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Regional variation in perceptions about climate change. [PDF]

, 2009
A 2007 survey covering rural areas in nine US states provides data on perceived local impacts of climate change. Perceptions vary from region to region, with a pattern suggesting links to real climate specifically to winter warming in snow country.
Hamilton, Lawrence C., Keim, Barry D.
core   +2 more sources

“Basic human things”: Investigating vehicle residents' continually fractured (information) landscapes

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This ethnographic study explores vehicle residents' information practices in the United States (US). Vehicle residents are people whose primary means of housing is a vehicle. This work builds on previous research encompassing transitions and fractured (information) landscapes. Using fractured information landscapes as the theoretical framework,
Kaitlin E. Montague
wiley   +1 more source

Experts’ Opinion on the Validation of Socio-Environmental Design Factors (SEDeF) Model as a Residential Neighbourhood Crime Prevention Technique in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2017
This article centres on validating a proposed model, socio-environmental design factors (SEDeF) meant to complement the penal system in the area of combating residential neighbourhood crime within the Nigerian residential estates.
Lizam, Mohd, Olajide, Sunday Emmanuel
core   +3 more sources

Regional Shopping Objectives in British Grocery Retail Transactions Using Segmented Topic Models

Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding the customer behaviours behind transactional data has high commercial value in the grocery retail industry. Customers generate millions of transactions every day, choosing and buying products to satisfy specific shopping needs.
Mariflor Vega Carrasco, Mirco Musolesi, Jason O'Sullivan, Rosie Prior, Ioanna Manolopoulou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’horizon interdisciplinaire de la sociologie de l’environnement sur le terrain de l’agriculture alternative

VertigO, 2008
In order to better understand the opportunities brought by environmental sociology in interdisciplinary studies, this paper explores the foundation and evolution of the discipline.
René Audet
doaj  

Young children's right to be heard on the quality of their education: Addressing potential misunderstandings in the context of early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In early childhood education many researchers and professionals across the world have embraced the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child's requirement to include young children in decision‐making. In the context of ongoing discussion about young children's capacity to share their views and opinions about matters affecting them ...
Laura Lundy, Colette Murray, Kylie Smith, Carmel Ward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brazilian environmental sociology: a provisional review

Ambiente & Sociedade, 2002
The article aims firstly at the reconstitution and analysis of history within the scope of international environmental sociology situated in the context of contemporary sociology.
Ferreira Leila da Costa
doaj  

Environmental Problems and Environmental Sociology

Japanese Sociological Review, 1995
Human being is living in the bosom of nature, and activities of his society have been governed by the limit of natural resources and environmental capacity. So far, technologies have enlarged the domains of human life. But now, as human activities come up to the natural limit, so only a little extraordinary change in nature would cause human society ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Latino Destinations and Environmental Inequality: Estimated Cancer Risk from Air Toxics in Latino Traditional and New Destinations [PDF]

, 2018
Since the 1990s, Latino migration patterns have shifted from traditional destinations to new destinations away from the Mexico border. Scholars note disparities between destinations in housing, crime, and health care, yet no study has examined ...
Alvarez, Camila H, Norton-Smith, Kathryn G   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source