter Tuytens, Charlotte Haberstroh
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, 2009 Com os desenvolvimentos tecnológicos que se verificaram nas últimas duas décadas, a informação e o conhecimento assumiram uma importância decisiva. O sucesso das organizações passou a depender, em larga medida, da forma como asseguram a gestão desse ...
Carvalho, Luís
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QRU: Quaderns de Recerca en Urbanisme, 2022 El agua ha sido un factor clave en la localización de las ciudades a lo largo de la historia, ha influido en la disponibilidad de recursos y en la calidad de vida de las personas. Muchas ciudades se han establecido cerca de fuentes de agua, como ríos, lagos o manantiales, para asegurar el abastecimiento de agua para el consumo humano, el riego y otros
Fiallo Cardona, Gloria Carolina +1 more
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EU Policy‐Making in the Digital Age: Major Trends and Insights From Public Policy Research
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Has digitalization changed policy‐making dynamics at the European Union (EU) level? To investigate this issue, this article presents a scoping review of the literature on EU digital policy‐making. While much scholarship adopts a ‘Governance’ approach, two conceptually rich strands emerge: critical approaches, and digital sovereignty.
Chloé Bérut
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Impactos do Programa Bolsa Floresta: uma avaliação preliminar (Cadernos de Sustentabilidade) [PDF]
, 2014 Este estudo trata do Programa Bolsa Floresta (PBF), um dos maiores programas de Pagamento por Serviços Ambientais (PSA) do mundo, com mais de 35 mil pessoas atendidas em 15 Unidades de Conservação Estaduais (UCs) do Amazonas.
Afrânio Soares +5 more
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European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article addresses a critical issue in evidence‐informed policymaking: the challenge of translating knowledge into policy outputs amidst the complex interplay between research and politics. It discusses the concept of “blocked learning,” where individual‐level learning fails to scale up to organizational and policy levels, thus impeding ...
Thenia Vagionaki
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Rumo aos desafios da economia circular : ferramentas de apoio a uma nova estratégia na prática de design [PDF]
, 2019 : The circular economy is a new strategic concept to meet society's needs in a more efficient and sustainable manner based in decoupling the economic growth and welfare from the increase in the consumption of natural resources.
Camocho, David +2 more
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Urbanization and food transition in the Brazilian Amazon: From wild to domesticated meat
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Urbanization is expected to influence food transitions, resulting in a shift from wild foods to more domesticated foods. Concomitantly, food insecurity and urban demand for natural resources, including wildlife, are expected to increase overall, even when the per capita consumption is expected to decrease.
Willandia A. Chaves +7 more
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