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Supporting Healthy Communities Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [PDF]
, 2009 Calls on state and local policy makers to use stimulus funding to make neighborhoods conducive to and safe for physical activity, build healthier schools, improve access to healthy foods, and prevent disease in low-income, rural, and minority ...
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Prisoners' Perceptions and Their Agency on Sustainability Transformation in Finland
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainability transformation is essential for our time, requiring the involvement of all citizens. Several prisons worldwide have developed various sustainable development (SD) programs for prisoners. However, it remains unclear how prisoners perceive SD, which can be a significant obstacle to their agency. This study explores the perceptions
Sirpa M. Manninen, Teija Makkonen
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Human Rights Economic Dividends: Estimating the Economic Effects of Preventing Discrimination
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Economies embracing principles like nondiscrimination are presumed to reap significant rewards, while violations incur heavy costs. We call these benefits human rights economic dividends—the economic gains that arise when policymaking is guided by human rights principles.
Jose Cuesta
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Social, Technological, Economic, and Policy Factors in the Circular Economy Transition in Brazil
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A well‐functioning circular economy (CE) integrates resilience across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This study identifies key drivers and barriers to Brazil's CE transition through 20 semi‐structured interviews with stakeholders. Major sociocultural barriers include inadequate education and limited CE awareness, while growing
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid +9 more
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The Cowl - v.79 - n.11 - Nov 20, 2014 [PDF]
, 2014 The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 79 - No. 11 - November 20, 2014.
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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong +3 more
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Research on penalty gradient optimization for food safety crimes
Shipin yu jixieThis study addresses the widespread issues of "substituting fines for criminal penalties" and "imbalance in sentencing" in the punishment of food safety crimes. It delves into the root cause, which lies in the critical gap between the Criminal Law of the
LI Mi
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THEFT AND RURAL POVERTY: RESULTS OF A NATURAL EXPERIMENT [PDF]
This paper investigates the relationship between theft and poverty in rural areas. Following a disputed presidential election, fuel supply to the highlands of Madagascar was severely curtailed in early 2002, resulting in a massive -- if temporary ...
Fafchamps, Marcel, Minten, Bart
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Social impact of mining survey: Aggregate results queensland communities [PDF]
, 2011 This is the final report from a study into the social impact of mining in ...
Carrington, Kerry, Pereira, Margaret
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Illegal gold mining has emerged as a major sustainability threat in the Amazon, eroding Indigenous rights, forest integrity, and climate mitigation efforts. This study examines how international market incentives relate to the expansion of illegal mining and associated deforestation within the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT) from 2008 to ...
Shirléia Lago Santos +2 more
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