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Infrastructure Networks in Central Europe and EU Enlargement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This paper draws attention to the spatial dimension of sustainability, where spatial self-defence is an important part of control over local assets that have to be preserved.
Fleischer, Tamás
core  

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing a provisional overarching intervention for COVID-19 monitoring and control in the Brazil-Colombia-Peru frontier. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health, 2023
Contreras M   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Future of the Countryside [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The main assumption of Expanding Cities – Diminishing Space, is that, while, Cities are growing, agricultural land, but also natural retreats and buffer zones, are diminishing if not totally disappearing (Vacant Countryside).
Betancourth, Carlos H.
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Record phenological responses to climate change in three sympatric penguin species

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This paper is impressive because we managed to monitor extensively a really difficult place to reach and operate in. We deployed 77 cameras across Antarctica and the Sub Antarctic islands to monitor three different species of penguins. We found that they are the fastest advancing vertebrates with respect to their timing of breeding.
Ignacio Juarez Martinez   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why trade facilitation matters to Africa ? [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper reviews data and research on trade costs for Sub-Saharan African countries. It focuses on: border-related costs, transport costs, costs related to behind-the border issues, and the costs of compliance with rules of origin specific to ...
Portugal-Perez, Alberto, Wilson, John S.
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Critical Evaluation of Cross-Border Infrastructure Projects in Asia [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper attempts to fill gaps faced by policymakers and practitioners in the evaluation of cross-border infrastructure projects. It first defines what constitutes cross-border infrastructure projects, and then outlines an analytical framework and ...
Adhikari, Ramesh, Fujimura, Manabu
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Planning Network UK (PNUK): a manifesto for planning and land reform [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Manifesto is an analysis of the shortcomings of the current planning and land policy system in the UK with a number of policy proposals for ...
Ainch, Andy   +3 more
core  

Why Should we Worry about Nigeria's Fragile Security?

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the multifaceted implications of Nigeria's persistent security crisis, highlighting its domestic, regional and global consequences. It examines the humanitarian toll, economic disruption, poverty, food insecurity and the erosion of social cohesion within Nigeria. Regionally, it analyses how Nigeria's instability exacerbates
Onyedikachi Madueke
wiley   +1 more source

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