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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 +2 more
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Landslides in the South Wales coalfield
, 1986 Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:86/07490(Landslides) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited ...
Polytechnic of Wales, Treforest (United Kingdom). Dept. of Civil Engineering and Building +1 more
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, 2012 Landslides are natural hazards typical for Alpine regions in Austria. They often lead to negative consequences for the society and environment and cause frequently high economic losses.
Catrin Promper +5 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between sustainability transitions and local development through the case of Colombia's medicinal cannabis industry. It highlights how neglecting place‐specific needs and development expectations can hinder equitable transitions and reinforce existing socio‐economic disparities.
Diana Morales, Mónica Ramos‐Mejía
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Urban Housing Markets and Sustainability Risk: Empirical Evidence From South African Cities
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the global shift toward sustainability and rising expectations for socially and environmentally responsible housing, evidence from South Africa's urban markets remains limited and underexplored. This study examines how sustainability‐related vulnerabilities shape downside housing risk across 60 cities between 2002 and 2021.
Bereket A. Ataro +2 more
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The Landslide Handbook - A Guide to Understanding Landslides [PDF]
Circular, 2008 Lynn M. Highland, Peter Bobrowsky
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The Hungtsaiping landslides: from ancient to recent
, 2014 A large and deep-seated landslide at Hungtsaiping was triggered by the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake with the magnitude of 7.3. Extensive site investigations for the landslide were conducted including field reconnaissance, geophysical exploration, borehole ...
Dong, Jia-Jyun +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The application of circular economy, which aims to maximize efficiency and reduce waste, to renewable energy sources necessitates, given the intermittent nature of the latter, robust energy storage solutions to ensure grid stability and avoid wasting energy.
Ó. Martín‐Llorente +4 more
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, 2013 This paper presents a new genesis and associated mechanism responsible for causing landslides and particular rapid and long runout landslides during earthquakes.
Yue, QZQ
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While much is known about what drives general participation in climate action, less is known about the drivers of actions that are explicitly linked to time, resource, or convenience constraints (i.e., effortful climate action). Understanding what drives effortful climate action is important to effectively tackle climate change, as many high ...
Carola Garrecht +5 more
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