Analysing Physical and Socio-economic Risk in the Adaption of Agriculture to Climate Change (ARI) [PDF]
, 2011 Adapting agriculture to climate change requires an understanding of both natural impacts and the underlying vulnerability of socio-economic systems. Food production systems, essential to socio-economic activity throughout the world, are beginning to ...
Diz, Agustín +2 more
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Food banks in schools in England
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This article investigates the number and distribution of food banks in schools in England. Drawing on a novel source of nationally representative data, we show that one in five schools operate a food bank. This amounts to over 4000 school‐based food banks across the country.
William Baker +2 more
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Socio-Economic Vulnerability to Climate Change in Rural Areas in the Context of Green Energy Development-A Study of the Great Masurian Lakes Mesoregion. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023 Kocur-Bera K, Czyża S.
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Risk attitude and risk behavior: Comparing Thailand and Vietnam [PDF]
Are responses to a simple survey item sufficiently reliable in eliciting risk attitudes? Our angle in examining reliability is to conduct comparative research across Thailand and Vietnam.
Gloede, Oliver +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The study used descriptive and multivariate statistics analytical methods to explore relationships between the highest level of education expected by 15‐year‐old Romanian students and factors associated with student background (personal and academic), school characteristics and selected beliefs and social–emotional skills.
Camelia Truța +4 more
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Psychological distress, low-income, and socio-economic vulnerability in the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Public Health, 2021 Santana CLA +7 more
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Addressing Coastal Vulnerability at the Village Level : The Role of Socio-economic and Physical Factors [PDF]
Vulnerability to extreme events is usually addressed for macro units (districts or provinces) whereas the relative vulnerability of micro units may be more useful to a policy maker.
Saudamini Das
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Prioritisation for adaptation in tropical forest ecosystems : Working paper n°44 [PDF]
, 2008 Under natural resource ecosystems shared across communities and nations, the distribution among stakeholders of risks and vulnerability to climate change is likely to be uneven on account of the nature of their stakes in the ecosystems, the degree of ...
Forner, Claudio +6 more
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Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy +2 more
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Scientific AfricanPeoples’ experiences of Ecosystem Disservices (EDS) are influenced by socio-economic and environmental characteristics, and this needs better understanding for informed planning and management of urban green infrastructure.
Koupamba G. Sinasson S +3 more
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