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Effects of Regional Weather and Agricultural Practices on the Nest Survival of Northern Lapwings in France. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
This study monitored nests of lapwings with cameras and weekly visits at inland sites in eastern France, and at coastal sites in northern France. About a third of nests failed; the main causes of failure were agricultural equipment (11%), abandonment (8.2%), and depredation (7.5%). Estimates of nest survival for a 27‐day incubation were 66% and 59% for
Van den Berg RF   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

PERMACULTURE ZONE PLANNING USING THE TRIANGULAR METHOD [PDF]

open access: yese-GFOS, 2018
Permaculture is a multifaceted, integrated, and ecologically harmonious method of designing human centered landscapes. One of the key elements in planning permaculture systems is zone planning.
Srđan Babac, Damir Belić
doaj   +1 more source

Permaculture Design: On the Practice of Radical Imagination

open access: yescommunication +1, 2014
Permaculture design is a concept that aims at transforming not only agriculture, but also city planning, architecture, development, etc. In short it aims to change human habitats.
Katja Rothe
doaj   +1 more source

The Concept of Sustainable Development and Its Impact on the Shaping of Modern International Relations through Global Agreements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The goal of this article is a depiction of the process of the molding of the concept of sustainable development as well as a look at the influence that this concept has exerted on contemporary international politics, especially taking into account ...
B. Fiedor   +15 more
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Permacinema

open access: yesPhilosophies, 2022
This article charts the contiguity of farming and film, blending permaculture and cinema to advance a modality of sustainable film theory and practice we call “permacinema.” As an alternative approach to looking and labour, permaculture exhibits a suite ...
Anat Pick, Chris Dymond
doaj   +1 more source

Transition in place: dynamics, possibilities, and constraints [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The Transition Movement is a translocal phenomenon circulated through transnational grassroots networks. This study explores the geographies of the Transition Movement with a theoretical framework that perceives it as both a social movement and a ...
Feola, Giuseppe, Nicolosi, Emily
core   +1 more source

The Politics of Permaculture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Permaculture is an environmental movement that makes us reevaluate what it means to be sustainable. Through innovative agriculture and settlement design, the movement creates new communities that are harmonious with nature. It has grown from humble origins on a farm in 1970s Australia and flourished into a worldwide movement that confronts industrial ...
openaire   +2 more sources

La permaculture au sein des dynamiques territoriales : leviers pour une mésologisation de l’agriculture suisse

open access: yesDéveloppement Durable et Territoires, 2020
Based on ethnographic fieldwork with permaculture practitioners of Swiss Romandie, we highlight the territorial dynamics propelled by the implementation of permaculture.
Leila Chakroun
doaj   +1 more source

The power of one [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper provides a blueprint for anyone who would join the effort to prevent future wars by choosing a less energy intensive lifestyle ...
Alderman, Walt
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Botanical Fabrication: A research project at the intersection of design, botany and horticulture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
‘Botanical Fabrication’ is an on-going research initiative which investigates how an understanding of botany and horticultural techniques can challenge the design process and lead to alternative sustainable manufacturing or ‘eco-facturing’ tools.
Collet, Carole, Foissac, Guillaume
core   +1 more source

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