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Botanic and heritage gardens as living laboratories in the age of the polycrisis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement Cities face intertwined crises of climate, biodiversity loss and social disconnection. We show how botanic and heritage gardens can help address these challenges as living laboratories to generate place‐based evidence and public engagement.
Kevin Frediani
wiley   +1 more source

From traditional practice to unsustainable exploitation: Fruit overharvesting on the endangered relict palm Jubaea chilensis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Overharvesting of wild edible plants poses a growing threat to plant populations worldwide, particularly for slow‐growing species with limited regeneration. We quantified fruit extraction from the third‐largest known population of Jubaea chilensis—an endangered palm endemic to Chile—modeled the critical harvest threshold, and assessed consumer ...
Sebastián Cordero, Francisca Gálvez, Marisol Arriagada‐Honores, Andrés Jesús Garrido, Daniela Paredes‐Muñoz, Bastián Fuentes‐Valdés, Fernanda Torres‐Cifuentes, Francisco E. Fontúrbel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of the Intangible Cultural Heritage About propagation medium in the Big data Era

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
Film and television works have been attracting the attention of the modern people with their own characteristics. Image, vivid, intuitive, popular, the media uses its own advantage to spread out the information quickly, the transmission efficiency and ...
Jin Zhuo
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Advantages, Obstacles and Requirements of Utilizing the Intangible ‎Heritage as An Element of Tourist Attractions in Luxor [PDF]

International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Intangible cultural heritage indicates the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, and cultural spaces associated therewith. intangible heritage includes oral traditions, performing arts,
‎ Noha Abou El-Gheit ‎, Mohamed Abdel Hamid ‎, Hossam Arafa ‎   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intangible heritage

, 2015
It is a common phenomenon in many developments that the old cannot coexist with the new especially when our city is under rapidly development pressure for elevating the city competitiveness. Many decayed urban districts have neglected the importance of urban redevelopment. As a result, many featured streetscapes are disappearing.
openaire   +2 more sources

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the suitability for ecotourism in Beira Baixa region using a spatial decision support system based on a geographical information system

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
wiley   +1 more source

Social Sustainability in Circular Bioeconomy Business Models: Insights From Argentina

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on circular bioeconomy business models (CBEBM) has largely prioritised environmental and economic aspects, leaving out the social pillar. To address this gap, this paper analyses to what extent and in what ways social sustainability is integrated into CBEBM, based on 12 cases from northern Argentina, a region with high potential for ...
Celina N. Amato, Mónica Buraschi, Karen M. Siegel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Olive Oil Tourism as a Tool for Sustainable Development: Evidence From Consumer Motivations and Perceptions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines olive oil tourism as an experiential form of cultural tourism that enhances extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), olive‐growing heritage, and rural territories. Adopting a demand‐side perspective, it investigates consumers' awareness, motivations, and behavioral intentions related to oleotourism activities. An online survey of 511
Caterina Sciortino, Filippo Sgroi, Vito Domenico Sciancalepore, Giusi Giamporcaro, Carmelo Maria Moscato, Vincenzo Ferrantelli, Federico Modica   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Starch coating with carbon dots: A promising coating to enhance the freeze–thaw stability of meatballs

Food Chemistry: X
In this study, composite coatings were developed by incorporating carbon dots (CDs) to cross-linked starch (S). The effects of CDs on the coating structure and the quality of meatballs during freeze-thaw cycles were investigated.
Linlin Zhao, Huinan Jiang, Zhengxuan Han, Wenqin Gu, Xiangren Meng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source