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Sliding Doors: Frame Uptake and Rejection by Learners in a Museum‐Based Climate Learning Experience

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Science education efforts that support public understanding of modern climate change are critically needed. However, implementing climate‐related learning experiences can be challenging, as public audiences tend to experience a wide range of understandings of and emotions around the issue. In light of these challenges, many scholars have posed
Lynne Zummo, Benjamin Janney, Kaitlyn Kinshella, Jordan Giron, Marc Whiting, Ajla Auker, Hailey Sherman, Monika Lohani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agronomic and Environmental Assessment of a Polyculture Rooftop Soilless Urban Home Garden in a Mediterranean City

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Urban planning has been focusing its attention on urban rooftop agriculture as an innovative way to produce local and reliable food in unused spaces in cities.
Anna Boneta, Martí Rufí-Salís, Martí Rufí-Salís, Mireia Ercilla-Montserrat, Xavier Gabarrell, Xavier Gabarrell, Joan Rieradevall, Joan Rieradevall   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

New SUB Rooftop Garden Report

, 2010
Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC.
Amundson, Benjamin, Ghani, Janbaaz, Shen, Joseph, Ho, Nanette, Szeto, Patricia, Shi, XiaoLin   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Campus-Based Agriculture: The Future of Food at Gettysburg College [PDF]

, 2019
This research investigates various methods for producing food on the campus of Gettysburg College in order to improve food sustainability. The transportation of food contributes to the increased use of fossil fuels, which in turn leads to global warming ...
Werley, Bryn K.
core   +1 more source

Regulatory Framework and Public Policies for Sustainability in the Construction Sector

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the role of public policies in promoting socially responsible practices in the construction sector, with a particular focus on their contribution to climate neutrality and the decarbonization of the building stock. European agreements exert increasing pressure to transform the construction sector, reinforcing the transition
Olga González‐Morales, Marta Mª. Domínguez‐Herrera, Rocío Peña‐Vázquez, Lilia Clara Alonso Gutiérrez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards an anthropology of acquisition: ‘How did you get that?’ Vers une anthropologie de l'acquisition : « Où as‐tu trouvé ça ? »

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The production‐distribution‐consumption triad has structured how anthropologists understand exchange for roughly a century. This article argues for expanding this triad to include an explicit focus on acquisition – the systems, processes, and practices of acquiring.
Hanna Garth
wiley   +1 more source

Buffalo Niagara at the Crossroads: How State Energy Policies can Lead Western New York to a Green, Prosperous, and Just Future [PDF]

, 2016
Buffalo Niagara stands at a climate crossroads. Looking down one road, we can see a chance to rebuild impoverished neighborhoods with quality jobs, green affordable housing, community-owned renewable energy, urban farms, and community gardens, building ...
Partnership for the Public Good
core   +1 more source

Resolving differing stakeholder perceptions of urban rooftop farming in Mediterranean cities : promoting food production as a driver for innovative forms of urban agriculture [PDF]

, 2015
Urban agriculture (UA) is spreading within the Global North, largely for food production, ranging from household individual gardens to community gardens that boost neighborhood regeneration.
Anguelovski, Isabelle, Montero Camacho, Juan Ignacio, Oliver i Solà, Jordi, Rieradevall, Joan, Sanyé Mengual, Esther   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Futures of Everyday Life: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Future Personas in Scenarios

FUTURES &FORESIGHT SCIENCE, Volume 8, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Scenario reports, holding a long‐standing tradition in foresight and futures studies, act as an essential document for organizations to prepare for possible, plausible, and alternative futures. Focusing on descriptions and representations of everyday life, we examined 29 future persona narratives from six publications—covering a wide field ...
Gerhard Schönhofer, Pauli Komonen, Jan Oliver Schwarz, Laura Bechthold   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unravelling the Policy‐to‐Implementation Gap: Climate Adaptation Governance Arrangements in Medium‐Sized Cities

Environmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 165-180, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Urban areas are increasingly facing climate‐related risks that outpace the implementation of adaptation measures, often attributed to a persistent policy‐to‐implementation gap. Bridging this gap requires a deeper understanding of the underlying governance dynamics.
Allard Hans Roest, Britta Restemeyer, Margo van den Brink, Ina Horlings, Floris Cornelis Boogaard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source