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Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The Brazilian West–East Integration Railway (FIOL) aims to boost the national economy by improving commodity transport; however, it crosses three of Brazil's most biodiverse and fragile regions: the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Using digitised plant records and land‐use analyses, our study reveals significant vegetation loss within the ...
Ana Luiza Silva Rocha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caracterización físico-química e isotópica del agua subterránea relacionada con acequias de careo. Cuenca del río Bérchules (Sierra Nevada, Sur de España)

open access: yesGeogaceta, 2022
Las acequias de careo son una parte esencial del funcionamiento hidrológico de Sierra Nevada (sur de España). En este estudio se lleva a cabo una caracterización hidroquímica e isotópica de las aguas subterráneas de la cuenca de alta montaña del río ...
Ana M. Molina Rojas   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maximization delays decision-making in acute care nursing

open access: yesScientific Reports
The maximization personality trait refers to the tendency to face decision-making situations along a continuum from exhaustively analysing all the options (maximize) to choosing the one that exceeds a subjective threshold of acceptability (satisfy ...
Ricardo Tejeiro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methodological strategies for urban analysis in the face of climate change. An adaptive design matrix for informal settlements

open access: yesRevista de Arquitectura (Bogotá), 2018
Resumen Se presentan los resultados de investigación de estrategias urbanas para el mejoramiento de las condiciones de adaptabilidad de los asentamientos informales al cambio climático.
Adriana Patricia López-Valencia   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulatory Framework and Public Policies for Sustainability in the Construction Sector

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the role of public policies in promoting socially responsible practices in the construction sector, with a particular focus on their contribution to climate neutrality and the decarbonization of the building stock. European agreements exert increasing pressure to transform the construction sector, reinforcing the transition
Olga González‐Morales   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orchid bees as bio-indicators for organic coffee farms in Costa Rica: Does farm size affect their abundance?

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2006
The potential of Euglossini bees, especially Euglossa, as biological indicators of organic vs non-organic coffee farms was studied in Atenas and San Isidro, Alajuela, Costa Rica using 1.8-cineole as lure.
Ingemar Hedström   +2 more
doaj  

Desarrollo sostenible

open access: yes, 2018
97 páginas : ilustraciones ; 27 cm.
openaire   +2 more sources

Tourism, Well‐Being, and Sustainability: Trends, Impacts, and Perspectives

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on sustainable tourism, tourists, and well‐being has key implications for tourism policies, which must align with the SDGs to enhance the well‐being of visitors and local communities. This paper analyzes the evolution of scientific production through a systematic literature review over the last 25 years.
Raquel Ibar‐Alonso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation of the transfer of vascular epiphytes, as a conservation strategy in the municipality of Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia.

open access: yesRevista de Investigación Agraria y Ambiental, 2017
Epiphytes are plants that grow mainly attached to trunks, branches of trees and shrubs.  This research was conducted in the municipality of Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia, in order to evaluate conservation strategies through the transfer and recovery of ...
Javier Orozco Ávila   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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