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Switzerland: Political Developments and Data in 2022
Abstract In 2022, Switzerland's notorious fame as an “island of bliss” was significantly challenged by a sequence of numerous unprecedented large‐scale crises. While the country has managed to phase out most COVID‐19 protective measures already in the year's early weeks, the 202 Russian invasion of Ukraine internationally discredited neutrality—that is,
RAHEL FREIBURGHAUS
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Summary Long‐term land leasing offers a viable alternative to land ownership in relation to increasing efficiency of agricultural production, economies of scale, and delivering environmental improvements in terms of land management. However, with no significant tenanted sector in Northern Ireland, access to land via long‐term land leasing is limited ...
Adewale Henry Adenuga +3 more
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Abstract The idea of ‘equity’, largely grounded in Western legal tradition, has come to permeate evaluations of what is fair and just within environmental governance programmes. But what constitutes equity in climate change and conservation projects? And does everyone affected by such projects see equity as desirable?
Sophie Pascoe, Monica Minnegal
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L'enquête publique préalable à la décision comme modèle alternatif [PDF]
Problems relating to individual and group involvement in the administrative decision making process, its opportunity, modalities and efficiency are illustrated in the context of preliminary public inquiries that precede legislative decisions.
Lemieux, Pierre
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La concession familiale Bamiléké: un exemple d'architecture endogène au Cameroun
Cet article aborde la question de l'architecture vernaculaire ou endogène dans les villes camerounaises à partir d'une étude de cas de la concession familiale Bamiléké en tant que forme bien spécifique d'organisation de l'habitat au sein de la communauté traditionnelle de Pète‐Bandjoun.
Joseph Esoh Elamé +1 more
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Abstract The transnational movement of climate activists is resorting increasingly often to acts of civil disobedience. Upon being prosecuted for those acts, climate activists across various jurisdictions are starting to plead the general criminal law defence of necessity.
Paolo Mazzotti
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Summary Food systems require reorientation to take greater account of interactions with the environment, economy, health and society. Transitions to agroecological farming practices and systems can connect policy areas and realise environmental, economic and social aims.
David Miller +20 more
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A democratic nuclear energy transition? Public participation in nuclear activities
Abstract Governments, local authorities and civil society organizations are becoming increasingly vocal regarding the domestic and transboundary risks that nuclear power represents to health and the environment. While participatory rights are gaining importance in the nuclear sector, nuclear‐related activities have been at the centre of inconsistencies
Leslie‐Anne Duvic‐Paoli +1 more
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Abstract L'article s'inscrit dans une démarche de mesure d'impacts territorialisés de la durabilité de I'Economie sociale et solidaire (ESS). La portée plurielle d’évaluation posant l'utilité sociale et la durabilité renvoie à considérer l'inscription de l'action évaluée « dans » un territoire donné.
Valérie Billaudeau +4 more
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The right to a healthy environment: Reconceptualizing human rights in the face of climate change
Abstract There is hardly any doubt that climate change threatens the enjoyment of a wide range of human rights. Yet, in the absence of a distinct right to a healthy environment, a victim of climate change impacts would have to rely on existing rights to bring a claim.
Elena Cima
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