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Desarrollo urbano e inversiones en infraestructura: elementos para la toma de decisiones [PDF]
, 2006 Incluye BibliografíaLos países de la región latinoamericana viven actualmente en un contexto de crecientes exigencias que derivan de los procesos de integración económica y territorial, globalización e incremento de la competitividad de las ciudades.
Rozas, Patricio, Correa, Germán
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Bioinvasions are considered mostly as a biodiversity and conservation hazard, but in specific situations, introduced species can bring ecological or socioeconomic benefits. We assessed the social–ecological role of marine introduced species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea—a global hotspot of bioinvasions and extirpations—and their potential ...
Stelios Katsanevakis +7 more
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Ciencia y AgriculturaEconomic, social, and environmental sustainability represents a growing challenge for sectors associated with swimming, recreation, health, tourism, and public-private management, particularly due to the high demand for water, energy, and chemical ...
Rodolfo Colorado
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Biodiversity is globally threatened by human impacts, including land‐use transformation and climate change, which has prompted a rapid transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) energy. However, utility‐scale PV plants require vast areas and can lead to conflicts with biodiversity conservation, making ...
Pablo Medrano‐Vizcaíno +10 more
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Next MaterialsThis research investigates the microstructural and macrostructural effects of incorporating EAFD as a partial cement replacement in mortar mixtures and analyzes their behavior in both the fresh and hardened states.
Carlos Herrera +4 more
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Risks of concealing environmental degradation
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Current practice seeks to conceal the visual impact of land‐use change (i.e., development). Six percent of development impact assessments in Australia and 14% of the World Bank's assessments recommend visual impact mitigation. This mitigation results in, for example, vegetated buffer strips alongside cleared agricultural areas and earthen ...
Matt W. Hayward +8 more
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Infraestructura y servicios de transporte ferroviario vinculados a las vías de navegación fluvial en América del Sur [PDF]
, 2007 Incluye BibliografíaEl transporte de carga ha abierto amplios horizontes para la economía internacional, permitiendo el avance de la especialización geográfica y que la industria utilice fuentes de servicio a escala global.
Wilmsmeier, Gordon
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT To address the shortcomings associated with state ownership, countries have implemented various legal strategies to curb political influence in state‐owned enterprises. This research studies whether these strategies constrain the government's ability to use their appointment powers for political considerations.
Pablo Torres
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Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología, 2004 Este estudio se realizó con el fin de evaluar la toxicidad del extracto de Abuta grandifolia mediante la técnica de One cell test. El extracto etanólico se preparó mediante secado y pulverización del tallo de la A.
Daniel Saúl +3 more
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Método de Aproximación Catenaria en el diseño de estructuras antifuniculares
Informes de la Construccion, 2014 Este artículo describe una nueva metodología para resolver un problema típico del diseño de estructuras antifuniculares: cómo obtener una configuración de equilibrio partiendo de condicionantes geométricos iniciales.
M. Cañete-Güeto +2 more
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