Insights for conservation from the Ecological Knowledge Games project
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Environmental conservation research requires robust methods for collecting large‐scale behavioral data and engaging diverse stakeholders in decision‐making processes. We (Y.P., A.B.D., and N.B.) created EcoKnowGames (Ecological Knowledge Games), a transdisciplinary project that develops knowledge games for conservation science and data ...
Yuan Pan +4 more
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III Jornada de Cultura Jurídica
IDP, 2017 El passat 31 de març de 2017 es va celebrar a la seu institucional de la UOC (Av. del Tibidabo, 39-43 de Barcelona) la III Jornada del Cultura Jurídica, organitzada pels Estudis de Dret i Ciència Política de la UOC i la Càtedra de Cultura Jurídica de la ...
David Martínez-Zorrilla +1 more
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Risks of concealing environmental degradation
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Current practice seeks to conceal the visual impact of land‐use change (i.e., development). Six percent of development impact assessments in Australia and 14% of the World Bank's assessments recommend visual impact mitigation. This mitigation results in, for example, vegetated buffer strips alongside cleared agricultural areas and earthen ...
Matt W. Hayward +8 more
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An Equilibrium Model of Lumpy Housing Investment [PDF]
We formulate and solve a dynamic general equilibrium model with heterogeneous agents and lumpy housing adjustment at the household level. We use the model to ask a simple question: how does the microeconomic lumpiness of housing adjustment affect the ...
Marina Pavan, Matteo Iacoviello
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Changes in the transformative potential of action proposals in Finnish Red Lists from 1986 to 2019
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Red lists provide critical knowledge regarding biodiversity decline, especially in Finland, where broad assessments have been made regularly since the 1980s. They deliver information on the threat status of species and ecosystems, propose actions to guide conservation policy, and have the potential to spur transformative change.
Anni Arponen +4 more
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Trade and Business-Cycle Comovement: Evidence from the EU [PDF]
This paper is an empirical study of the determinants of business-cycle comovement. Using a panel of European countries (1972-2004) it is found that bilateral trade intensity is a robust determinant of real comovement in Europe, this confirming the ...
Luigi Bocola
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How identity bias affects perceptions of conservation messages on social media
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Public support is essential for conservation, as public opinion can influence decision‐making and policy. Therefore, understanding whether bias toward conservationists due to their identity (identity bias) affects their perceived credibility and support for their recommendations is important.
Lauren F. Rudd +4 more
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[Impact of an integrated and centralized drug policy: the case of the province of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaImpacto de uma política de medicamentos integrada e centralizada: o caso da província de Buenos Aires, Argentina]. [PDF]
Rev Panam Salud PublicaMarín GH +7 more
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Scientists’ warning on the global destruction of rock outcrop ecosystems
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Rock outcrops are geological formations that harbor a highly specialized biota adapted to harsh environmental conditions that differ from their surrounding landscapes. They are globally distributed, especially in old, highly weathered landscapes, and can function as habitat islands containing high levels of endemism and distinct evolutionary ...
Luiza F. A. de Paula +19 more
wiley +1 more source
[Modeling of the Brazilian National Health Promotion Policy and its implementation sinuosities]. [PDF]
Cad Saude PublicaDias MSA +4 more
europepmc +1 more source