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ASSESSMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL STATE OF RURAL SETTLEMENTS BY INDICATORS OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The purpose of the study was to assess the state of ecological development of rural rural areas of the amalgamated territorial communities of Zhytomyr district based on drinking water quality indicators of non-centralised water ...
Bogdan Gnatuk, Ruslana Valerko, Iryna Patseva, Liudmyla Herasymchuk   +3 more
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Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões, Cassiano Bragagnolo, Humberto Francisco Silva Spolador   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
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Coupling Coordination Relationship and Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity between Functional Diversification and Settlement Evolution in Traditional Mountain Areas (2000–2020): A Case Study of Fengjie County, China

Land
Since the socio-economic reform in 1978, rural China has undergone drastic spatial restructuring, and the trend of multifunctional development and dynamic evolution of settlements in the countryside have become increasingly obvious.
Wenxin Zhao, Yangbing Li, Qingrong Wang, Jing’an Shao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt, Stefan Seifert, Saskia Wolff, Tobia Lakes, Marten Graubner, Axel Werwatz, Silke Hüttel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Evolution and Suitability Evaluation of Rural Settlements in the Typical Mountainous Area of the Upper Minjiang River: A Case Study of Lixian County, Sichuan Province, China

Under the framework of the Rural Revitalization Strategy, optimizing the layout of rural settlements in mountainous areas and guiding their sustainable development must be based on a deep understanding of the evolution characteristics of rural ...
Ruotong Mao, Ping Ren, Jiangtao Xiao
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

GIS and remote sensing methods in predicting the dissipation time of rural settlements under the influence of climate change in the Republic of Serbia

Journal of Urban Management
In this research the specific methodology used to better analyzed rural settlements and they properties. The Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing approaches taken to connect rural settlements with the climate change effects in Serbia.
Aleksandar Valjarević
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

American 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, Joshua Berning, Alessandro Bonanno, Jude Bayham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological Characteristics and Spatial Evolution Laws of Rural Settlements at Peak-cluster Depressions in Rocky Desertification Areas

Shuitu Baochi Xuebao
[Objective] To explore the morphological characteristics and spatial evolution patterns of rural settlements in the karst depression rocky desertification area.
LIN Guang, WANG Yan, WANG Lei, LIU Yungen, XU Jincheng, LIN Pin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source