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(Un)Acceptable!?! [PDF]

open access: yesExtended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018
A central viewpoint to understanding the human aspects of interactive systems is the concept of technology acceptance. Actual, or imagined disapproval from other people can have a major impact on how information technological innovations are received, but HCI lacks comprehensive, up-to date, and actionable, articulations of "social acceptability".
Marion Koelle   +6 more
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Mesurer l’acceptabilité sociale d’un projet minier : essai de modélisation du risque social en contexte québécois

open access: yesVertigO, 2015
Social acceptability of mining projects is a major issue for the extractive industry. The literature considering social acceptability in connection with the mining world discusses a concept called the social licence to operate, as a way to avoid ...
Kristina Maud Bergeron   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acceptability of COVID-19 Certificates: A Qualitative Study in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2020

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
Immunity certificates related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been under discussion since the beginning of the pandemic with conflicting opinions.
Vanessa Fargnoli   +3 more
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Range of Variability in Southern Coastal Plain Forests: Its Historical, Contemporary, and Future Role in Sustaining Biodiversity

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2009
Historical range of variation (HRV) has been used as a conceptual tool to determine appropriate management actions to sustain or restore diversity of ecological systems.
Robert J. Mitchell, Sally L. Duncan
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Public Participation and Institutional Fit: A Social-Psychological Perspective

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2013
Public participation plays a role in the development and long-term maintenance of environmental institutions that are well-matched to local social-ecological conditions.
Daniel A. DeCaro, Michael K. Stokes
doaj   +1 more source

Le paysage politique pour territorialiser l’action publique et les projets de développement : le cas de l’éolien au Québec

open access: yesDéveloppement Durable et Territoires, 2014
Industries and large infrastructures have been seen as a source of development for decades. This idea is although put into test by opponents of such projects. This paper is looking at conflicts raising around wind farms’ projects in eastern Canada. First,
Marie-José Fortin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From National Biosecurity Measures to Territorial ASF Preparedness: The Case of Free-Range Pig Farming in Corsica, France

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
In response to African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in wild boars in Belgium in 2018, the French authorities issued national biosecurity measures for all pig farms, regardless of their geographical and socio-technical scale.
Marie Gisclard   +4 more
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Les paysages de la transition énergétique : une perspective politique

open access: yesProjets de Paysage, 2014
Beyond major general objectives, energy transition needs to be translated into concrete policies and projects. The implementation of such policies and projects, often in the form of large sites for the generation of energy, gives rise to strong reactions,
Marie-José Fortin
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Integrating Ecological and Social Ranges of Variability in Conservation of Biodiversity: Past, Present, and Future

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2010
Historical range of variability has been proposed as a concept that can be used by forest land managers to guide conservation of ecosystem functions and biodiversity conservation.
Sally L. Duncan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A conceptual framework for inclusive participation in communal land development: feminism perspective

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities
Participatory community development is considered as one of the important mechanisms of governance in ensuring inclusive and people centered development in emerging economies around the world. Remarkably, community participation has been promoted because
Hlengiwe Patronella Zulu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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