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Re-establishing an Ecological Discourse in the Debate over the Value of Ecosystems and Biodiversity [PDF]

, 2012
The approach of conceptualizing biodiversity and ecosystems as goods and services to be represented by monetary values in policy is being championed not just by economists, but also by ecologists and conservation biologists.
Aslaksen, Iulie, Spash, Clive L.
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Public participation in watershed management:international practices for inclusiveness [PDF]

, 2011
This paper outlines a number of examples from around the world of participatory processes for watershed decision-making, and discusses how they work, why they are important, their social and ecological potential, and the practical details of how to ...
Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie)
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Trapped in the prison of the mind: notions of climate-induced (im)mobility decision-making and wellbeing from an urban informal settlement in Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2020
The concept of Trapped Populations has until date mainly referred to people ‘trapped’ in environmentally high-risk rural areas due to economic constraints.
A Baldwin, A Ezeh, A Hjälm, A Sherbinin De, A Unger, A Woodward, B Etzold, B Gray, B Mberu, BW Wekesa, D Mata-Codesal, DB Cook, DD Heckathorn, DD Heckathorn, DG Ockwell, E Boyd, ED Sclar, J Barnett, J Barry, J Brace-Govan, J Butler, J Carling, J Hugé, J Previte, J Wolf, JS Dryzek, K Blanchet, K Kanim, KE McNamara, LA Goodman, LCE Morinière, LM Hunter, M Foucault, M Foucault, M Foucault, M Kurant, M Toyota, MA Rahaman, MC Morales, MD Cattaneo, MM Islam, MMH Khan, MSI Mullick, N Adri, N Fairclough, N Fairclough, N Watts, N Watts, NM Butala, P Adey, P Schwerdtle, P Stenner, P Tschakert, PK De, R Black, R Black, R Black, RB Ruback, RB Ruback, RJ Lilford, S Akhter, S Ayeb-Karlsson, S Ayeb-Karlsson, S Niemeyer, S Watts, SH Eriksen, SR Brown, SR Brown, T Izutsu, TJ Fitch, TJ Fitch, UNFCCC, UNFCCC, W Stephenson, W Stephenson, WN Adger   +75 more
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Air Pollution and the Risk and Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains conflicting, limited by small sample sizes. Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane controlled register of trials (CENTRAL) were searched on ...
Ahmad A. Toubasi, Thuraya N. Al‐Sayegh
wiley   +1 more source

Framing the collaborative economy - Voices of contestation [PDF]

, 2017
Within the context of multiple crises and change, a range of practices discussed under the umbrella term of collaborative (or sharing) economy have been gaining considerable attention.
Gruszka, Katarzyna
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Is Young's Modulus a Critical Coating Property Determining Fouling‐Release Performance of Marine Coatings?

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The release of foulers from protective marine coatings is determined by several interrelated material properties, including the strength of Young's modulus, the flexibility of chain segments, the surface free energy, and the magnitude of hydrodynamic stress.
Johann C. Schaal, Andreas Brinkmann, Andreas Hartwig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Concept of a Digital and Traceable Manufacturing Documentation Based on Formalized Process Description Applied on Composite Aircraft Moveable

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The documentation of component manufacture has become an essential part of today's production processes, especially for the analysis and optimization of production or component design with regard to structural performance, economic efficiency, and sustainability.
Björn Denker, Dominik Delisle, Christian Krombholz, Martin Rädel, Frank Dressel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humans and animal welfare in the Adventures of the Mouse-deer: an ecological discourse analysis

Cogent Arts & Humanities
The mouse-deer is a popular trickster character in Indonesian and Malaysian children’s folktales. The species was ubiquitous in Southeast Asia, but human activities have led to biodiversity loss and a decline of the mouse-deer. Popular discourses such as
Ika Nurhayani
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Enabling Digital Continuity in Virtual Manufacturing for Eco‐Efficiency Assessment of Lightweight Structures by Means of a Domain‐Specific Structural Mechanics Language: Requirements, Idea and Proof of Concept

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents a solver‐agnostic domain‐specific language (DSL) for computational structural mechanics that strengthens interoperability in virtual product development. Using a hierarchical data model, the DSL enables seamless exchange between diverse simulation tools and numerical methods.
Martin Rädel, Andreas Schuster, Felix Schoenitz, Jean Lefèvre   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Not all Humans, Radical Criticism of the Anthropocene Narrative [PDF]

, 2020
Earth scientists have declared that we are living in “the Anthropocene,” but radical critics object to the implicit attribution of responsibility for climate disruption to all of humanity. They are right to object.
Sharp, Hasana
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