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Net‐zero carbon declarations by Japanese local governments: What caused the domino‐like diffusion?
Review of Policy Research, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 853-893, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Sub‐national governments are a crucial non‐state actor for mitigating climate change. This importance has recently strengthened as increasing numbers of municipalities declare net‐zero carbon emission goals to support the Paris Agreement, often well ahead of national governments.
Takashi Nakazawa +4 more
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Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 4, August 2023., 2023 Abstract Inner phenomena, such as personal motivations for pursuing sustainability, may be critical levers for improving conservation outcomes. Most conservation research and policies, however, focus on external phenomena (e.g., ecological change or economic processes). We explored the factors shaping 9 conservation attitudes toward forest and wildlife
Katarzyna M. Mikołajczak +8 more
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World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 15, Issue 2, Page 148-162, June 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper describes the developmentand introduction of an important new international health survey research program, HINTS‐China, which builds upon HINTS, the established national repeated‐measure US‐based survey that has been used over the past decade to inform national public health policies. The major goal of the first two administrations
Ya Yang +3 more
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Regional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 14, Issue S1, Page 142-161, November 2022., 2022 Abstract Confinement measures imposed during the COVID‐19 pandemic forced many people to work from home. As telework reduces commuting costs, there is the possibility of contributing to urban sprawl as it allows people to move to the periphery. A web‐based survey focusing on telework was conducted in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.
João de Abreu e Silva
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Consensus and controversy in the discipline of invasion science
Conservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 5, October 2022., 2022 Abstract Approaches, values, and perceptions in invasion science are highly dynamic, and like in other disciplines, views among different people can diverge. This has led to debate in the field specifically surrounding the core themes of values, management, impacts, and terminology.
Ross T. Shackleton +5 more
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Effects of social networks on interventions to change conservation behavior
Conservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 3, June 2022., 2022 Abstract Social networks are critical to the success of behavioral interventions in conservation because network processes such as information flows and social influence can enable behavior change to spread beyond a targeted group. We investigated these mechanisms in the context of a social marketing campaign to promote a wildlife poisoning hotline in ...
Emiel de Lange +2 more
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Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana: A micro‐level analysis
Poverty &Public Policy, Volume 13, Issue 4, Page 316-334, December 2021., 2021 Abstract The financial sector in rural areas, where most of the poor people in sub‐Saharan Africa are found, has transformed massively in recent times, notably through the increased penetration of several types of rural financial intermediaries in addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions.
Michael Danquah +4 more
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Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2009 Fundamentos: La acumulación de patologías crónicas en un mismo paciente es cada vez más frecuente, por lo que se está convirtiendo en un problema de salud pública. Los objetivos de este estudio son describir la prevalencia de pluripatología en la población, sus características epidemiológicas y su influencia en la utilización de servicios sanitarios a ...
Rivas Costa, Gonzalo +5 more
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La prohibición de difundir encuestas electorales : ¿una norma inconstitucional?
Revista de las Cortes Generales, 1997 SUMARIO: I.- Introducción. II.- Finalidad de la prohibición. 1. Reducir la influencia de las encuestas electorales sobre el voto. A) Racionalidad del voto. B) Libertad de elección. C) Participación electoral. 2.
Luis Gálvez Muñoz
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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina, 2014 En esta oportunidad, presentamos el trabajo realizado en la ciudad de Tarapoto, de gran influencia en el desarrollo de la región oriental del Perú y en donde se centralizan las labores de la llamada “Carretera Marginal", que unirá de Norte a Sur una serie de lugares poblados y que, luego, con las carreteras de penetración a la sierra y costa, asegurará
Guzmán Barrón, Alberto +2 more
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