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“Flames Over Persepolis”: New Scientific Evidence Supporting Historical Perspectives
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the burning of Persepolis Terrace, historically attributed to Alexander III in 330 bce. A review of classical accounts and excavation reports, combined with diagnostic surveys, confirms the fire's historicity and provides novel insights.
Maria Letizia Amadori +10 more
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Resurrected analysis: Navigating time between two environmental projects in Finland
Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract This paper considers the ways in which research projects linger beyond their ‘official’ endings, and how to deal with this. Building on conversations on slow research, performed endings, and the complexities of data storage and analysis over time, I relate some experiences with my research on the Finnish Saimaa Ringed Seal, which ...
Katja Garson
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Photo go‐alongs for researching the relations between people and place
Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract This paper demonstrates the value of photo go‐alongs as a qualitative method for researching the complex relationships between people and place. Three key advantages are discussed. First, photo go‐alongs show how pasts and futures shape the unfolding present. Second, they highlight how biographical and social memories intertwine.
Amy Barron
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Contested Memories in Stone: The Memorial Landscape of Waterloo Battlefield
Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract This article examines the Waterloo battlefield as a spatially contested memorial landscape shaped by competing national and transnational narratives. Through GIS mapping and inscription analysis, it demonstrates how spatial arrangements and commemorative rhetoric reproduce different narratives while enabling grassroots actors ...
Bowen Chai
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From rhetoric to measurement: The economics of wetland conservation
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.Abstract Wetland conservation continues to be a pressing issue as wetlands continue to be lost due to urban, industrial, and agricultural expansion. This paper synthesizes the current knowledge about wetland conservation economics in Canada, with a focus on prairie landscapes. We review the methods economists use to empirically measure the costs (i.e.,
Patrick Lloyd‐Smith +2 more
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Strengthening community‐based fisheries monitoring programs with Indigenous perspectives
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Community‐based monitoring (CBM) programs are increasingly recognized as essential for adaptive environmental stewardship. Yet, the CBM literature often highlights successful cases and privileges evaluations by external experts over those of community members themselves.
Kanwaljeet Dewan +2 more
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Assessment of ecosystem status in Mozambique and implications for environmental planning
Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.We assess Mozambique's terrestrial ecosystems using the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems framework, showing that more than half of Mozambique's ecosystems are threatened, with impacts primarily concentrated in temperate subhumid grasslands and pyric tussock savannas.
Kendall R. Jones +12 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.This study examines community priorities for human–wildlife coexistence strategies across four administrative sectors of Chitwan National Park, Nepal, revealing marked differences among sectors. Results show that local communities in different sectors have distinct needs and expectations, indicating that uniform approaches are insufficient and that ...
Arockia E J Ferdin +9 more
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