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Analysis of practice of granting state and municipal services

Вестник СибАДИ, 2017
Providing state and municipal services to the public is a primary function in the activities of state and municipal government. It is the quality of the provision of public services to citizens assess the effects of the activities of state bodies and ...
N. L. Ashirbagina, A. I. Kovalyov, O. V. Frik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt, Stefan Seifert, Saskia Wolff, Tobia Lakes, Marten Graubner, Axel Werwatz, Silke Hüttel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epitaxial Oxide Interfaces Create Poison‐Resistant CuO Sites for Environmental Catalysis

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
An epitaxially stabilized CuO overlayer on Ti1−xInxO2 creates electron‐poor, high‐symmetry Cu–O sites that activate interfacial lattice‐oxygen redox. This interface promotes NOx reduction through an Eley–Rideal pathway, diverts sulfate formation, and sustains CH3SH deep oxidation via a Mars–van Krevelen cycle, offering a route to poison‐resistant ...
Lupeng Han, Yanqing Li, Yongjie Shen, Huijun Yu, Evangelina Pensa, Xuehui Yang, Yanqi Chen, Xiaonan Hu, Xiyang Wang, Song Li, Gaowu Qin, Wenqiang Qu, Ming Xie, Emiliano Cortés, Dengsong Zhang   +14 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Assessing efficiency drivers in municipal solid waste collection services through a non-parametric method

, 2017
Municipal solid waste collection is a public service with impact on the environment, public health, and the appearance of a municipal area. The standard of efficiency achieved in providing this service has a direct impact on household expenditure, since ...
A. Guerrini, P. Carvalho, Giulia C. Romano, R. Marques, C. Leardini   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

On the road to ‘research municipalities’: analysing transdisciplinarity in municipal ecosystem services and adaptation planning

Sustainability Science, 2017
Transdisciplinary research and collaboration is widely acknowledged as a critical success factor for solution-oriented approaches that can tackle complex sustainability challenges, such as biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate-related hazards.
Ebba Brink, C. Wamsler, Marie Adolfsson, M. Axelsson, T. Beery, H. Björn, T. Bramryd, N. Ekelund, Therese Jephson, Widar Narvelo, B. Ness, K. Jönsson, T. Palo, Magnus Sjeldrup, S. Stålhammar, Géraldine Thiere   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu, Szu‐Hsien Chen, Xining Yang, Ken Resnicow, Hsing‐Fang Hsieh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM OF THE MULTIPURPOSE CENTERS OF PROVIDING THE STATE AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO THE POPULATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF PRIMORSKY KRAI)

RUDN Journal of Public Administration, 2016
The article deals with improving the quality of the provision and accessibility of public and municipal services. With the rapid development of telecommunications technology procedures for obtaining services and information to signifi cantly expand and ...
Eugeniya O Zapoleva, Anna A Zakharchenko, Victor V Pit, Elena S Mudrik   +3 more
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Public and Personal Social Services in European Countries from Public/Municipal to Private—and Back to Municipal and “Third Sector” Provision

, 2018
This article discusses the provision of public services (public utilities) and personal social services in European countries. In pursuing a historical perspective, four stages are discerned: the pre-welfare state of the late nineteenth century; the ...
H. Wollmann
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas, Thanharat Silamongkol, H. Kenny Nienhusser, Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Cristalís Capielo Rosario, Lucas Torres, Oswaldo Moreno   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitators’ champion behaviors for delivering an evidence‐based parenting program

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Effective implementation of parenting programs relies on multiple factors, particularly the role of facilitators who actively deliver and support the intervention. Facilitators’ champion behaviors or the efforts they make to encourage implementation, can positively impact the outcomes of these programs.
Camila Regina Lotto, Elisa Rachel Pisani Altafim, Dana Charles McCoy, Maria Beatriz Martins Linhares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source