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Human-Derived Environmental Consequences for Three Sedimentary Systems of The Canary Islands (Spain) – a Study of Changes and Impacts: a Synthesis

open access: yesCuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 2021
This paper explores the relationship in three sedimentary systems of the Canary Islands (Spain) between four major land change processes (resource extraction, urbanization, tourism and nature protection) and six main environmental consequences (impacts ...
A.M. Santana Cordero
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Scaffolding a Low‐Cost Experiential Bioreactor Module: Reducing Cognitive Load to Enhance Competency and Self‐Efficacy

open access: yesBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Low‐cost experiential modules are critical for democratizing biotechnology education, yet most undergraduates lack hands‐on experience with continuous‐culture bioreactor operations, which are fundamental to industrial bioprocessing. This study employed design‐based research across two iterative cycles (Fall 2024, n = 8; Fall 2025, n = 11) to ...
Russell K. Pirlo   +2 more
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Modelo conceitual de avaliação de ameaças sobre serviços ecossistêmicos de sistemas de dunas. Estudo de caso: os campos de dunas da Ilha de Santa Catarina/SC, Brasil

open access: yesDesenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2016
This article aims to develop a conceptual framework for the identification of dunes ecosystem services (ES), it´s main pressure sources, the beneficiaries of those services and management responses based on the use of a framework developed by the ...
Francisco Arenhart da Veiga Lima   +3 more
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dunes and Drumlins

open access: yes, 2001
Dunes are landforms which occur when a turbulent fluid flow occurs above an erodible substrate. The most obvious example occurs in deserts, where the wind blows sand into a wide variety of different shapes (see Chap. 17 for many illustration of such dunes). Linear dunes, or ‘seifs’, are ridges which form parallel to the prevailing wind direction, while
openaire   +2 more sources

Sustainable Innovation and Impact on Triple Bottom Line Performance: Are Innovation Types Simple Mediators?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the way sustainable innovation, conceptualized as a second‐order construct integrating sustainable orientation and innovation culture, impacts triple bottom line (TBL) performance. It also examines the mediating roles of product, process, organizational, and marketing innovations.
Nuno Fernandes Crespo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

[ARTIGO RETRATADO] Comunidades de fungos filamentosos em áreas costeiras de Mata Atlântica no Nordeste brasileiro

open access: yesHoehnea, 2018
RESUMO Programas de revegetação de áreas degradadas por mineração visam recompor os processos essenciais do solo e ajudar na recuperação das comunidades fúngicas associadas.
Flavia Paiva Coutinho, Leonor Costa Maia
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Strategic Adaptation or Strategic Confusion? Fashion Organisations' Engagement With Sustainability Certifications

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite considerable costs associated with environmental certifications, fashion organisations consistently adopt multiple schemes to address sustainability challenges. As key mechanisms of sustainability governance, certifications expand legitimacy signalling opportunities, yet questions remain about their practical implementation and ...
Josephine Alice Mckenzie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Landscape Configuration and Dune Habitats Conservation: Coterillo´s Dunes in the Region of Murcia (Spain) [PDF]

open access: yesAnuário do Instituto de Geociências, 2018
The landscape of Coterillo is characterized by habitats that share the territory with exotic-invasive species and other species, which were planted in the early twentieth century to fix the dunes that invaded the salt ponds.
Gustavo Alfonso Ballesteros Pelegrín   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Political Corruption, Foreign Investment and Industrial Environmental Performance: Developing Countries' Perspective

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The debate on the environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to evolve; however, it is widely shown that FDI worsens environmental pollution in developing countries due to their institutional deficiencies. Currently, there is limited evidence on the synergistic effect of political corruption, which is corruption across ...
Alex O. Acheampong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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