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Hydropower-induced land use change in Fincha's watershed, werstern Ethiopia: analysis and impacts [PDF]

, 2008
The present article analyzes the land use dynamics caused by hydropower dam construction in 1973 in the Fincha'a watershed (1318 km2), a tributary of the Blue Nile.
Bezuayehu, T.O., Sterk, G.
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Gleaning the Rocky Shore? 2500 Years of Coastal Resource Use at Red Bluff 1, GunaiKurnai Country, SE Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shell middens in Gippsland along the eastern half of Victoria's coastline have usually been characterised as small, short‐duration camp sites with relatively low shell densities and low taxonomic diversity. Here we present new excavation results from a dense, high‐diversity site at Red Bluff near the eastern end of GunaiKurnai Country, a ...
Patrick Faulkner, Bruno David, David M. Kennedy, Fiona Petchey, Joanna Fresløv, Ashleigh J. Rogers, Jillian Garvey, Rachel Kirby, Runjie Yuan, Russell Mullett, John Stanisic, Kyne Krusic‐Golub, V. Ruth Pullin, Matthew C. McDowell, Robert J. Skelly, Anthony Romano, Vanessa N. L. Wong, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation   +17 more
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Going beyond the flood insurance rate map: insights from flood hazard map co-production [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2018
Flood hazard mapping in the United States (US) is deeply tied to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Consequently, publicly available flood maps provide essential information for insurance purposes, but they do not necessarily provide relevant
A. Luke, B. F. Sanders, B. F. Sanders, K. A. Goodrich, D. L. Feldman, D. Boudreau, A. Eguiarte, K. Serrano, A. Reyes, J. E. Schubert, A. AghaKouchak, V. Basolo, R. A. Matthew   +12 more
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Quantifying temporal and spatial variations in sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus transport in stream inflows to a large eutrophic lake [PDF]

, 2013
High-frequency sampling of two major stream inflows to a large eutrophic lake (Lake Rotorua, New Zealand) was conducted to measure inputs of total suspended sediment (TSS), and fractions of nitrogen and phosphorus (P).
Abell, Jonathan Michael, Hamilton, David P., Rutherford, J. C.   +2 more
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Uncovering Archaeological Treasures at Saruq al‐Hadid, UAE: Insights From Ground Penetrating Radar and Magnetic Data

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Saruq al‐Hadid, located at the edge of the Rub Al‐Khali desert near Dubai's southern border with Abu Dhabi, is among the region's richest archaeological sites. Renowned for its historical role in metallurgy, trade and human habitation, the site was occupied from the Umm an‐Nar period through the post–Iron Age. Despite its significance, much of
Moamen Ali, Sonia Santos‐Assunção, Mohammed Y. Ali, Diana Francis, Mansour B. Radwan, Mariam A. Alsuwaidi, Bader M. Al Ali, Jamal H. Safi, Saif Ullah, Muhammed A. Iqbal   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inferring sediment-discharge event types in an Alpine catchment from sub-daily time series [PDF]

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Fluvial sediment dynamics in mountain rivers are changing rapidly in a degrading cryosphere, raising the potential for erosive rainfall and runoff and detrimental effects on downstream areas.
A. Skålevåg, A. Skålevåg, O. Korup, O. Korup, A. Bronstert   +4 more
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‘They just want the perfect kids on show’: The illegal exclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities from primary schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Guidance from the Department for Education stipulates that permanent exclusions should only be used as a last resort and where there is potential for harm to come to anyone in the school setting. Suspensions are positioned as a tool to communicate to a pupil that their behaviour is in breach of the school's behaviour policy.
Megan Whitehouse
wiley   +1 more source

Amount of sediment drained into the Pacific coast in northwestern Baja California, Mexico

Ciencias Marinas, 1992
The amount of sediment drained into the Pacific coast due to the orographic system of northern Baja California was estimated by indirect methods. Langbein and Schumm’s (1958) equation was used to relate the erosive action of the rain and the protective ...
S Pou-Alberú, G Pozos-Salazar
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Alternative Cropping Patterns and Management Decisions on Soil Erosion and Revenue, Region VII, North Dakota [PDF]

This report focuses on the economic impact of selected agricultural management policies and the corresponding effect upon soil erosion.Farm Management, Land Economics/Use,
Ehni, Rodney J., Nelson, William C., Ogaard, Louis A.   +2 more
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Justice‐centred climate change education and territory

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In a globalised world, education faces challenges that go far beyond professional training, where social responsibility and the inclusion of heterogeneous communities and territories in all levels of education have become a greater focus of the university and of scientific research, setting the stage for more inclusive public policies. Greater
Lennin Florez‐Leiva, Meri Ruiz Cabezas, Cae Rodrigues, Ivan Sánchez Fontalvo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source