Towards sustainable urban futures: A process for placemaking in South African townships
Town and Regional PlanningWhile placemaking has gained global traction, South Africa lacks a locally adapted process to guide planners, policymakers, and communities in harnessing its potential – particularly in historically marginalised township settings.
Wessel Strydom +2 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Emissions of unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants (UPOPs) and global warming are two major environmental challenges. But their governance has largely evolved in parallel, leaving the toxicity implications of climate‐driven industrial transitions poorly understood.
Yuxiang Sun +7 more
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EU Neighbourhood policy: implications for public services and trade unions [PDF]
, 2006 The EU Neighbourhood policy creates pressures to liberalise and privatise public services.
Hall, David
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Global Nitrogen Deposition Promotes Carbon Sink Formation in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Nitrogen deposition alleviates ecosystem N limitation and enhances carbon sinks. Using 829 observations, we show 36% of deposited N is retained globally (39.15 Tg N yr−1), with distinct NHx and NOy contributions. This retention drives a terrestrial C sink of 0.88 Pg C yr−1 (25.48%), highlighting the importance of pool‐specific C:N stoichiometry ...
Lei Li +6 more
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Adhuc Tacfarinas: the causes of the Tiberian war in North Africa (AD ca. 15-24) and the impact of the conflict on Roman imperial policy [PDF]
, 2015 During the reign of Tiberius successive governors of Africa Proconsularis struggled to suppress a serious revolt by a number of semi-nomadic tribes led by Tacfarinas.
Vanacker, Wouter
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Corals and Reef‐Dwelling Fish Regulate Carbon Storage and Cycling Processes in Coral Reef Ecosystems
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Coral reefs are biodiversity hotspots, yet their role in carbon storage and cycling remains poorly understood. Using field surveys and modeling in the South China Sea, we reveal the overlooked potential of carbon storage in reef ecosystems and how reef fish, corals, and surface sediment jointly shape reef carbon reservoirs.
Yiting Chen +8 more
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Background Report on Private Sector Development in Latin America, the Post-Communist Countries of Europe and Asia, the Middle East and North Africa [PDF]
After a long period in which state-led development was the dominant economic paradigm, since the 1980s private sector development has been the focus for economic policy makers.
Mehdi Safavi +2 more
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Performing myths, ritualising modernity: dancing for Nomkhubulwana and the reinvention of Zulu tradition [PDF]
, 2012 The European colonial expansion T in Africa disrupted and in instances stopped the celebration and development of traditional values in the colonised territories. This disruption is more acute in southern Africa, especially in the South African territory
Adeyemi, Sola
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Oil‐Coated Nanoplastics Induce Rapid Membrane Disruption and Severe Intestinal Injury
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Oil‐rich food contact dramatically amplifies MNP release from plastic takeout containers, producing oil‐coated nanoplastics with altered surface properties and rapid membrane‐disruptive effects. These particles cause severe intestinal barrier damage and immune dysfunction in mice, and risk modeling suggests that long‐term gastrointestinal burdens may ...
Ruwen Xie +17 more
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