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Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

La cultura constructiva informal y la transformación de los barrios caraqueños

open access: yesBitácora Urbano Territorial, 2009
Este trabajo tiene por objeto exponer algunas reflexiones sobre la cultura constructiva popular que ha creado un sistema informal de consolidación de las edificaciones para que éstas sean duraderas y puedan convertirse en patrimonio de varias ...
Iris Rosas Meza
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Engaging people in educational processes that foster environmentally valuable outcomes: A synthesis of key findings across eight systematic reviews

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Alongside the rise of the evidence‐based conservation movement over the past 20 years, environmental education (EE) has emerged as a worthwhile strategy to achieve conservation goals. EE can help develop the societal attitudes, knowledge, skills, behaviours and norms that address conservation and environmental challenges and build deeper ...
Nicole M. Ardoin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resistiendo desde las periferias: creatividad popular frente al avance de la expansión urbana fragmentada

open access: yesRevista INVI
Durante la conformación del Gran San Miguel de Tucumán, en la provincia de Tucumán, al norte de Argentina, la migración campo-ciudad tras el cierre de ingenios azucareros en los años sesenta generó asentamientos informales en la periferia, concentrando ...
Debora Leticia Decima
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Satisfacción de necesidades de habitabilidad en procesos de reasentamientos urbanos: El caso de Ciudad Victoria en Guayaquil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
En el Ecuador, la relación entre producción de barrios populares y enfoques psicoambientales de estudio ha sido muy poco explorada. Esta preocupación ha sido abordada por la línea de investigación en psicología ambiental comunitaria del Grupo de ...
Jaramillo Muñoz, Pablo
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From passion to illegality: Understanding succulent consumers' decision to participate in the illegal online wildlife trade

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The illegal wildlife trade represents a significant threat to biodiversity. Limited research has examined the illegal trade in succulents, plants characterized by their ability to store water in their leaves, stems or roots. The growing popularity of succulents has contributed to the emergence of illicit consumer practices.
Léanne Vincendon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intervención urbana en el antiguo Basurero Municipal de Medellín: una respuesta ineficaz al abandono estatal (1977-1986)

open access: yesEstudios Políticos, 2014
El artículo aborda el Programa de Rehabilitación del Basurero Municipal —también conocido como Moravia—, ejecutado por la Administración Municipal de Medellín entre 1983 y 1986, con el fin de “legalizar” y “solucionar” algunos problemas que padecían ...
Gustavo Andrés Alzate Quintero
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Evaluating commonly used tools to quantify human activity for protected area management

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Recreation in protected areas (PAs) is growing worldwide, potentially conflicting with wildlife and ecosystem protection. Efficiently estimating human activity in PAs is crucial for balancing a dual mandate of supporting visitor access and biodiversity, but managers lack clear recommendations about the conditions under which specific tools are
Alys Granados   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

”A pie de calle” (“Grassroots”): Social housing and urban regeneration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
En febrero de 2012 el grupo de investigación NuTAC presentó la exposición "A pie de calle: vivienda social y regenera-ción urbana" en la sala Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios (Madrid). En ella se presentaba el segundo episodio del proyecto I+D+VS, dedicado
García Sanchis, Maite   +3 more
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