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Before Biodiversity: Trajectories of National Parks in Latin America (1930s–1980s)
Latin American Research ReviewAlmost a century ago, long before biodiversity expressed a scientific value for nature, Latin American countries began establishing national parks. Today, they represent over 6 percent of Latin America’s landmass.
Frederico Freitas +2 more
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Escape into nature: The ideology of Pacific Spirit Regional Park
, 2014 This dissertation investigates the ideology of Pacific Spirit Regional Park, an urban forest adjacent to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Using the tools of archaeology and anthropology, I analyse the history, landscape, performance, and discourse of the park to understand Pacific Spirit as a culturally-constructed place that ...
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Science and Technology Parks in Two Lagging Regions of Spain: A Comparative Evaluation Using an Innovation Network Approach [PDF]
Science and Technology Parks (STPs) have been widely used as innovation support and regional development instruments in most European countries. In Objective 1 regions of South Europe STPs projects were developed during the 90s through regional, national
Achilleas Tsamis
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous inflammatory condition with widely varying global prevalence estimates. The frequency of SLE in the general population of Australia has been reported to be notably lower than contemporary estimates in countries such as the United States or United Kingdom, at 19 to 39 per 100,000 as opposed ...
Lucinda Roper +7 more
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Visitors to urban greenspace have higher sentiment and lower negativity on Twitter
People and Nature, 2019 With more people living in cities, we are witnessing a decline in exposure to nature. A growing body of research has demonstrated an association between nature contact and improved mood.
Aaron J. Schwartz +4 more
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Do Science Parks Generate Regional Economic Growth? An Empirical Analysis of their Effects on Job Growth and Venture Capital [PDF]
Agglomerations, or "clusters" of industries, and especially of high-technology industries, can be major sources of economic growth. Policy makers therefore often search for ways to catalyze such clusters.
Wallsten, Scott
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro +6 more
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Časopis Socìalʹno-Ekonomìčnoï Geografìï. Часопис соціально-економічної географіїRegional landscape parks (RLP) as multifunctional objects of the nature reserve fund combine the functions of nature protection, environmental education and recreation, are key objects of recreational and tourist activities.
Anzhela Shukanova +4 more
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The impact of science and technology parks on firms´ product innovation: empirical evidence from Spain [PDF]
Science and Technology Parks (STP) are one of the most important and extensive innovation policy initiatives introduced in recent years. This work evaluates the impact of STP on firm product innovation in the Spanish context. Spain is less developed than
Vásquez Urriago, Ángela Rocio +3 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Youth who experience a sport‐related knee injury have elevated odds of becoming overweight or developing obesity in 3 to 10 years, compounding their risk for posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). To inform prevention strategies, this study compared patterns of adiposity change between youth with a sport‐related knee injury and uninjured youth ...
Justin M. Losciale +6 more
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