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Social Sustainability in Metropolitan Areas: Accessibility and Equity in the Case of the Metropolitan Area of Valencia (Spain)

open access: yes, 2018
By definition, sustainable development includes environmental, economic and social dimensions. Scholars have paid little attention to the latter, although greater interest has been seen in recent years due to the growing strength of the idea that ...
M. Pitarch-Garrido
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth Using GIS and Remote Sensing: A Case Study of the Colombo Metropolitan Area, Sri Lanka

open access: yesISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf., 2016
Understanding urban growth spatiotemporally is important for landscape and urban development planning. In this study, we examined the spatiotemporal pattern of urban growth of the Colombo Metropolitan Area (CMA)—Sri Lanka’s only metropolitan area—from ...
S. Subasinghe, R. Estoque, Y. Murayama
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial and Temporal Hot Spots of Aedes albopictus Abundance inside and outside a South European Metropolitan Area

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Aedes albopictus is a tropical invasive species which in the last decades spread worldwide, also colonizing temperate regions of Europe and US, where it has become a public health concern due to its ability to transmit exotic arboviruses, as well as ...
M. Manica   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metropolitan area network re-architecture

open access: yesDianxin kexue, 2018
Digitization and intelligentization have become the main goals of infrastructure construction.As the most important part of the evolution of the network,the re-architecture of metropolitan area network (MAN) has directly determined the advanced level of ...
Huanan CHEN   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Uterus didelphys and cervical cancer: A case report

open access: yesGynecologic Oncology Reports
Background: Deficiencies in the merging process of the paramesonephric ducts as part of the embryonal development lead to anomalies of the uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and proximal vagina (Müllerian malformations).
Annika Krückel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

1 oder 2 oder 3? Zur Konstituierung möglicher Metropolregionen an Rhein und Ruhr

open access: yesRaumforschung und Raumordnung, 2010
The article discusses an advancement of the planning concept of “Metropolitan Region Rhine Ruhr”, which has been established in the year 1995, but never realised in practice.
Hans H. Blotevogel, Kati Schulze
doaj   +1 more source

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