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Resilience for restoration: Insights from the Northern Great Plains native seed system

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Native plants are essential to ecological restoration and culturally important to local and Tribal communities, yet native seed systems across the United States (US) struggle to meet restoration demand. In the US Northern Great Plains, land conversion of native ecosystems means restoration potential is high but constrained by an underdeveloped
Elena Friedman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A walk in the park—Identifying healthy greenspaces using scents

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As urbanisation accelerates globally, access to nature is increasingly recognised as vital for public health and wellbeing. We captured and analysed plant‐emitted airborne ‘scent signatures’ across Oxford's urban greenspaces to assess their potential health relevance.
William T. Kay   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reasonable Energy Consumption Correction Method for Ventilation and Air-conditioning of Platform Screen Door Metro Stations in China

open access: yesChengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu
Objective In view of the continuous growth of energy consumption in metro stations, in order to accurately evaluate their current energy consumption level, tap energy conservation potential and promote energy conservation of buildings, it is necessary to
SU Ziyi, LI Xiaofeng
doaj   +1 more source

Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Relationship Between the Built Environment and Bike-Sharing Usage as a Feeder Mode Across Different Metro Station Types in Shenzhen

open access: yesLand
Bike-sharing has been widely recognized for addressing the “last-mile” problem and improving commuting efficiency. While prior studies emphasize how the built environment shapes feeder trips, the effects of station types and spatial heterogeneity on bike-
Yiting Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anticipated Capitalization of the Santiago Metro System on Housing Prices [PDF]

open access: yes
Housing units with closer access to public transportation enjoy a higher market value than those with similar characteristics but poorer access. This difference can be explained by the less expensive cost of transport to the main workplaces and shopping ...
Claudio Agostini, Gastón Palmucci
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Increasing urban flash flood risk attributable to both climate and development

open access: yesQuarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
A new event impact attribution methodology that combines convection‐permitting climate model data with flood inundation modelling was used for a five‐hour flash‐flooding event in the suburbs of Leeds in 2014. The results show increased urban flood extent due to both climate change (+16%) and increased urbanisation (+29%).
Daniel F. Cotterill   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization Design of Airflow Organization for Variable Working Zones in Metro Station Large Spaces

open access: yesChengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu
ObjectiveAt present, public areas of metro station generally adopt the traditional mixed ventilation airflow organization mode, resulting in significant energy waste in air-conditioning systems.
Lizhen YANG
doaj   +1 more source

Cary Service Station Ice Scraper

open access: yes
Ice scraper for car, promotional item advertising Cary Service Station ...
Cary Service Station
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Metro Notice of Adopted Amendment (2006-02-28)

open access: yes, 2006
9 pp. Adopted 2006-02-28. Department of Land Conservation and Development Notice of Adopted AmendmentTitie 11 of Metro's Urban Growth Management Functional Plan establishes temporary limitations on land divisions in territory newly added to the UGB.
Metro
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