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Climate change and perennial crop production: Evidence of yield impact and adaptation in California

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Perennial crops are economically important. They contribute to food security, providing essential nutrients that are often lacking in annual crops, and provide additional environmental benefits compared with annual crops. Despite their importance, empirical research on the impacts of climate change and adaptation on perennial crops remains ...
Yuanyuan Wen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy Conservation- Residential Building

2020 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ICUE), 2020
An important part of environmental impact assessment is to study the energy use of a building. Different patterns of energy consumption, behavior of consumer and use of natural energy resources are deciding factors for sustainable life of the building and resident.
Atharav Joshi   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Capacity Building in Residential Care

Healthcare Management Forum, 2011
A retrospective analysis of how the Dementia Care Program (DCP) contributed to capacity building at The Lodge at Broadmead (2004–2009) was conducted in 2010. Results showed facility-wide enhancements in (1) information capital, because of educational workshops and other forms of interactive learning for all staff, and (2) social capital, because of ...
Nancy, Gnaedinger, Robinson, Janice
openaire   +2 more sources

Towards 2020: Zero-Energy Building for Residential and Non-Residential Buildings

2014
This chapter assesses the options for both non-residential and residential buildings to reach a zero-energy building (ZEB) standard. Besides the already widely practiced consistent minimization of the energy demand for heating and hot water supply of buildings, further progress can be made by minimizing the electric energy demand.
Hannes Hebenstreit   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

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