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Exploring the Sustainability Landscape of Nature‐Based Solutions in Food Systems
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) offer a pathway toward more resilient food systems. Although previous studies analysed various sustainability benefits of integrating NbS within food systems, the field remains fragmented, with a significant gap in understanding development patterns, emerging research trends at the intersection of NbS, food systems,
Elaheh Jalilzadehazhari
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Emergency Response Capabilities of Institutions of Higher Education: A Case of a Developing Country
Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.This study justifies its significance by addressing crucial gaps in knowledge concerning emergency response capabilities in higher education institutions, focusing specifically on the KNUST; ranked as the best university for quality education (SDG 4) by Times Higher Education in 2023.
Lyndon N. A. Sackey +6 more
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BEHIND THE FACES OF AESTHETICIZED URBANISM IN TUNXI, CHINA
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Urban policy in China has become increasingly predicated on securing an approved aesthetic that reflects ideological campaigns and political programmes. In highlighting the role of the aesthetic in Chinese urbanism, this article argues that the party‐state draws on an aesthetic palette that places the contemporary urban landscape in a ...
Yanpeng Jiang, Paul Waley, Asa Roast
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Assessment of the linkage of urban green roofs, nutritional supply, and diversity status in Nepal
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2021 Rooftop garden is growing in popularity and can be seen as a green roof for the local production of crops in urban buildings. This study focuses on the nutritionally important plants grown in the rooftop garden and their diversity index and evenness in ...
Sandesh Thapa +2 more
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An Engineering Approach to Roof Top Gardening
International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 2020 With the growing demand for vegetables and fruits in this world of urbanisation roof top gardening finds an insignificant place. The study focuses on identifying and suggesting remedies for effective management of the engineering components involved in roof top gardening. They majorly include design of roof, irrigation management, arrangement of pots,
R. Rajesh +4 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Much of the current popular and academic literature on the provision of green spaces is dominated by the assumption that ‘nature’ is an unalloyed positive, and that socioeconomic and racial exclusion from access to green spaces is a problem of unequal spatial distribution rather than of the form and content of particular urban designs.
Kiera Chapman
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Sex Role–Dependent Behavioral and Architectural Divergence in a Jumping Spider
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.The graphical abstract contrasts sex‐equivalent cognition (route‐planning & memory) with female‐biased nest architecture. Both sexes perform similarly in cognitive tests, but females build complex, geometry‐matching nests while males make simple shelters.
Yirong Wang +4 more
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Ornamental HorticultureRooftop gardens provide valuable opportunities to increase green space and improve sustainability on college campuses. Nowadays, the Egyptians have begun implementing roof gardens on their buildings, but on a narrow scale, although university campuses ...
Ahmed Sayed Ibrahim Abdelnaby +3 more
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Recognition of Mirror Work Patterns in Qajar Monuments at Shiraz [PDF]
نگره, 2012 The art of Mirror work which is prevalent in Iran is completely an Islamic art and includes geometrical forms that allocated to Islamic countries.
Mohammad Aliabadi, Somaye Jamalian
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