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Global Change Biology, Volume 29, Issue 4, Page 1062-1079, February 2023., 2023 About 20% of the Pantropical tropical dry forest biomass is affected by fires of which small fires explain most of it. The spatial distribution of small fires is related to socioeconomic and biophysical drivers, while climatic conditions drive large and intense fires.
Rogelio O. Corona‐Núñez +1 more
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European Policy Analysis, Volume 7, Issue 2, Page 521-536, Autumn 2021., 2021 Abstract Socioeconomic inequalities in health have been an issue in all European countries since the publication of the “Black Report” in the United Kingdom in 1980. However, data show that nowadays there are important socioeconomic health inequalities within EU countries.
Neus Carrilero +3 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen Prevenir la obesidad entre los jóvenes latinos que viven en Estados Unidos y en países latinoamericanos requiere reconocer la especificidad de los contextos y las interacciones entre actividad física (AF) y entorno construido (EC). El objetivo de este artículo es avanzar en la agenda de investigación sobre el EC y la AF con el fin de prevenir ...
Olga L. Sarmiento +11 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen La obesidad infantil es un grave problema de salud pública en Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos y para luchar contra ella se precisan instrumentos de medición válidos y fiables y que tengan en cuenta los aspectos culturales. Para avanzar en este campo sería útil mejorar las mediciones en los distintos grupos de edades y países del continente ...
David Berrigan +11 more
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Regional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 13, Issue 2, Page 221-245, April 2021., 2021 Abstract The possible impacts of contextual effects on political behaviour have long been studied and analysed by political scientists and geographers. We review previous relevant literature and extend it by incorporating the recent rise of populism and developments of socio‐economic determinants of the political economy of discontent and the geography
Luise Koeppen +3 more
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Deprivation at local level: Practical problems and policy implications for the province of Milan
Regional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 43-61, February 2021., 2021 Abstract Composite indicators are often used to assess the structure of urban deprivation to promote sustainable development. However, the refined spatial scale of analysis poses problems related to data availability. In this paper, we define a spatial deprivation index in the province of Milan, using both census data and areal interpolation ...
Alfredo Cartone, Domenica Panzera
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SUSTENTABILIDADE EM SISTEMAS AGROFLORESTAIS: INDICADORES SOCIOECONÔMICOS [PDF]
Ciência Florestal, 2000 É ampla a discussão que envolve a importância do enquadramento das atividades de produção em geral, ao conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável. Dentre as atividades agropecuárias, os sistemas agroflorestais (SAF) têm sido considerados como sustentáveis ...
Omar Daniel +5 more
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La corrupción urbanística: Estrategias de análisis
Revista Española de Investigación Criminológica, 2008 Hipótesis de este estudio es que el asentamiento de la corrupción urbanística en un determinado territorio resulta favorecido por la presencia simultánea en esa área geográfica de determinados indicadores socioeconómicos.
Jose Luis Díez Ripollés +1 more
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Catalyzing sustainable fisheries management through behavior change interventions
Conservation Biology, Volume 34, Issue 5, Page 1176-1189, October 2020., 2020 Abstract Small‐scale fisheries are an important livelihood and primary protein source for coastal communities in many of the poorest regions in the world, yet many are overfished and thus require effective and scalable management solutions. Positive ecological and socioeconomic responses to management typically lag behind immediate costs borne by ...
Gavin McDonald +17 more
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Pollination by bats enhances both quality and yield of a major cash crop in Mexico
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 57, Issue 3, Page 450-459, March 2020., 2020 Our study shows that bats provide a vital ecosystem service by pollinating a crop of major socio‐economic importance, and that consideration of both crop quality and yield are essential to fully understanding the benefits of bat pollination. A reduction of this service would result in a decrease in both the size and quality of the harvest, causing ...
Constance J. Tremlett +5 more
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