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‘I like to dance with the flowers!’: Exploring the possibilities for biodiverse futures in an urban forest school

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the ways in which ‘forest school’, an educational approach where children engage in creative and play based activities in a ‘natural’ environment, can contribute towards Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG 15) by promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and by helping address biodiversity loss. Drawing on data
Hannah Hogarth
wiley   +1 more source

A multi-criteria sustainability and engine performance study of andropogon narudus biodiesel using the PUGH matrix and ML. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Pv E   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Deregulation, government failure, and tragedy: The Report of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry

open access: yesEconomic Affairs, EarlyView.
Abstract The Inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower, London, in 2017 has exposed the failures that led to the tragedy in a commendably exhaustive manner. But the explanation of those failures is seriously inadequate. First, they are attributed to deregulation, when the Inquiry itself details the ways in which the cladding of the building was subject ...
David Campbell
wiley   +1 more source

Accountability That Keeps on Giving: Open Issues in the Delivery of Public Services

open access: yesFinancial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reviewing and discussing current “hot” issues in the public accountability of public services from the different perspectives of central and local government, healthcare, universities, and third‐sector organizations, this piece aims at open a debate on how to improve both research and practice in these realms.
Richard Baylis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Reduced Mechanism for Low-Temperature Ignition of <i>n</i>‑Pentanol. [PDF]

open access: yesACS Omega
Tiburcio-Cortés J   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Optimizing equity and efficiency in the aerial firefighting resource allocation problem

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This study addresses the aerial firefighting resource allocation problem, formulated as the strategic prepositioning of a heterogeneous aerial firefighting fleet across capacity‐constrained airbases. A novel bi‐objective model is proposed that simultaneously optimizes efficiency (aggregate risk‐weighted accessibility) and equity (minimized ...
Konstantinos A. Tasias, George Nenes
wiley   +1 more source

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