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Mobilizing Presence across Borders: Devotion to Papua New Guinea's Blessed Peter To Rot in Australia

Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article engages with the conjunctures between migration and religion by focusing on the celebration of Papua New Guinea's ‘National Patron Saint’, the Blessed Peter To Rot, in the Australian diaspora. Both in Sydney and Brisbane, Catholic Papua New Guinea (PNG) migrants have been ‘relocating’ PNG shrines, regalia, relics and ritual ...
Anna‐Karina Hermkens
wiley   +1 more source

Application of multi-criteria decision-making on low-impact development practice selection for the Kinyerezi River sub-catchments in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Water Science and Technology
The impermeable areas in catchments are proportional to peak flows that result in floods in river reaches where the flow-carrying capacity is inadequate.
Livingstone M. Swilla, Zacharia Katambara, Mwajuma Lingwanda   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios, Antonio Martínez Ruiz, Marisela Calderón Jurado, Ramón Saúl Luján Aguirre, Juan Luis Jacobo Cuellar, Oscar Sariñana‐Aldaco, María Teresa Martínez Damián, Oscar Cruz Alvarez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Botanic and heritage gardens as living laboratories in the age of the polycrisis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement Cities face intertwined crises of climate, biodiversity loss and social disconnection. We show how botanic and heritage gardens can help address these challenges as living laboratories to generate place‐based evidence and public engagement.
Kevin Frediani
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Nature-Based Solutions on Human Nutrition and Food Security in Urban Settings

Proceedings
Increased land use as a result of urbanization is one of the most rapid human-driven causes of biodiversity loss. Urbanization negatively affects human health because of poor nutrition, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and health problems related to air ...
Aliki Kalmpourtzidou, Rachele De Giuseppe, Alessandra Vincenti, Ghanya Al-Naqeb, Hellas Cena   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leaf heat tolerance in a native Californian shrub responds in expected and unexpected ways to differences in range, season, and sunlight exposure

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Earth's ecosystems are experiencing wide‐ranging impacts from global climate change, including increased average and extreme temperatures. These temperature shifts can drastically affect plant physiology, threatening the future of even common plant species. Here, we focus on photosynthetic function in a native Southern California shrub species.
Anna K. M. Bowen, Helen Holmlund, Anna L. Jacobsen, R. Brandon Pratt, Christine Scoffoni, Ishan Ashford, Olivia Plumb, Casey Wisely, Gretchen North   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green roofs and rain gardens at packhouses to reduce runoff in Emilia–Romagna

E3S Web of Conferences
Large fruit-and-vegetable packhouses in Emilia-Romagna present extensive impervious surfaces that accelerate stormwater runoff, elevate combined sewer loads, and concentrate first-flush pollutants. This article evaluates nature-based retrofits—extensive green roofs and ground-level rain gardens—designed for hydrologic source control at logistics sites.
Jensen, Mette, Hansen, Frederik, Nurbayev, Farmon, Abdrashitova, Gulnara, Esenbekova, Elmira, Takhumova, Oksana   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Perception of Green Roof as a Tool for Urban Regeneration in a Commercial Environment: The Secret Garden, Malaysia

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
AbstractUrban dwellers are receiving benefits from the extensive new development of the commercial environment in the city. However, improper planning and rapid developments often result in the destruction of the natural elements and the loss of green space. Therefore, the combination of greenery element with urban structure such as a green roof become
Abdul Rahman, Syumi Rafida, Ahmad, Hamidah, Mohammad, Sapura, Rosley, Muhamad Solehin Fitry   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Fonio (Digitaria exilis and Digitaria iburua) in Nigeria: Regional cultivation patterns, landrace diversity, and farmer knowledge for conserving a climate‐resilient indigenous cereal

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Fonio (Digitaria exilis and Digitaria iburua) cereals are valued for their drought resilience, adaptability to poor soils, and cultural importance. In Nigeria, where both species are cultivated, fonio has declined due to labor‐intensive processing, lower yields, and changing livelihood choices. By documenting 21 landraces (15 D. exilis and 6 D. iburua),
Ishaq Muawiyya, Abubakar Bello, George P. Burton, Philippa Ryan, Maria S. Vorontsova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do rooftop home gardens regulate temperature? Insights on indoor heat regulation and thermal comfort in Bangalore

Environmental Research: Climate
Cities are warming rapidly and urban heat is already affecting liveability, labour productivity and human health. Nature-based solutions (NbS) such as green roofs, increased urban tree cover and demarcating space for urban parks have been identified as ...
Chandni Singh, Sheetal Patil, Swarnika Sharma   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source