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Valuation analysis in erosion control activities
İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 2016 Many market and non-market goods and services are generated via erosion control activities. Prices of market goods and services are readily available and are regarded as indicators of their value.
Tuğba Deniz, Kenan Ok
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Global legal frameworks seek to ensure that benefits arising from the use of biological resources are shared fairly, yet their practical application—particularly where plant materials and Indigenous knowledge are involved—remains challenging. This article presents a case study modelling a pathway for ethical research and commercialisation of Indigenous
Jessica Cartwright +5 more
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Experiences With a Last Meter Delivery Robot
Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The steady growth of e‐commerce is a consolidated trend continuously increasing the number of parcels delivered worldwide. Conventionally, in logistics, last mile delivery has been the area of study covering the last step of a parcel delivery process: from the nearest distribution center to the customer.
Ricard Bitriá +3 more
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Hobby Farms and Protection of Farmland in British Columbia [PDF]
Agricultural land protection near the urban-rural fringe is a goal of many jurisdictions, and none more so than British Columbia, Canada, which uses a provincial-wide zoning scheme to prevent subdivisions and non-agricultural uses of the land.
G. Cornelis van Kooten +2 more
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Can Happiness Be Sustainable? Monitoring Global Consumption Footprints From 2015 to 2024
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Understanding how happiness relates to resource consumption requires considering not only domestic environmental impacts but also the broader transnational effects embedded in global trade. To address this gap, this study introduces the Consumption Footprint–Happiness Ratio (CHR), a visual analytic metric that captures the intensity of ...
Chong‐Wen Chen
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Expert Opinion versus Transaction Evidence: Using the Reilly Index to Measure Open Space premiums in the Urban-Rural Fringe [PDF]
Due to economic and population growth farmland and to a lesser extend other undeveloped areas are under pressure in the urban-rural fringe in British Columbia, Canada.
G. Cornelis van Kooten +2 more
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The impact of social housing developments on nearby property prices: A Nelson Mandela Bay Case Study [PDF]
Social housing projects often face substantial “Not-in-my-backyard†(NIMBY) sentiment and as a result are frequently plagued by local opposition from communities who argue that nearby property prices will be affected adversely by these developments ...
M. Du Preez, M.C. Sale
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I Better “Not to”: Voluntary Sustainability Constraints in Mindful Organic Food Consumption
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to understand constraints from limitations and skepticism to a form of agency in consumer ethics. Framed in Granular Interaction Thinking theory, our study addresses the research question of how the voluntary sustainability constraints leverage mindful consumption.
Neha Sharma +3 more
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract The adoption of a blended workforce model, comprising both ongoing and non‐ongoing employees, has become increasingly common in public sector organisations. Despite known challenges, including high turnover and knowledge gaps, its impact on middle managers’ well‐being remains understudied.
Vindhya Weeratunga +3 more
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Insights from the Presidential Addresses to the Agricultural Economics Society
Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Society's published presidential addresses have embraced a wide range of subject matter, reflecting a ‘road well travelled’ in agricultural economics. The areas covered include the development and use of data and statistics, lessons from history, sectoral analysis, land economics, international trade and international development.
David Blandford
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