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Data, not documents: Moving beyond theories of information‐seeking behavior to advance data discovery

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 649-664, April 2025.
Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million, Jeremy York, Sara Lafia, Libby Hemphill   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compression Supports Spatial Deep Learning

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2023
In the last decades, the domain of spatial computing became more and more data driven, especially when using remote sensing-based images. Furthermore, the satellites provide huge amounts of images, so the number of available datasets is increasing.
Gabriel Dax, Srilakshmi Nagarajan, Hao Li, Martin Werner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poverty mapping case studies

, 2005
This project developed data, information and knowledge on the spatial distribution of poverty in eight developing countries. The eight case studies included poverty and food security maps, the data sets, preprints of journal articles for a special issue ...
Larrea, Carlos, Farrow, Andrew, Hyman, Glenn Graham   +2 more
core   +1 more source

From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Chengwei Zhang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A reference data access service in support of emergency management. Data quality assessment protocol, publication and exploitation of the results [PDF]

, 2012
In the field of natural disasters recovery and reduction and of emergency management geo-referenced information is strongly needed. In my personal experience obtained in the three years period spent at ITHACA, during the shorter at GFDRR Labs and through
Balbo S.,, Balbo, Simone
core   +1 more source

Corporate ESG Greenwashing: Does Regulatory Proximity Matter?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) greenwashing undermines sustainable development, yet the influence of regulatory proximity on oversight is understudied. By introducing the “distance decay effect” from geoeconomics into ESG misconduct research and using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2022, this study reveals a ...
Weiqi Zhao, Zhichao Chen, Muhammad Nadeem, Guanghua Xu, Nader Atawnah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Structured Literature Review of the Application of Local Climate Zones (LCZ) in Urban Climate Modelling

Earth
Local Climate Zones (LCZs) have become a foundational framework for urban climate modeling, yet their use across model families has not been systematically evaluated.
Tamás Gál, Niloufar Alinasab, Hawkar Ali Abdulhaq, Nóra Skarbit   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disaggregating census data for population mapping using random forests with remotely-sensed and ancillary data

, 2015
High resolution, contemporary data on human population distributions are vital for measuring impacts of population growth, monitoring human-environment interactions and for planning and policy development.
Forrest R Stevens, Tatem, Andrew J., Tatem, Andrew J, Andrea E. Gaughan (281627), Catherine Linard, Stevens, Forrest R., Forrest R. Stevens (281628), Andrea E Gaughan, Catherine Linard (40355), Stevens, Forrest F.R., Andrew J Tatem, Linard, Catherine, Andrew J. Tatem (82578), Gaughan, Andrea A.E., Gaughan, Andrea E.   +14 more
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Artificial Intelligence–Driven and Digital Practices for Circular Business and Finance: Insights for Advancing Hubs for Circularity

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The emerging concept of Hubs for Circularity (H4Cs) presents an opportunity to create collaborative, self‐sustaining regional industrial ecosystems that drive circular economy transitions at scale. However, the operationalisation of H4Cs faces financial, organisational and data‐driven challenges.
Aditya Tripathi, Marcos R. Machado, Laura Spierdijk, Devrim Murat Yazan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang, Chen Lin, Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Romanus Osabohien, Felix Orole   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source