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WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
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Systematic review of effects on biodiversity from oil palm production
Background: during the past decade there has been a growing interest in bioenergy, driven by concerns about global climate change, growing energy demand, and depleting fossil fuel reserves.
Garcia-Ulloa, John +10 more
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AGRICULTURE IN A SOCIALIST CITY: Towards an Alter‐Urban Political Ecology
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.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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REPRODUCING OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPES: The Rock Mining for Indonesia's New Capital City
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Indonesia's new capital city is designed to become a green and sustainable city. In this article, we examine the (un)sustainability of the process through which the city is coming into being. Using the sociospatial theory of planetary urbanization, we trace the dialectical relationship between the new city and sites beyond it to show how ...
Bosman Batubara +4 more
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Within classical sociological accounts of capitalism, families are curious remnants of the past. Contemporary elite sociology dismisses the family in a different way: by primarily focusing on individual men. When the family does appear within elite studies, scholars frequently follow a stratification framework, which focuses on the ...
Shamus Khan, Max Besbris, Estela Diaz
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Study on Drying Characteristics of Juvenile Wood of <i>Dalbergia odorifera</i> T.C.Chen. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Liu J, Li T, Li J, Liu H.
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Uncovering Biogas Outcomes: Tales of Hubris, Hope, and Failure From Southern Malawi
Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to speak directly to biogas failure. Over the past two decades, immense amounts of money have been spent by African governments, private individuals, and most conspicuously, international aid agencies and donors, on countless biogas projects in every country on the continent.
Marc Kalina +4 more
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The Economic and Ecological Impact of Soy in Brazil: A Synthetic Control Method Approach
Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.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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NRLC-YOLO for lightweight detection and grasp positioning of latex cups in rubber plantations. [PDF]
Front Plant SciXu R, Zhang X, Liao Y, Zhang Z, Liu J.
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Industrial disposal of effluents on land and subsequent pollution of groundwater and soil of surrounding farmlands is a relatively new area of research.
Prakash Nelliyat +1 more
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