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Forest EcosystemsA tree's basal area (BA) and wood volume scale exponentially with tree diameter in species-specific patterns. Recent observed increases in tree growth suggest these allometric relationships are shifting in response to climate change, rising CO2 levels ...
John Schwarzmann, Donald M. Waller
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A comparison of wetland characteristics between Agricultural Conservation Easement Program and public lands wetlands in West Virginia, USA. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2020 Lewis KE, Rota CT, Anderson JT.
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A RANGELAND GRASSHOPPER INSURANCE PROGRAM [PDF]
The incidence of benefits and costs from controlling rangeland grasshoppers on public grazing lands poses problems of economic efficiency and distributional equity. Public grasshopper control programs operate like public disaster assistance.
Davis, Robert M., Skold, Melvin D.
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From policing to sustainability: Rethinking pathways for safer neighbourhoods in border communities
World Development SustainabilityWhile scholars have explored the dynamics of African border communities focusing on context-specific everyday practices of crime prevention and safer neighbourhood strategies, attention is often directed to community policing than other strategies ...
Tobias Tseer +4 more
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PUBLIC CONSERVATION LAND AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN THE NORTHERN FOREST REGION [PDF]
As with many environmental issues, debates about increasing public conservation lands in the Northern Forest region frequently center on a perceived tradeoff between jobs and the environment.
Hunt, Gary L. +2 more
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Agribusiness, 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
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EFFICACY OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN PREVENTING AND RESOLVING CONFLICTS ON STATE LAND IN ZAMBIA
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial SciencesThere are public institutions mandated to prevent and resolve conflicts on state land in Zambia. Public institutions which are supposed to prevent conflicts included the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) and Local Authorities (LAs) while ...
Anthony +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole +6 more
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Integrating efficiency and Equality considerations in the Evaluation of Public Policies: The Case of an Afforestation Programme in Poland [PDF]
From an economics perspective, forest policy can be evaluated using an efficiency criterion, but also from a distributional perspective. An instrument that can combine both-the efficiency and distribution al cost-benefit analysis-is presented.
Adam Kaliszewski +2 more
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