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Que urbano é esse? o habitat num espaço de transição do norte de Pernambuco

Estudos Avançados, 1999
ESTE TRABALHO CONSISTE numa tentativa de resgatar, para a Geografia, o assunto habitat rural, não de maneira descritiva, mas dentro de uma perspectiva histórica que ligue as formas do habitat e suas transformações ao desenvolvimento das forças produtivas
José Grabois
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The rural habitat in Arad county during the eighteenth century [PDF]

The present study aims to investigate in terms of quantitative and qualitative perspectives the rural habitat in the county of Arad during the eighteenth century.
Ghita, Eugen
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Analysing the Drivers of Cropland Footprint in Leading Agricultural Nations: Evidence From MMQR Approach

Geological Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change represents the biggest current challenge for us and for future generations. Its impact on agriculture is undeniable, considering the food security goal. Thus, the cropland footprint has been distinguished as a comprehensive index for assessing the impact of environmental changes in agricultural areas determined by the increased ...
Ibrahim Cutcu, Magdalena Radulescu
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Enhancing sustainable urban mobility: a multi-agent analysis of low-carbon policy impacts on travel behavior in Fuzhou’s main urban area, China

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
The escalating carbon emissions from urban transportation pose significant challenges to environmental sustainability and public health. This study leverages the theory of random utility maximization and employs a nested logit model (NL) within an agent ...
Qiuyi Zhang, Boyuan Huang, Bingjie Yu, Liying Wu   +3 more
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Human-induced habitat modification affects the structure of insect communities and the topology of plant-herbivore networks in Brazilian Neotropical savannas

Global Ecology and Conservation
Human-induced habitat modification can alter various aspects of biological diversity, such as interspecific interactions that form ecological networks. In this study, we investigated how species diversity and the interaction structure of plant-herbivore ...
Érica Vanessa Durães de Freitas, Mário Almeida-Neto, Walter Santos de Araújo   +2 more
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The application of remote sensing to resource management and environmental quality programs in Kansas [PDF]

Activities of the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program (KARS) designed to establish interactions on cooperative projects with decision makers in Kansas agencies in the development and application of remote sensing procedures are reported.
Barr, B. G., Martinko, E. A.
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No. 06: The Urban Food System of Nairobi, Kenya [PDF]

, 2017
Nairobi is a city of stark contrasts. Nearly half a million of its three million residents live in abject poverty in some of Africa’s largest slums, yet the Kenyan capital is also an international and regional hub.
Brown, Andrea, Crush, Jonathan, Frayne, Bruce, Owuor, Samuel, Wagner, Jeremy   +4 more
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Human appreciation of flower colours as cultural ecosystem service in grasslands: A methodological approach

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
This literature‐based method estimates human appreciation of flower colours on target grasslands. Step 1: search literature sources (floristic surveys, national floras, web datasets and preference studies). Step 2: flower trait extraction (flower colour and area, flowering period and human colour appreciation scale).
Marco Bianchini, Matteo Francioni, Giulio Tesei, Marina Allegrezza, Paride D'Ottavio   +4 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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Expansion rate & dispersal pattern of the non-native Roesel’s bush-cricket in Sweden [PDF]

, 2012
Environmental change and anthropogenic activities influence species distributions. Species introductions have become increasingly common in an era of globalization and increased international trade and travel.
Preuss, Sonja
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