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Joint social‐ecological outcomes of private land conservation: An evidence synthesis with a well‐being perspective

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1066-1084, May 2026.
Abstract Private land conservation (PLC) can contribute to sustainability by improving biodiversity and human well‐being but can also result in negative outcomes for people and nature if poorly designed. Informing PLC design to achieve objectives for joint biodiversity and well‐being is challenging because most evaluations assess ecological and social ...
Erica Cseko Nolasco, Brooke A. Williams, Angela M. Guerrero, Anazelia M. Tedesco, Nanda Kaji Budhathoki, Kerrie A. Wilson, Ayesha Tulloch   +6 more
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Issues of Bounded Geographies and Participatory Governance in Accessing Water in Informal Settlements: A Case of Khulna City, Bangladesh

World Water Policy, Volume 12, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the unequal water supply infrastructure in Khulna city's informal settlements, focusing on the largest slum, Rupsha. It investigates both formal and informal water governance, examining the roles of various actors, their decision‐making processes, and the challenges these settlements face in accessing water.
Md Salauddin, Awais Piracha
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Evaluating Youth Participatory Action Research in the Americas: Comparative Insights on Empowerment, Methodologies, and Social Change

Journal of Adolescence, Volume 98, Issue 3, Page 698-723, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) positions adolescents as co‐researchers to investigate and address social issues affecting their lives. While YPAR has gained global prominence, comparative research examining how it is conceptualized and practiced across regional contexts remains limited.
John Diaz, Paola Velasquez Quintero, Cody Gusto, Ivan Muñoz‐Echeverri, Camilo Norena Herrera, Laura Valencia   +5 more
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Governabilidade e desigualdade social

Confluências | Revista Interdisciplinar de Sociologia e Direito, 2005
Pensar hoje a governabilidade implica, necessariamente, pensar as formas de combate à desigualdade social crescente e humilhante que afeta a grandes parcelas das sociedades, ao mesmo tempo em que se busca ampliar os instrumentos de participação da sociedade civil nos processos decisórios relacionados com o futurodas diferentes sociedades contemporâneas.
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Pandemia e desigualdade social

P2P E INOVAÇÃO, 2020
A pandemia causada pelo novo coronavírus se constitui na maior emergência de Saúde Pública enfrentada pela comunidade internacional em décadas. No Brasil, às preocupações relacionadas à saúde se somam apreensões ligadas à questão da desigualdade social, que aumentou durante o período pandêmico.
Liliana Vanessa Pininga Torres, Jose Rodolfo Tenorio Lima, Roselene de Lima Breda   +2 more
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Global distribution and contexts of interactions between humans and non‐human primates: A systematic review

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 551-568, March 2026.
Abstract Understanding the frequency and socio‐ecological drivers of contacts between humans and non‐human primates (NHPs) is crucial for enhancing coexistence that favours NHP conservation, while limiting negative consequences such as aggressions and cross‐species disease transmission.
Cristina Caparrós‐Vallcorba, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Claudio Azat, Julio A. Benavides   +3 more
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The Capability to Reduce Inequality via STEM Occupations: The Case of Ecuador

Poverty &Public Policy, Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between labor income inequality, higher education, and STEM occupations in Ecuador from 2009 to 2013 and from 2014 to 2019, considering techniques, degrees, and postgraduate education. It analyzes the “composition effect” and the “structural effect” using the recentered influence function (RIF).
Susana Herrero Olarte, Paul Carrillo‐Maldonado, Santiago Salazar, Jeniffer Rubio   +3 more
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The City as an Anti‐Growth Machine

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Logan and Molotch's “urban growth machine” remains foundational in urban theory, describing how coalitions of landowners, developers, and politicians promote urban growth to raise land values. This paper argues that under financialized capitalism, the dynamics have inverted: asset appreciation now outweighs productive investment, and urban ...
Petter Törnberg
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Accelerating Just Energy Transitions in Brazil: Pathways for Social Development

Latin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This critical article analyzes energy poverty in Brazil from the theoretical perspective of distributive justice, proposing the implementation of a new social regulation called Contribution to Social Development. The goal is to support the process of a just energy transition leading to a broader debate on energy planning and social issues ...
Marcio Giannini Pereira, Harriet Thomson, Neilton Fidelis da Silva, Maria Luiza de M. Galvão, Dannyelle de Souza Nunes Vasconcelos, Jamila Lorena de Freitas Pereira Brasil   +5 more
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Roots of resilience: Assessing child and adolescent nature connectivity in the Mediterranean Region of Murcia (Spain)

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 378-391, February 2026.
Abstract Children today spend less time outdoors than previous generations, with potential consequences for health, learning and pro‐environmental attitudes. We assessed children's connection with and exposure to nature in a Mediterranean setting using the Nature Connection and Experience Index (NCEI), a composite measure that integrates an affective ...
Juan Antonio Ortega‐García, Francisco Díaz‐Martínez, Laura Teresa Cabrera‐Rivera, Carmen Alicia Cánovas‐Conesa, Elena Codina, Rebeca Ramis, Luz Claudio   +6 more
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