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Urban agriculture and sustainable urban landscape. An applied research on two case studies (Madagascar and Senegal) [PDF]
, 2010 In developing countries, like in Madagascar and Senegal facing high rates of urbanisation, urban agriculture is progressively taken into account in urban planning.
Aubry, Christine +3 more
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Assessing the residents's preference of awareness regarding urban agriculture at rooftop garden [PDF]
, 2015 Roof garden can be used as natural environment in an urban setting. Rooftop agriculture with green roof systems can become an attractive possibility. The aesthetic value of green roofs is considered important in cities where roof escapes are dominated by
Jafari, Neda +3 more
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“Nowhere else to go”: Slow abandonment and (en)closures of long‐term care in Los Angeles
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Residential long‐term care facilities, known in California as “board and care” homes, have been closing rapidly in the last decade. Proponents assert these provide vital forms of housing and care to the poor and must be saved, while critics contend they perpetuate the institutionalization of people with disabilities and should be abolished ...
Maxwell A. Hellmann
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Hydroponics or Soilless Culture [PDF]
Historically, hydroponics is not a new field; plant physiologists have known and used it for some 100 years. Inevitably, some enthusiasts got carried away.Claims were made of enormous potential yields; skyscraper tops were said to be capable of producing
Chapman, H. D.
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Agricultura urbana en el marco de un urbanismo sostenible [PDF]
, 2015 L'agricultura es considerada uns dels avenços fonamentals en el desenvolupament de la humanitat. Tot i que la ciutat, des del seu naixement, ha estat estretament relacionada amb l'agricultura, que tenia una presència essencial en les civilitzacions ...
Nadal Fuentes, Ana
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Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.This perspective article synthesizes findings from scoping reviews examining diet and F&V intake, and interventions to increase F&V consumption among population groups in five countries: Benin, Fiji, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. ABSTRACT Poor dietary quality, particularly inadequate fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake, remains a significant ...
Manisha Tharaney +16 more
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Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose Cognitive‐behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) achieves small to modest effect sizes, which invites the question, ‘What clinical modifications might improve outcomes?’ This paper proposes an integration of CBTp with a neuropsychoanalytic approach that in clinical practice might extend the gains achieved by CBTp alone.
Michael Garrett
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The Painterly Materiality of Clouds in Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the cloud‐gazing scenes in Antony and Cleopatra and Hamlet through the lens of early modern artistic theory and material practices, particularly the art of limning. Building upon existing philosophical and poetic interpretations of Shakespearean clouds as metaphors for ephemerality and memory, the essay argues that the ...
Anne‐Valérie Dulac
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LandCitizen science is rising and expanding as an approach to data collection, enabling the acquisition of data through the voluntary involvement of citizens in scientific activities. This study explores the effectiveness of citizen science in collecting biodiversity data in urban green infrastructure, focusing on a case study at the Calouste Gulbenkian ...
Diogo Oliveira +5 more
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Seeding the City: Land Use Policies to Promote Urban Agriculture [PDF]
, 2011 Outlines the health, environmental, and economic benefits of urban agriculture; considerations for developing relevant land use policy; legal tools for preserving plots, and other laws.
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