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¿Se acabó el suelo en la gran ciudad?: Las nuevas periferias metropolitanas de la vivienda social en Santiago de Chile

open access: yesEURE (Santiago) - Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Urbano Regionales, 2007
Se analizan e interpretan los efectos socio-espaciales del proceso de construcción de viviendas sociales en las comunas de la periferia del Área Metropolitana de Santiago. Los resultados llevan a postular que, producto de la ubicación periférica y de las
Rodrigo Hidalgo Dattwyler
doaj  

Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in Cultivating Short Food Supply Chains With Urban Indoor Agriculture

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lands Suitability Analysis for Urban Development in the Metropolitan Area of Tabriz;Using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) [PDF]

open access: yesجغرافیا و آمایش شهری منطقه‌ای, 2013
One of the important and intricate cases for urban planners has been deciding on appropriate locations for future expansion of cities and determination of suitable land for developing.
Dr. Rasoul Ghorbani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantifying Spatiotemporal Patterns and Major Explanatory Factors of Urban Expansion in Miami Metropolitan Area During 1992-2016

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2019
Urban expansion is one of the most dramatic forms of land transformation in the world and it is one of the greatest challenges in achieving sustainable development in the 21st century.
S. Rifat, Weibo Liu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barriers to English Language Learners in the Chicago Metropolitan Area [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Immigrants from all over the world are continuing to move to Illinois in large numbers. As they settle into an increasingly diverse range of communities within metropolitan Chicago, this expansion of ports of entry creates new challenges for the state ...
Jody Raphael, Lise McKean, Melissa Ford
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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

Expansion Analysis of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration Using DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Imagery for 1993 to 2012

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2018
Investigating the characteristics of urban expansion is helpful in managing the relationship between urbanization and the ecological and environmental issues related to sustainable development.
Huimin Lu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Greater Resistencia Study Case: Greenfield and Increased Densification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
. This paper focuses on one of the relevant issues of the phenomena of urban expansion and densification, i.e. the lack of planning of public greenfields.
Perez, M. (Malena)   +1 more
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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

Mover-se na Metrópole de Piratininga: as políticas públicas de mobilidade para a Grande São Paulo

open access: yesConfins, 2016
The present article aims to analyse the aplicability of the public policies of mobility in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region by the state companies who manage the transport (Metrô and CPTM).
Gullit Torres Dias
doaj   +1 more source

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