AGRICULTURE IN A SOCIALIST CITY: Towards an Alter‐Urban Political Ecology
Abstract Urban political ecology has developed as a critique of capitalist urbanization. This article develops the concept of alter‐urban political ecology to define urban environments emerging not from capitalist urbanization but from efforts to transform it. Drawing on archival research and ethnographic fieldwork in five urban farms in socialist Cuba,
Gustav Cederlöf
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Advancing anthracnose resistance in dry beans through the transition from traditional to computational breeding efforts. [PDF]
Patel A +5 more
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Abstract Oregon's wave of data center and semiconductor projects shows how cloud capitalism reorganizes resource systems and territorial governance. Examining Amazon, Google, and Intel, the article traces how fiscal incentives, utility programs, and land‐use instruments are recalibrated to secure hyperscale loads.
Justin Kollar
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An explainable vision transformer model with transfer learning for accurate bean leaf disease classification. [PDF]
Potharaju S +5 more
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INFRASTRUCTURAL CONCEALMENT: Everyday Festival Economies and Riverine Ecologies in Kolkata
Abstract Urban infrastructures are often celebrated within marketized development logics for their promise of equitable access while concealing ecological harm. This article examines whether and how ecological degradation is integral to infrastructural modernization, showing how infrastructures that promise improvement and inclusion simultaneously ...
Debapriya Chakrabarti +2 more
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Analysis of the epidemiological characteristics of foodborne botulism in Xinjiang, China from 2016 to 2024. [PDF]
Danai A +6 more
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ABSTRACT How large is the potential benefit for farmers from obtaining forecasts of total rainfall in the upcoming season? This critically depends on the local farm system and the crop management actions available to farmers to respond to the forecasts issued. Studies assessing the financial value of seasonal precipitation forecasts have so far focused
Christian Troost +3 more
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Engineering smallholder common bean cropping systems with flowering plants increases hoverfly populations and crop yields. [PDF]
Kaliwo Y +6 more
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The Economic and Ecological Impact of Soy in Brazil: A Synthetic Control Method Approach
ABSTRACT In recent decades, soy expansion in Brazil has generated significant environmental, social and economic impacts. However, there is no consensus about benefits and drawbacks, calling for a more careful account of the economic and ecological diversity of the territories where this phenomenon has been unfolding.
Stefano Ghinoi +3 more
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Functional role of Nav1.8 channels in action potentials of mouse CGRP-lineage dorsal root ganglion neurons. [PDF]
Osorno T +4 more
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